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'i RO B I N SO NG RAYLitigation + Business

SAMUEL in WELLBORN

eieecr803 231.7829 Dwecr FAx 803 231.7878

swellbornCwrobinsongray.corn

December 16, 2019

VIA ELECTRONIC FILING

The Honorable Jocelyn G. BoydChief Clerk/Executive DirectorPublic Service Commission of South Carolina101 Executive Center Drive, Suite100Columbia, SC 29210

Re: Application of NextGen Communications, IncorporatedDocket No. 2019-353-C

Dear Ms. Boyd:

In accordance with the Transmittal Letter issued by the Clerk's office on November21, 2019, please find attached for filing the publishers'ffidavits from The StateNewspaper, The Post and Courier, and The Greenviiie News.

Kind regards

Sam Wellborn

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Enclosures

cc w/enc: C. Lessie Hammonds, Counsel-ORS (via email)Christopher Huber, Counsel-ORS (via email)M. John Bowen, Jr., Esquire (via email)Margaret M. Fox, Esquire (via email)Becky Dover, Counsel-SC Dept Consumer Affairs (via email)Carri Grube-Lybarker, Counsel-SC Dept Consumer Affairs (via email)Susan C. Ornstein, Senior Director-Legal IF Regulatory Affairs (via email)

1310 Gadsden Street I PO Box 11449 I Columbia, SC 29211

MAIM 803 929.1400 FAx 803 929.0300

TIT MERITAS'LAW FIRMS WORLDWIDE

ROBINSON GRAY STEPP & LAFFITTE, LLC ROBINSONGRAY COM

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THE STATE MEDIA Cow INC.Columbia, South Carolina publisher of

P6e%%tateThe State Media Company

awspuwt 'erxt salem e'cl stt

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATIONAccourtt ¹ Ad Number Idenbfication

0004472080 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA CLERKS OFF

Attention: Toni Hawkins

SOINELL ROBINSON GRAY

1310 GADSDEN STREETPO BOX 11449 (29211)COLUMBIA, SC 29201

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINACLERK'S OFFICE

NOTICE OF FILING AND HEARING ANDPREFILE TESTIMONY DEADLINES

DOCKET No. 201 9-353-C

Applrcal on of NextGen Communicalrons, Inc. for a Certificate of Public Con-venience and Necessity

N tGe Co imuo s. I c. ('Appl canl o 'Ihe Co p y") has ¹led anAppl cation w Ih the Public Serves Commission of South Carolina ("Commissl-o ') fo a Cemficsleoi

pubic Conven ence and Necessity icpm

ids Fault.desBased and Resold Local E change a 6 lnt estate Interexchange Tele-co u cabonsSe ces ntheStaleofSoulhcaos a,andlorAhernafveand Flex hie Regulat on, and fo E pad led Consideralon The Appl cation

81 d p t to s.c cods A . 55s-9-280, a d seckon 253 of Ihe Tele-cornmun cations Acl ol1996 The Applcanl requests that Ihe Commissionegulate Is local telecomm nicalion sewices n accordance with the pnnci-

ples a d p ocedu es established tor flexible regulabon in Orde No. 98.165 inDocket No. 1997-467-0.

A copy ol the oo pe y's Appl catio can be fou d o Ihe Commission's web-site at www.psc.sc.gov unde Docket No. 2019-353-C. Add lio ally, a copy olIhe Application is a affable from Ihe Company'6 representative Samuel &Weffbom, Rob neon Gray Slepp & Lafklte, LLC, Post Office Box 11449. Co-lo be, South Carolne 29211.

Any pemon ho shee lo pammpate in th s matte as 6 psrty of recordshould file a Petrt on to Intervene in accordance with Ihe Commission's Rulesof Practice snd Proced re on o before December 27, 2019, by bling Ihe Peti-tion to inta sne with the Commission, by providing 8 copy lo the Office ofRegulatory Staff and by providing a copy lo aff part/as of record. For the re-ceptoffuiureCommssio couespo de ce, please include an emailaddress

the Pe5tk n to fnler ene. Please refer to Docket No. 2019-353-C o dmsu e copy to eff other parties In this Docket. Any person who seeks to in-ta e ea dwho shesloiesbfya dpese to denceeltheheanngshouldnolfy, n ning, Ihe Commission; Ihe Off/ca of Regulaiory Staff at 1401 Mainstreet, suite 900, columbia, south carolma 2920N and the company at Iheabove address, on or before Oecember27, 2019. Pl a 4 refer to DocketNo. 2019-353-C.

State of South Carolina

County of Richland

I, Michelle Long, makes oath thatthe advertisment, was published in

The State, a newspaper publishedin the City of Columbia, State andCounty aforesaid, in the issue(s) of

1 Insertion(s)

Published On:

November 26, 2019

Micha(ls Long

Inside Classified Accounts

Representative

pLEAsE TAKE NOTICE that a heanng, pursuant to S.c. Code Ann. Regs.103.817, on Ihe abo e matter has been scheduled to begin on Monday, Feb.r a% 03, 2020, st 10 00 a.m.. before 9 Hearing Examiner in the Commissio-n'sHeanngRoomal 101 ExecutveCe ter Dn e. S I 100, Sal deBuydrng,Columbia, South Ca ol na 29210 for the purpose of cce v ng leslimony andevidence from a0 interested partes

PLEASE BE ADVISED that pursuant lo S.C. Code Ann. Section 58-9-280, asamended, the Commis lon will invoke the 120-day period s0owed for consid-s sion ol this mader.

The t**p opo d I Ihe co p y'4 Pelitlo /Appli tio a bl t to po-tential mod ficalion by the Commission d ring Ihe course of Ihts case.

INSTRUCTIONS To ALL PARTIES OF RECORD (Appffcant, Peutloners,andi t nore o Iy):Aff Part es of Record must prehle testimony with the Commission and w th adparties of record. Prefifed Testimony Deadlines: Appffcsnt's Dl e t T tl-mony Due: 12/30/2019, other parties of Record Direct Tesumo y Due:I/13/2020; Appl cant's Rebuttal Testimony Due: I/21/2020, end Other Par-t oIR codS b tl IT sa o yDue. I/27/2020 A0Prelled7eslimo-ny Deadlines are subiecl to Ihe tnformallon as posled on ww .psc sc gov un-der Oo k I No. 2019-353-C.

Forth mo I e ti fomationrsg cf glhisD cket,includfngchangesinscheduled dates included in this Notice. please refer to www.psc.sc.gov andDocket No. 2019-353-C

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any person who wishes to ha e his or her com-t co sde

dsspartof

the

of licislrecord oithrs

oce dngMUSTpres-e I such comments tn person lo lhe Commission dunng the hea g.

Pemons seeking information about the Commission's procedu es should con.tact the Commission at (803) 896-5100 or visit its website at www.psc.sc.gov.

I I /22/I 9447208tl

Subscribed and sworn to before meon this 3rd day of December in theyear of 2019

My Commission Expires.November 27, 2022

"Errors- the liability of Iha pub//sharonaccourtf of errors in or omissions from anyadvedisemgrt! wi/I in rto way exceed the

amourtt of the charge for Ihe spaceoccupied by the item lrt error, Std then

only for Iha firsf irtcorteci insertion "

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SOWELL GRAY ROBINSON

1310 GADSDEN ST

COLUMBIA SC 29201~n.'on'I ~t '/bwo

(copy attached)

appeared in the issues of said newspaper on the lollowingday(s):

12/02/19 Mon PC12/02/19 Mon CNW

at a cost of

Account¹Order¹P.O. Number:

$375.78

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Subscribed and sworn to before

me this &%7d day

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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION

Kly /lost anb Ceurif,rState of South Carolina

Coun'ty of Charleston

Personally appeared before me the undersigned advertisingclerk of the above indicated newspaper published in the cityof Charleston, county and state aforesaid, who, being dulysworn, says that the advertisement of

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Awllcation of NextGen Com-municaSons, Inc lor e CerhS-cele of Publk Convenienceend NecessitvNexlGen Communications,Inc ('Awscenr or IheCompany') hhs fsed etl Ap.oscetion whh the Pubsc Ssrv-ke Commielon of South Cer-dlne ('Commission') for 8Certifkele ol Publk Conven-ience snd Necessltv lo Pro-vide Fadsties-Bead and Re-sold Lacsl Exchenoe end In-trastate Interexchsnoe Tele-mmmunlcations Services InIhe Slate of South Carolina,and for Aherneuve and Flexi-tHe Reoulatlon, end ior Extw-dsed Consideraties The Ap.plication was Sled pursuant toS.C. Code Ank 558-9-210, andSecSon 253 of the Telecom-munications Acl of 19N. TheAwscant reluesls that theCammission repulate Its localtelecommunicaSon servla!s inaccordance wah Ihe orlnd-ples end procedures estab-eshed kp Sex tble rap u is 1 on InOrder NA 90-155 In DocketNa 1997-44)-c.A coav of Ihe companv'sAppIcsSon can be found anthe Commisslotl'I wetwhe atwww.pscsc.pov uhder Dock-e~o. - -C. Addslonal-Iv, a copy of Ihe Application Isavailable from Ihe Compa-ny'5 rewesenlative SamuelJ. Wellborn, Robinson Graysiew s Camus LLc, poliOffice Box H440 Columbia,South Carolina 292n.Anv person who wishes loparticipate in this molter as awhv of record should file epestlon lo Intervene In ac-cordance with Ihe Commis-slotl'I Rules ol PracSce andProcedure on or before De-cember 27, 2010. bv Slfno

the petsion to Intwvatw withIhe Commlelon, by orovldlno!t copy to the Offlco of R elttl 8-lory Staff and by provldinp aawv to all pahies of record.For the receipt of future Com-mission correspondence,plea5e lttdttde ah small ef-drea In Ihe Petition to Inter-vene Please refar toDocket Na.2019-353-C and maaa copy to aa otherparnas In this Docket.Anv person who seeks to In-ttlv/tlhe atld who wl5ln!5 tole51fv snd wesenl evidence at

I Ihe heerinp shedd nosfv, In

l f writltw, Ihe Commlsshwt IhaOvlce ol Rwulalorv Sick st1401 blain Street, Suite 9N,Cdumbla, 5outh Caroline2nob end Ihe companv at theabove address, on or b loreDecember 27, 2010.Please refer lo Dock-et fuo. 2019-353-C.PLEASE TAKE NOTICEthol a hearlno, pwsuant toS.C Cade Ann. Rws. IM-017,on the stave matter ha5 been

Ischeduled lo beoln on Moll-day, Febhsary 03, 2020,ef 1MGO a.ma befare aHearino Examiner In IheCammiwlon's Hearino Roomat 101 Execusve centerDrive,s it loe,salud BuSd-

292at tor tm pu wm Icelvinp tesamonv end evi-dence from aI Interested oar-ties.PLEASE BE ADVISED thaipursuant lo S.C. Cade Ann.Section 5S-9-280, as amended,the Commission will Invokethe 120-dav wrlod allowed forcon std orat lan of Ibis ma her.Tha roles prapo5ad Itl thaCompany I POStkn/m dl-callan are sublect lo potenSalmodlScetlon by the Commi5-slon durlnp the course nf thiscase.INSTRUCTIONS To ALLPARTIES OF AECORO(Appacanf, Pelalon8m,and Intwvanom only):AS Parties ol Record mustpresle testimony wsh IheCommission and with ell oer-ties of record. PreSled TesS-monv Deedsnev. Appecant'5Dlrecl TeaUmony Due12/30/2010; Other PerSesof Record Direct TestimonvDue 1/13/2(rdol Appll-cantls Aobunai TeeUmo-av Duc 1/21/2020; sndOther Pltrtle\ of Record Sur-rebuaai Taeu v O .!1/27/7/VRL All PresledTestimonv Deadlines ere sub-led to the information es pos-ted oh www.psc.5c.oov

Uhdat'019-353-C.

For Ihe mml recent inlorma-Son reosrdlno Ibis Docket,lndttdlno duweu In ached.ubd dales Induded in IbisNoses, teresa refer la www.pscsclwv and Doc~aIuouv-353-CPLEASE TAKE NOTICEIhet snv person who wl hes tohave his or her commentscanslderet as Iwrl of the offl-cial record of Ibis proceedlnoMUST Resent 5uch com-ttlett5 Itl owsat lo sta centmiwlon dumw Ihe hearlnuPeseta SO8kltto ltlforntatlotlatwul Ihe Commission'I pro-cedures should conliict theCommission al (M)) 894-5100or visit its websve at wwwesc.5coov.TI722/IT

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Se Sreenvitle¹es USA TODAYNETWORK

Legal Advertising

I, Anna Russell, being the Legal Advertising Agent for The Greenville News, do hereby testify that the attached legal ad waspublished on 152 lines for 1 consecutive weeks, as set forth above, in the Greenville News beginning on 11/25/2019 12;00:00Aand ending on 11/25/2019 12:00:00AM

Anna RussellLegal Advertising Agent

TERESA T. EASLEYNotary Public, Sate of South CarolinaNy Commission Ex piro s si23/2025

The Greenville News Media Group 305 South Main Street Greenville, SC 29601

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3918319PUBLIC SERVICE COMIBSSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA

CLERK'S OFFICE

NOTICE OF RLING AND HEARING AND PREFILE TESTIMONY DEADUNES

DOCKET NO. 2019453%

Application of NextGsn Communications, Inc. for a Cerfificate of Public Convenienceand Necessity

NsxlGen Communications, Inc. {"Applicant" or Ihe Company") has liled an Aoolica-tion with the Public SeniiceCommlsslon of South Carolina I"Commission") for aCertifi-cate of PublN Convenience and NecessitV to Provide Facfiities-Based and Resold LocalExchance and Intrastate Interexchange Telscommunicafions Services in the Slate ofSoulh Carolina, and for Alternative and Flexible Regulation and for Exoedilsd Consid-eration. The Application was filed pursuant to S.C.Code Ann. 068-9-280, and Section253 of the Telsccmmunlcafions AM of 1996. The Applicant requesls that the Commis-sion regulate its local telecommunication services in accordance with the priinciplesand orocsdures established for flexlble rsgulafion in Order No. 98-165 In Docket No.I 99T&67-C.

A copy of the companv's Aoplication can be found on the Commission's websits at wwwpsc.sc.gov under Docket No. 2019-353&. Addifionallv, a copy of the Application Isavailable from the Comoany's repressntafivs Samuel J. Wefibom Robmson GrayStepp & Laffiue, LLC, Post Ofilce Box 11449, Columbia. South Carolina 2021 I.Anv person who wishes to psificipate in this matter ass psriv of record should file aPefition to Intervene in accordsrxxt with the Commission's'Rufesof Pracfice and Proce.dure on or before December27,2019,by filing the Psfifiion to Intervene with ths Com-mission, by providing scopy to the ONce of Regulatory StaN and by providing scopyto afi paraes of record. For the receipt of future Commission correspondence, pleaseinclude an email address in the Petition to Intervene. P/easemfer to Docket No. 2010.333.C snd ms// a copy to s// other part/as /n th/s Drmkes Anv person who seeks to In-tsniene and who wishes to testify and present evidence at the hearing should notify,in writing, the Commission; the Cffice of Regulatory Slafi at 1401 Main Street, Suite900, Columbia, South Carcina 29201; and the companv at the above address, on or be.fare December 27, 2019. Ptesss refer to Docket No. 20f0~.PLEASETAKENOTICEthat a hearing, pursuant to S.C.Code Ann. Regs. 1034)17, on theabove matter has been scheduled to begin on Mondav, Februarygfi, 2020, at 10:00a.m., before a Hearino Examiner in the Commission's Hearing Room at 101 ExecutiveCenter Drive, Suite 100, Saiuda Building, Columbia, South Carolina 29210 for the pur-pose of receiving testimony and evidsnceTrom afi interested parties.

PLEASEBEADVISEDthat pursuant to S.C.Code Ann. Section 58-9-280, as amended,the Commission will invoke Ihe 120-day period afiowsd for consideration of this mat-ter.

The rates proposed in the Companv's Petition/Application are subject to potentialmodification by the Commission dunng the course of this case.INSTRUCTIONSTO ALLPARTIEM)F RECORD)ApplhanL Petitioners, and Intervenors on-Iv)rAfi Parties of Record must pmfile tes5mony with the Commission and with afi partiesof record. Prefilsd Tesfimony Deadlines: Applicant's Direct Tesgmonv Due:12/30/2019 Other Parties of Record Direct Tssgmony Due: 1/13/2020; Armficant's ih-bugal Test)mony Dus: 1/21/2020: and Other Parkes of Record Surrebutfsl TestimonyDue: 1/27/2020. Afi Prefilsd Testimony Deadfines are subject to the information asposted on www.psc.sc.gov under Docket No. 2010 353-C

For Ihe most recent information regarding this Docket, including changes in sched-uled dates included In this Notice, please refer to www.psc.sc.gov and Docket No. 20103034.PLEASETAKENOTICElhat any person who wishes to have his or her comments consid-ered aspart of the official record of Ibis proceeding BIUSt present such comments inperson to ths Commission during the hearing.

Persons seeldnc information about the Commission's procedures should conk/is theCommission at f803) 896-5100 or visit its wsbsite at www.psc.sc.gov.

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