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FICEDr

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPE

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RECEIVED FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRC lIT

SPRINT CORPORATION and )WINDSTREAM SERVICES, LLC )

)Petitioners, )

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)FEDERAL COMM1JMCATIONS )COMMISSION and )THE UNITED STATES )OF AMERICA )

)Respondents. )

PROTECTIVE PETITION FOR REVIEW

Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 402(a), 28 U.S.C. § 2342(1) and 2344, and Rule

15(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Sprint Corporation (“Sprint”)

and Windstream Services, LLC (“Windstream”) (together, “Petitioners”) hereby

petition the Court for review of the Report and Order of the Federal

Conmiunications Commission (“Commission”) captioned Business Data Services

in an Internet Protocol Environment, Technology Transitions, Special Accessfor

Price Cap Local Exchange Carriers, and AT&T Corporation Petitionfor

Rulemaking to Reform Regulation ofIncumbent Local Exchange Carrier Ratesfor

Interstate Special Access Services, WC Docket Nos. 16-143 and 05-25, GN Docket

No. 13-5, RIvl-10593, FCC 17-43 (rel. Apr. 28, 2017) (“Report and Order”). A

USCA Case #17-1126 Document #1674486 Filed: 05/08/2017 of 17

copy of the public version of the Report and Order is attached as Exhibit A to this

petition. Venue is proper under 2$ U.S.C. § 2343.

The Report and Order concerns the regulatory treatment of business data

services, which provide dedicated broadband connectivity to businesses, schools,

universities, hospitals, government buildings, cell towers, and other facilities that

require reliable and high-performance access to the Internet and other modern

networks. It follows a May 2, 2016 order and further notice of proposed

rulemaking in which the Commission found that “competition remains stubbornly

absent” in many parts of the business data services marketplace, and proposed

regulations “to ensure that non-competitive market conditions do not disadvantage

business customers and their ability to compete and innovate in downstream

markets.” Business Data Services in an Internet Protocol Environment et al.,

Tariff Investigation Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 31 FCC

Rcd. 4723 ¶J 3, 5 (2016). In the Report and Order, the Commission broadly

deregulates the marketplace for business data services, see Report and Order ¶J

86-170, determines that certain business data services are not subject to common

carrier regulation under the Communications Act of 1934 (as amended), see id. ¶J

267-285, and adjusts the scope of regulatory forbearance previously granted to

certain business data services provided by affiliates of Verizon Communications,

Inc., see id. ¶J 171-177.


Petitioners seek relief on grounds that the Report and Order is arbitrary,

capricious, and an abuse of discretion; violates the notice-and-comment

requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act; violates other federal laws

including, but not limited to, the Communications Act of 1934 (as amended), the

Commission’s regulations, and the Constitution; and is otherwise contrary to law.

Petitioners respectfully request that the Court reverse and hold unlawful, vacate,

enjoin, annul, and set aside the Report and Order, and provide such additional

relief as may be just and proper.

Sprint and Windstream file this protective petition to address any uncertainty

about when the 60-day period to file a petition for review, and the 10-day period to

participate in the judicial lottery procedure, begin under 28 U.S.C. § 2344 and

2112(a) respectively. As explained, the Report and Order determines the common

carrier status of specific providers’ business data services, and the scope of

regulatory forbearance that applies to specific Verizon affiliates and their

successors-in-interest. These determinations arguably qualify as “adjudicatory

decisions with respect to specific parties that may be associated with or contained

in {aJ rulemaking document[J,” in which case the time to appeal, and the time

within which parties may avail themselves of the judicial lottery procedure,

arguably would begin upon the Commission’s April 28, 2017 release of the Report


and Order rather than the Report and Order’s publication in the Federal Register,

which remains pending. 47 C.F.R. § 1.4(b)(l) Note; see also id. § 1.4(b)(2).

Respectfully Submitted,

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Clii’IstoprerJ’rJohn T. NakahataV. Shiva GoelHARRIs, WILTSHIRE & GIANNIs LLP1919 M St., N.W., 8th FloorWashington, D.C. 20036(202) 730-1300cwrighthwg1aw.com

Counselfor Sprint Corporation andWindstream Services, LLC

Dated: May 8,2017


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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF

RECIVEt! THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SPRINT CORPORATION and )WIISJDSTREAM SERVICES, LLC )

)Petitioners, )

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS )COMMISSION andTHE UNITED STATESOF AMERICA

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CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

Pursuant to Rule 26.1 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and

Circuit Rule 26.1, Sprint Corporation and Windstream Services, LLC hereby

submit the following corporate disclosure statement.

Sprint Corporation is a publicly traded Delaware corporation that provides

telecommunications services. Sofibank Group Corp., a publicly traded Japanese

corporation, owns approximately 80% of Sprint Corporation’s outstanding stock.

Windstream Services, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company that

provides telecommunications services through its operating subsidiaries.

Windstrearn Services, LLC has one member, Windstream Holdings, Inc., which is

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a publicly traded company. No other publicly traded company holds an interest of

10 percent or more in Windstream Services, LLC.


[7%Christopier I. iight’John T. NakahataV. Shiva GoelHARRIs, WILTSHIRE & GRANNIS LLP1919 M St., N.W., 8th FloorWashington, D.C. 20036(202) 730-1300cwrighthwglaw.com

Counsellor Sprint Corporation andWindstream Services, LLC

Dated: May 8, 2017


CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that, on May 8, 2017, the foregoing Protective Petition for

Review and Corporate Disclosure Statement were served by hand delivery upon

the following parties:

Jefferson B. Sessions IIIAttorney GeneralU.S. Department of Justice950 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DC 20530

Brendan CarrGeneral CounselFederal Communications Commission445 12th Street SW, 8th FloorWashington, DC 20554

I further certify that I will cause a copy of the foregoing Protective Petition

for Review and Corporate Disclosure Statement to be served via first-class mail,

postage prepaid, upon the following parties admitted to participate in the agency

proceedings:

Karen Reidy Jonathan Banks1NCOMPAS USTelecom Association1200 G Street, NW Suite 350 607 14th Street, NW, Suite 400Washington, DC 20009 Washington, DC 20005

Michael PryorCooley LLP1299 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Ste. 700Washington, DC 20004Counsellor NCTA and CoxCommunications, Inc.


Evan LeoKellogg Hansen Todd Figel &Frederick PLLC1615 M Street, NW, Suite 400Washington, DC 20036Counselfor Verizon CommunicationsInc.

Rebecca Murphy ThompsonCompetitive Carriers Association805 15th Street, NW, Suite 401Washington, DC 20005

John A. Howes, Jr.Computer and CommunicationsIndustry Association: CCIA900 l7th$t,NW#1100Washington, DC 20006

Matthew F. WoodFree Press1025 Connecticut Avenue, NWSuite #1110Washington, DC 20036

Michael CalabreseOpen Technology Institute1899 L Street, NW, 4th FloorWashington, DC 20036

Harold FeldPublic Knowledge1818 N Street, NW, Ste. 410Washington, DC 20036

James P. YoungSidley Austin LLP1501 K Street, NWWashington, DC 20005Counselfor AT&TInc.

Thomas JonesWillkie Farr & Gallagher LLP1875 K Street, NWWashington, DC 20006Counselfor Level 3 Communications,LLC

Mark CooperConsumer federation of America1620 I $t, NW, #200Washington, DC 20006

Bruce KushnickNew Networks Institute568 Broadway, Suite 404New York, NY 10012

David CossenRural Independent CompetitiveAllianceP.O. Box 67Macon, MO 63552

Caressa D. BennetRural Wireless Association, Inc.P.O. Box 50551Arlington, VA 22205-555 1

David SpringeNASUCA8380 Colesville Road, Suite 101Silver Spring, MD 20910

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Paula M. CarmodyMaryland Office of People’s Counsel6 St. Paul Street, Suite 2102Baltimore, MD 21202

Gregory J. VogtLaw Offices ofGregory J. Vogt, PLLC103 Black Mountain Ave., Suite 11Black Mountain, NC 28611Counselfor Hawaiian Telcom, Inc.

Russell M. BlauMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP2020 K St., NWWashington, DC 20006Counselfor Access Point Inc., BirchCommunications Inc., MatrixTelecom, Inc., ManhattanTelecommunicationsCorporation d/b/a MetropolitanTelecommunications, New HorizonCommunications Corp. and XchangeTelecom LLC, Inteliquent, Inc., US.TelePacfIc Corp. d/b/a TPxCommunications

Eric I. BranfmanMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP2020 K St., NWWashington, DC 20006Counselfor Lightower FiberNetworks I, LLC, Lightower FiberNetworks II, LLC, Fiber TechnologiesNetworks, LLC, Lumos NetworksCorp. and Unite Private Networks

Tamar E. FinnMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NWWashington, DC 20004Counselfor TDS Telecommunicationsand TDS MetroCom, LLC, ConterraBroadband Services and Uniti fiber

Samuel L. FederJenner & Block LLP1099 New York Avenue, NWSuite 900Washington, DC 20001Counselfor Charter Communications,Inc. and Granite Telecommunications,LLC

K.C. HalmDavis Wright Tremaine LLP1919 Pennsylvania Ave., NWSuite 800Washington, DC 20006Counselfor MediacomCommunications Corp.

Karen BrinkmannKaren Brinkmann PLLC1800 M Street, NW, Suite 800-NWashington, DC 20036Counselfor Alaska Communicationsand Cincinnati Bell Inc.

Matthew A. BrillLatham & Watkins LLP555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 1000Washington, DC 20004Counselfor Comcast Corporation

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Bryan N. TramontWilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP1800 M Street, NW, Suite 800NWashington, DC 20036Counselfor CentwyLink, Inc.,Frontier Communications Corp.,FairPoint Communications, Inc.,Consolidated Communications

Michael CalabreseOpen Technology Institute at NewAmerica740 15th Street, NW, Suite 900Washington, DC 20005

Todd O’BoyleCommon Cause805 15th Street, NW, Suite 800Washington, DC 20005

Deb SociaNext Century Cities1200 18th Street, NW, Suite 700Washington, DC 20036

Evan EngstromEngine414 Brannan StreetSan Francisco, CA 94107

John WindhausenSchools, Health & LibrariesBroadband Coalition1250 Connecticut Avenue, NWSuite 200Washington, DC 20036

Heather Burnett GoldFiber to the Home Council Americas6841 Elm Street #843McLean, VA 22101

Wendy CassityZayo Group, LLC1805 29th St., Suite 2050Boulder, CO 80301

Randolph I. MaySeth L. CooperFree State FoundationP.O. Box 60680Potomac, MD 20859

Genevieve MorelliITTA1101 Vermont Ave., NW, Suite 501Washington, DC 20005

Colleen BoothbyLevine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby2001 L Street, NW, Suite 900Washington, DC 20036Counselfor Ad HocTelecommunications UsersCommittee

Michael K. BaachPhilpott Solutions Group Inc.1010 Industrial ParkwayBrunswick, Ohio 44212

Katifiene S. HicksExtra Touch Gifts, LLC8111 Dellinger RoadGalloway, OH 43119

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Karyn S. PhillipsExtra Touch Gifts, LLC9015 River Styx RoadWadsworth, OH 44281

Rebecca B. WilliamsonOklahoma Ambulance Association2504 W. Owen K. Garriott #302Enid, OK 73703

Joe C. SandersMaster Image, Inc.2714 20t Street S, Suite BBirmingham, AL 35209

Murray TannerSheriffs Office of Jefferson County2200 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Blvd.Birmingham, AL 35203

Rep. Jack WilliamsAlabama House of RepresentativesDistrict No. 473273 Brashford Rd.Birmingham, AL 35216

T. Devon LaneyInnovation Depot1500 First Ave. NorthBirmingham, AL 35203

Steven V. KingWashington Utilities andTransportation Commission1300 5. Evergreen Park Drive, S.W.P.O. Box 47250Olympia, WA 98504

Joni NashPawhuska Chamber of CommerceP.O. Box 5Pawhuska, OK 74056

C. VenturaAce Computer Services1579 Bent Maple DriveBlacklick, OH 43004

Governor Jay InsleeOffice of the GovernorP.O. Box 400002Olympia, Washington 98504

Chris NelsonSouth Dakota Public UtilitiesCommission500 East Capitol Ave.Pierre, SD 57501

Tim SteizigGeneral Communication, Inc.1900 L St., NW, Suite 700Washington, DC 20036

Paul KjellanderKris RaperEric AndersonIdaho Public Utilities CommissionP.O. Box 83720Boise, ID 83720

Mayor Tom GormanCity Council Ward 3City of Bartlesville401 S. JohnstoneBartlesville, OK 74003

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Sheba ChackoBT Americas Inc.11440 Commerce Park Dr.Reston, VA 20191

Fred B. Campbell, Jr.Tech Knowledge14925 Doe Ridge RoadHaymarket, VA 20169

Jane KelloggKellogg & SovereignConsulting, LLC1101 Stadium DriveAda, OK 74820

Monica GambinoCrown Castle2000 Corporate DriveCanonsburg, PA 15317

Bruce MehimanInternet Innovation AllianceP.O. Box 19231Washington, DC 20036

Mark JacksonMoreson Conferencing1116 20th StreetS, Box 101Birmingham, AL 35205

Julia K. TannerCellular One1170 Devon Park Drive, Suite 104Wayne, PA 19087

Dale BunnCity ManagerCity Hall, 230 West Main StreetPurcell, OK 73080

Cathleen A. MasseyIndra Sehdev ChalkT-Mobile USA, Inc.601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWNorth Building, Suite 800Washington, DC 20004

Mark E. Meitzen, Ph.D.Christensen Associates800 University Bay Dr., Ste 400Madison WI 53 705-2299

Robert W. McCauslandWest Telecom Services, LLC3200 W Pleasant Run Rd #300Lancaster, TX 75146

Sean M. WardAssociate CounselWest Corporation1601 Dry Creek DriveLongmont, CO 80503

David E. Screven, EsquirePennsylvania Public UtilityCommissionCommonwealth Keystone Building400 North StreetHarrisburg, PA 17120

Jarret CummingsEducause1150 18th Street, NW, Suite 1020Washington, DC 20036

Alan G. FishelArent Fox LLP1717 K Street, NWWashington, DC 20006Counsellor Internet2

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Doris MoldAmerican Agri-WomenP.O. Box 743Coichester, VT 05446

Ross RacineIntertribal Agriculture Council100 N 27th St #500Billings, MT 59101

Jack AlexanderRural & Agriculture Councilof America3 Fox East Bench RoadRoberts, MT 59070

Danni BeerUnited States Cattlemen’s AssociationP.O. Box 339San Lucas, CA 93954

Linda NewmanWomen Involved in Farm Economics442 #4 Rd.Roundup, MT 59072

len LeasureThe Quilt2442 NW Market Street #68Seattle, Washington 98107

Joe E. Fuller2904 Crescent AveP.O. Box 59747Homewood, AL 35259

Rep. Donnie ChesteenAlabama House of RepresentativesDistrict 87306 Goose Hollow RdGeneva, AL 36340

Donald I. EvansFletcher, Heald & Hildreth, PLC1300 North 17th Street, 11th FloorArlington, Virginia 22209Counselfor NTCH, Inc.

Walker TannerTanner Paint Company4917 N. Annenia AvenueTampa, FL 33603

Mike MontgomeryCALinnovates548 Market St., Ste. 28585San Francisco, CA 94104

Linda MooreTechNet805 15th Street, NW, Suite 708Washington, DC 20005

Rev. Jesse L. JacksonRainbow PUSH Coalition727 15th St. NW, Suite 1200Washington, DC 20005

Dr. Charles Steele, Jr.Southern Christian LeadershipConference320 Auburn AvenueAtlanta, GA 30303

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Thad LeVarPublic Service Commission of UtahHeber M. Wells Building160 East 399 South, 4th FloorSalt Lake City, UT 84145

Pamela H. HollickMidwest Association of CompetitiveCommunications9725 Fortune DrFishers, N 4603 7-9047

Sarah DeYoungCalTel50 California Street, Suite 1500San Francisco, CA 94111

John LiskeyMichigan Internet &Telecommunications Alliance915 N. Washington AvenueLansing, MI 48906

Dan BubbNorthwest TelecommunicationsAssociation616 Industrial Street, Suite #401Hood River, OR 97031

Carolyn RidleyCompetitive Carriersof the South, Inc.P.O. Box 158303Nashville, TN 37215

Kristi PollardGrand Junction Economic Partnership122 North Sixth StreetGrand Junction, CO 81501

Debbie GoldmanCommunications Workers of America501 Third Street, NWWashington, DC 20001

Lewis N. Dodak230 N. Washington Square, Suite 101Lansing, MI 48933

Steve HydeGenesee Country EconomicDevelopment Center99 MedTech Dr., Suite 106Batavia, NY 14020

Sharon CastleCastle & AssociatesP.O. Box 4952East Lansing, MI 48826

Tim C. McDonough407 Great Meadows RoadP.O. Box 284Hope, NJ 07844

Doris Crouse-MaysVirginia AFL-CIO5400 Glenside Drive, Suite ERichmond, VA 23228

Janice KovachTown of Clinton43 Leigh St., P.O. Box 5194Clinton, NJ 08809

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Thomas CohenKelley Drye & Warren LLP3050 K Street, NWWashington, DC 20007Counselfor the American CableAssociation

Timothy I. KoxlienTeleQuality Communications, Inc.21202 Gathering OakSan Antonia, TX 78260

Dorsey Hager, Jr.Columbus Building Trades Council939 Goodale Boulevard, Suite 231Columbus, OH 43212

Robert L. KosowskiP.O. Box 30014Lansing, MI 48909

Mark ArmstrongAll A’s DevelopmentP.O. Box 191Cadillac, MI 49601

Jason WilliamsBlackfoot Communications, Inc.1221 N Russell St.Missoula, MT 59808

Deborah WardTSI1221 S Hartmann Dr. # ELebanon, TN 37090

Dane JasperSonic Telecom14175 Sullyfield Circle, Suite HChantilly, VA 20151

Dale SchmickYourTel America, Inc.1317 Southeast 44th Street, Suite EOklahoma City, OK 73129

Steven J. BogdanBroadview Networks1018 W. 9th AvenueKing of Prussia, PA 19406

Aaron WestNevada Builders Alliance1000 N Division St Suite 102Carson City, NV 89703

Governor Jack A. MarkellOffice of the GovernorTatnall Building, 21 FloorWilliam Penn StreetDover, DE 19901

Geri D. HuserElizabeth S. JacobsNick WagnerIowa Utilities Board1375 E. Court Ave., Rm 69Des Moines, IA 50319

Berm SzókaTechfreedom#409, 110 Maryland Ave NEWashington, DC 20002

Molly Corbett BroadAmerican Council of EducationOne Dupont Circle NWWashington, DC 20036

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Matthew M. Carter, IIIFlorida Public Service Commission2540 Shumard Oak Blvd.Tallahassee, FL 32399-0850

Daryl E. BassettArkansas Public Service Commission H.E. David O’Sullivan1000 Center St. Ambassador of the E.U.Little Rock, AR 72201 2175 K Street, NW

Washington, DC 20037Kimberly LippiCalifornia Public UtilitiesCommission505 Van Ness AvenueSan Francisco, CA 94102

Barry D. Umansky, J.D.Digital Policy InstituteBall State UniversityMuncie, Indiana 47306

Laurence Brett Glassdlb/a LARIATP.O. Box 383Laramie, WY 82073

Virginia Lam AbramsStarry, Inc.38 Chuancy Street, 2nd FloorBoston, MA 02111

S. Jenell TriggLerman Sneter PLLC2001 L Street NW, Suite 400Washington, DC 20036Counselfor the Wireless InternetService Providers Association

Jamie Belcore SaloomOffice of AdvocacyU.S. Small Business Administration409 3 Street, SW, MC 3114Washington, DC 20416

to the U.S.

San Miguel CountyBoard of County Commissioners333 W Colorado Ave. 3rd FloorP.O. Box 1170Telluride, CO 81435

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Dated: May 8,2017

HARRIS, WILTSHIRE & GRANNIS LLP1919 M St., N.W., 8th FloorWashington, D.C. 20036(202) 730-1300cwrighthwglaw.com

Counsellor Sprint Corporation andWindstream Services, LLC

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