LAW OFFICES KAUFFELT 8 KAUFFELT 300 CAPITOL STREET STE 803 JAMES D.KAUFFELT CHARLESTON, 25301 MAILING ADDRESS MARK E. KAUFFELT (304)345-1272 P. 0.BOX 3082 - CHARLESTON, WV 25331-3082 T D.KAUFFELT FAX (304)245-1280 OF COUNSEL November 28,201 1

Sandra Squire I Executive Secretary

P.O. Box 8 12 , Charleston, WV 25323

Re: Global Connection Inc. of America Application of Global Connection Inc. of America, dba Stand Up Wireless for designation as eligible telecommunications carrier on a wireless basis (low income only). Case No. 11-03 8 1-C-PC

Dear Ms. Squire:

Enclosed for filing in the above-styled case are the ori&nd and twelve copies of the Affidavits of Publication for the following West Virginia newspapers:

(1) The Journal; (2) The Weirton Daily Times; (3) The Moundsville Daily Echo; (4) News- Tribune; I (5) The Logan Banner; J 3 (6) Mountain Messenger; I i (7) The Register-Herald; Ii (8) The Industrial News; (9) The Inter-Mountain; (1 0) Times West Virginian; (1 1) The Exponent Telegram; KAUFFELT 8 KAUFFELT

(12) The Parkersburg News ana’ Sentinel; (1 3) The Bluejeld Daily Telegraph; (14) Williamson Daily News; (1 5) The Point Pleasant Register; (16) The Dominion Post; (17) The Charleston Gazette; and; (1 8) Wheeling News Register.

The last remaining Affidavit of Publication from Dispatch will be filed when it is received by this office.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Mark E. Kauffelt

MEIUmmw Enclosures xc: Global Connection Inc. of America PUBLIC SERWCE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA CHARLESTON

Certificate of Publication

America, doing business This is to certify the annexed advertisement as Stand Up Wireless 1 KAUFFELT & KAUFFELT Notice of Designation

nications Act of 1934 ct), as amended, 47 appeared for consecutive days/weeks in The Journal Publishing Company, a news- paper in the City of Martinsburg, W in it's qualificationsto be desig- nated on ETC under the issue beginning: 10-20-2011 and ending ing handsets at no cost to subscribers and beneflts I 10-20-2011

~ The Journal 207 W. King Street Martinsburg, WV 25401

Fee($) 62.19

THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA COUNTY OF BERKELEY

its functional equivalent; single-party service and/or its functional uivaient, apss!o em- ergency services; ~ccass to operator servces; ac- cess to the interexchange services; access to dlrec- ' toty assistance; and toll limtatron for qualifying low-income subscrlben. This carrier is capable of My commission expires% providing all of these re (+a quired service offerings and is cunently offering them in Itsservide territo- ry. On September 26, " Notary Public vided in accordance with the Commission's require ments and is not for the purpose of seeking public comment or protest. GLOBAL CONNECTION INC. OF AMERICA, dba STAND UP WIRELESS

1020 STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA COUNTY OF HANCOCK

I, LISA L. BOYER, bookkeeper for the publisher of THE WEIRTON DAILY TIMES a newspaper in the City of Weirton, State of West Virginia, hereby certify that the annexed publication was inserted in said newspaper on the following date:

Date: 10-21, 201 1 Given under my hand this 21st day of October, 201 1

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Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 21st day of October, 2011 in and for HANCOCK COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA

AMOUNT: $48.51 ACCT.# LO1312

NOTARY: ,

-....-1 *am EGU!XWrnEA H&NlT PC'BLIC SERVICE COh€hfISS!OY OF WEST VRGLW CH,!RLESTOY CASE KO. 11-038 1 -C-W GLOBAL COWECTENIh'~.CF AMERICA, doing business ac STAhD UP WIRELESS AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION NOTICE OF DESIGVATIOY On Rlarch 21,201 1, Globzl Connec- STATE OF WESTVIRGINIA, tion Inc, of America, doing busness COUKTY OF MARSHALL, to wit: as Stand Up Wireless (Company) filed a petition with the Commission seek- 1, M* Fahey , being first duly sworn upon my ing to be designated as an eligible tele- oath, do depose and say: communications canier (ETC) pursu- * that I am Legal Advertising Manager of the MOUNDSVILLE DAILY ECHO, a Republican newspaper; ant to 92 14(e) ofThe Comrnunicaiions 9 that I have been duly authorized to execute this affidavit; Act of 1934 (Act). as amended, 47 that such*newopaper has been published for over 119 years, is U.S.C. $15 1, et seq., throukhout the regularly published afternoons dally except Saturday$ and Sundays, Frontier West Virginia sen. ice teiri tory. for at least fifty week8 during the calendar year, in the municipality of The Applicant meets all the necessarq Moundsvllle, Marshall County, West Vlrglnla. that such newspaper io a newspaper of "general circulation" as qualificationsto be designated an ETC defined In Art. 3, Chap, 59 of the Code of West Vlrglnla 1931 as under the Ac? solely to perticiaate a?d amendod, wlthln Moundsvliie and Marshall County; provide scrvices suppor.rd bj i:,iv-in- that such newspaper averages In length four or more pages, exclu- come USF program. sive of any cover, per issue; The service the Applicant offers * that such newspaper Is circulated to the general public at a deflnlte will include providing handsets at no price or consideration: * that sych newspaper Is a newspaper to which the general public cost to subscribers and bewfits wire- resorts far passing everits of a political, religious, commercial and social nature and for current happenings, announcements, miacei- laneous reading matters, advertisements and other notices; guidelines, the carrier seeking ETC sta- and that the annexed notice described as foliows: tus must advertise, on a quarterly ba- sis, in media targeted tc the genecal - residential market throi&mr its ser- PARTY(ies) Global Connection 1nc.of vice area? and in a manner'suhstm- tially similar to ihe media that the sav- America ing incumbent local exchange' c;irriei. NATURE (and agency If heard before one ad\ ertises in the particular sercce area. A carrier seeking ETC stak~sntisi Notice of Designation also offer the supporting sen ices re- quired by Section 2 14(e1(2).These scr- vices include: voice-grade access to Kauffelt & Kauffelt the public switched telephone net- 300 Capitol Street Ste. 803 work; local usage; dual lone multi-fie- quency signaling ander its fimctional Charleston, WV 25301 equivalent; single-pann, service and/ or its hnctional equivalent; eccess to emergency services; access to opera- WAS PUBLISHED INSAJD NEWSPAPER AS FOLLOWS: tor services; access to intcrevchange TIMES DATES service; access 10 directciy assis:erxe; and toll limitation for qualifying lo\+- income subscribers. This carrier is ca- I 1 Oct. 14, 2011 I pable of pro\ iding all of these required service offerings and is cLlrreni!y of- fering them in its sen ice ren-itury. On September 26,20 1 1, tlx Conimlssion [email protected] granted the application. This Uo!ice is being pro\ ided in accordance M ith the Commission's re- quirements and is not for rhe purpose (signed) of seeking public co~imeiitor protest. GLOB. 'L CO>NFC X??; NC.OF AhlERICA, dba ST.4Y3 i'? \'iIXE- m PUBLISH:Cctok i4.L;ii. ,

I, as an officer of the News- Tribune, a daily newspaper published at Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia, hereby certify that the

t35S Nn. \\ - n7Hl .-[.’ Pc vs.~*Tb nr, h.4 RmFr*cF% a copy whereof is hereto annexed has been published for \ consecutive +-;mF in said NEWS TRPBUNE, the

first publication being on the I tL”iii-h day of, I PI t-tI?k rb

Given under my hand at Keyser this \”i+h of-, day of-, I

Publisher

Publisher’s Fee I, James C. Jenkins, publisher of THE LOGAN BANNER, a newspaper ?ublished in Logan County, West Via,do hereby certify that the annexed iotice was published in said paper fori successive time(s) on the following %ate (s) :

Given under my hand this &+h, da

State of West Virginia County of Logan, to-wit:

Subscribed and sworn before me thisdo f-4, day of October, 2011

NOTARY PU&IC Cost of Publication: $38, -SI

COPY OF PUBLICATION

SEE ATTACHED

MOUNTAIN MESSENGER ...... P.O. Box 429,Lewisburg, WV 24901 (304)647-5724 The Weekend Newspaper for the Greenbrier Valley Certificate of Publication

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF GREENBRIER, 88:

I, ,one of the Editors or Agnts of the Mountain Messenger, a weekly newspaper of general circulation published at Lewisburg, WV in the County of Greenbrier, State of West Virginia, do certify that publication of the advertizement or advertisements (case # or

attached hereto was made in / issues of said newspaper, dated O& /~20/?I

Given under my hand this #day of 24 ocac;, 9 20 1.

Editor or Publisher SPI 63b 37 Publication Fee

Subscribed and Sworn to before me this &?!I day of &&ad , 20 I/. My cornmission expires: f$&a&PJa3 .

Signature ~-,.A&TL, /&A~FI Notary Public

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION BECKLEY NEWSPAPERS BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA 25801

COPY OF PUBLICATION 10/17/2011

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA COUNTY OF RALEIGH, to wit:

I, Tara Meyer, being duly sworn upon my oath, do depose and say that I am Legal Advertising Clerk for Beckley Newspapers, a corporation, publisher of the newspaper entitled The Register-Herald, an Independent newspaper; that I have been duly authorized by the board of directors of such corporation to execute this affidavit of publication; that such newspaper has been published for more than one year prior to publication of the annexed notice described below; that such newspaper is regularly published daily for at least fifty weeks during the calendar year, in the municipality of Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia: that such newspaper is a newspaper of "general circulation" as that term is defined in article three ,chapter fifty-nine of the Code of West Virginia, 1331, as ainended, within the publication area of areas of the aforesaid municipality and county; that such newspaper averages in length four or more pages, exclusive of any cover, per issue; that such newspaper is circulated to the general public at a definite price of consideration; that such newspaper is a newspaper to which the general public resorts for passing events of a political, religious, commercial and social nature, and for current happenings, announcements, miscellaneous reading matter, advertisements and other notices; that the annexed notice

was duly published in said newspaper once a week for successive peks (Class l), commencing with the issue of 10/17/2011 and ending with the issue of 10/17/2011,that said annexed notice was

ublished on the following dates: 10/17/2011,

that the cost of publishing said annexed notice as aforesaid was $71.37

Signe

iegai Advertising Cle Beckley Newspapers

Taken, subscribed and sworn to before me in my said county this day: /10/moii p, * AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION: State of West Virginia County of McDowell, to wit:

I, Ruby E McCoy, being first duly sworn upon my oath, do depose and say that I am the Asst. Editor of the Welch Daily News, Inc., a corporation, publisher of the newspaper entitled The Indus- trial News, a Democrat newspaper; that I have been duly autho- rized by the board of directors of such corporation to execute this affidavit of publication; that such newspaper has been published for more than one year prior to publication of the annexed notice described below; that such newspaper is regularly published weekly, for a least fifty weeks during the calendar year, in the Municipality of Iaeger, McDowell County, West Virginia: that such newspaper is a newspaper of “general circulation,” as that term is defined in article three, chapter fifty-nine of the Code of West Virginia, 193 1, as amended within the publication area or areas of the aforesaid Municipality and McDowell County, West Virginia; that such news- paper averages in length four or more pages, exclusive of any cover, per issue, that such newspaper is circulated to the general public at a definite price or consideration; that such newspaper is a newspa- per to which the general public resorts for passing events of a po- litical, religious, commercial and social nature, arid for current hap- penings, announcements, miscellaneous reading matters, advertisements, and other notices; that the annexed notice of Notice of ETC Status. Case No. 11-0381-C-PC. ctinn Tnc. of QKXUXL-

was duly published in said newspaper once a week for1 successive weeks, (Class- 1 ), commencing with the issue of the 19 day ofOct., 20L,and ending with the issue of the 19 day of-, 20 1 1 (and was posted at the (if required)

on the day of ,20 that said annexed notice was published on the following dates:

13&&lll1, .’ and that the cost of publishing said annexed notice as aforesaid

The Industrial News Taken subscribed and sworn to before me in my said 11 county this 9 day st 9 20-. My Commission expire i Classified/Legal Advertising Invoice The Inter-Mountain Legals PO Box 1339

Elkins, WV 26241 (304) 636-2121

KAUFFELT & KAUFFELT 300 CAPITOL STREET STE 803

CHARLESTON, W 10/14/201 1 1: 19:42PM 25301

No: -- - Phone: 304 345-1272

Customer No: Start Date Stop Date Category: Classification: LO3213 10-17-2011 10-17-2011 Announcements Legal Notices Order No Rate: Lines: Words: Inches: Cost I PayInrts Balance 75 297 7.29 61.79 61.79

~~ 'ublications ... Runs Solicitor: Origin: Sales Rep: Credit Card Credit Card Number Card Expire Legals ... 1 JH 0 0

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA CHARLESTON I CASE NO. 11-0381-C-PC I

=Extend Expiration Date State of West Virginia, County of Randolph, ss.

I, Heather Henline, General Manager of THE INTER-MOUNTAIN, a newspaper published at Elkins, in said county, do hereby certify that the annexed advertisement was published on the following dates:

20 // as required by law.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1% .-7- /- 1% 8- 12 [L (4 W-L-f , being first duly sworn upon my oath, I do dispose and say that I am b<-Lfi I cA1 +/'! of the TIMES WEST VIRGINIAN a corporation, publisher of the newspa@r entitled the TIMES WESTVlRGlNlAN an Independent news- paper: that I have been duly authorized by the board of directors of such corporation to execute this affidavit of publication; that such newspaper has been published for more than om year prbr to publication of the annexed notice described below, that such newspaper is regularly published daily except Saturday and Sunday, for at least fifty weeks during the calendar year, in the Municipality of Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia; that such newspaper is a newspaper of "general circulation," as that term is defined in article three, chapter fifty-nine of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, within the publication area or areas of the aforementionedmunicipality and Marion County; that such newspaper averages in length four or more pages, exclusive of any cover, per issue; that such newspaper is circulated to the general public at a definite price or consideration; that such newspaper is a newspaper to which the general public resorts for passing events of a political, religious, commercial or social nature, and for current happenings, announcements, miscell3- neous reading matter, advertisements and other notices. /? that the annexed notice of *LIZ !\io . fI- c-8 I-?- (3 was duly published in said

newspaper once ',2~7 c. (5 for ' A e- successive 1 KJ e-+ (Class _L, 1, commencing with LJ A, 1 -> i- I\ the issue of the day of i, _,(t :: f\*d,- , cx i? 1 ,and ending with the issue of the I Li ,- . day of i -. ,? ci c, 3 -&. /' . ,?: 0 i , and was posted at the front door of the Marion County Courthouse on \ the If- day of ; that said annexed notice w B,c /- ;h ,< 11 PI I3 T Q-Q 6 *--\ _f , : published on the following dates: -. /L 7 and the cost of publishing said annexed notice as aforesaid was $

Taken, subscribed

My eornmission ex

PUBLISHER'S CERTIFICATE

Classified RAM, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Clarksburg, County and state aforesaid, do hereby certify that the annexed:

NOTICE OF DESIGNATION ON MARCH was published in THE EXPONENT-TELEGRAM 1 time( s) commencing on the 18th day of October 201 1 and ending on the 18th day of October 201 1 at the request of KAUFFELT & KAUFFELT LAW OFFICES. Given under my hand this 18th day of October 201 1

The publisher's fee for said publication is: $37.18 for 286 words at $0.1300 per word per day.

SEAL Classified Manager of The ExponendTelegram

Subscribed to and sworn to before me this 18th day of October 201 1.

My commission expires on: The Jqkdayof 202 ...... MARY J BUCK ......

Being first duly sworn, says that the “NOTICE OF DESIGNATION” ......

Hereto attached was printed in the

..XX ...The Parkersburg News and Sentinel,

...... The Marietta AM,

A daily newspaper published in the City of Parkersburg,

Wood County, West Virginia, for ... ONE.. .. successive

Week(s), the first publication and posting thereon being on

the ...15TH ...... day of ... OCTOBER ..... 2011 ..., and

subsequent publication on the ......

day (s) of ...... 20 ......

Printer’s Fee $ ....59.80 ...

Notarized Signature $.. ...2.00 ...

Additional Copy Fee $ ......

Total Due: $ ...... 61.80..

W By:......

Subscribed and sworn to before me this

......

R MY commission expires ...... J..:A~.T/,!$ ......

G-OBAL CONNECT ON INC. OFAMERICA, ooa STAND UPWIRELESS

Oct 15 ; CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION

State'of West Virginia, To-wit:- County of Mercer,

Teresa L. Evans of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, a daily newspaper published in the City of Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, do certify that the notice attached hereto under the caption;

was published in the said ~ 1Time(s) on the following day(s), name1y;ainthe year 2011. Publication Fee $48.26

Subscribed and sworn to before me this cdayof October 201 1. I, Angie Alexander, Regional Business Manager of Williamson Daily Jews, a newspaper published iw Mingo County, West Virginia, do hereby rertify that the annexed notice was pubfished in said paper for 2- successive ime(s) on the following date(s):

Given under my hand this ZS4,day of October, 2011

p.

Regidnal Business Manager

State of West Virginia County of Logan, to-wit: 4

Subscribed and s1\7~rnbefore me this '5. &%,dayof October, 2011

OINT PLEASANT REGISTER Point Pleasant, WV

PROOF OF PUBLICATION P UB LIS H ER'S CERTIF KATE

vs .

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA COUNTY OF MONONGALIA

I Eric Wilson Advertising Director of

THE DOMINION POST, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Morgantown, County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the annexed

Legal Notice

was published in the said THE DOMINION POST once a week for 1 successive weeks commencing on the

14th day of October ,201 1 and ending on the

14th day of October ,201 1 The publisher's fee for said publication is m.43 Given under my hand this 14th day of

October ,2011

(SEAL)

Advertising Director of THE DOMINION POST

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th day of October ,201 1

Notary Public of ongalia County, W. Va. u@ My commission expires on the 13th day of

April , 2014 CHARLESTON NEWSPAPERS LEGAL ADJ'ERTISING INVOICE P.O. Box 2993 Charleston, West Virginia 25330 Billing 348-4898 Classified 348-4848 1-800-WVA-NEWS INVOICE DATE I , lU/LY /111 ACCOUNT NBR I ,r\ '1 '1 SALES REP ID I UVLL INVOICE NBR /5'/420001 r 1 KAUFFELT & KAUFFELT BILLED 300 CAPITOL STREET TO CHARLESTON WV 25301 USA L

Please return this portion with your payment. AMOUNT PAID: Make checks payable to: Charleston Newspapers

CHARLESTON NEWSPAPERS iu/IY / 11 INVOICE DATE -, . P.O.Box 2993 ACCOUNT NBR Charleston, West Virginia 25330 I SALES REP ID I UULL Billing 348-4898 / 5'/42 u u u 1 Classified 348-4848 t INVOICE NBR 1 -800-WVA-NEWS Legal pricing is based upon 63 words per column inch. FElN 55-0676079 Each successive insertion is discounted by 25% of the first insertion rate.

The Dai Mail rat )er word, the Charleston Gazette rate 3 $.14 per w d, and the Metro Putnam 1 te is $. 13 per WOI DESCRIPTION XC3UX:T LZFZRENCE Y31t ?URC%ASE C3D3 ir NE? 101/17 LEG c I.' hTA 1 1 - f1.2 3479430 57420001 74.97 I74.97

TOTAL INVOICE AMOUNT 74.97 State of West Virginia, A AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION 1 I, of THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE, do solemnly swear that the legal notice of: PSC - CASE NO. 11-0381-C was duly published in said newspaper(s) at the stated price for the respective newspaper(s) and during the dates listed below: L7 111-10 / 17 I11 Subscribed and sworn to before me this /-Idday of

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF OHIO. of the Wheeling News Register newspaper published in the CITY OF WHEELING, STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, hereby certify that the annexed publication was inserted in said newspaper on the following dates: itr I34 f

OHIO COUNTX WEST VIRGINIA

oJ in and for OHIO COUNll: WEST VIRGINIA.

My Commission expires