LANCEJ.M. STEINHART,P.C. Attorney At Law 1720 Windward Concourse Suite 115 Alpharetta, Georgia 30005

Also Ahtted in New York Telephone: (770) 232-9200 and Maryland Facsimile: (770) 232-9208 E-mail: [email protected]

October 12,2009

VIA OVERNIGHT DELIVERY

Ms. Sandra Squire Executive Secretary Public Service Commission of 201 Brooks Street Charleston, WV 25301 (304) 340-0300

RE: Velocity The Greatest Phone Company Ever, Inc. Case No. 09-1250-T-CN

Dear Ms. Squire:

Pursuant to Cornmission requirements, please find enclosed originals and twelve (12) copies herewith for filing all original affidavits of publication for Velocity The Greatest Phone Company Ever, hc. along with a listing of the newspapers and the dates each published notice. Newspaper Date Published I The Register-Herald (Beckley Newspapers)(Beckley, WV) I August 28,2009 I The Bluefield Daily Telegraph (Bluefield, WV) I August28,2009 I The Charleston Daily Mail (Charleston, WV) August 28,2009 The Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram (Clarksburg, WV) August 28,2009 Dominion Post (Morgantown, WV) Augusi’i8, 2009 The Weirton Daily Times (Hancock County, WV) August 28,2009 I Dispatch (Huntington, WV) I August28,2009 I The Inter-Mountain (Elkins, WV) August 28,2009

-1 T 1/ IllG JUUlllill ( The Logan Banner (Logan, WV) August 28,2009 Moundsville Daily Echo (Moundsville, WV) August 28,2009 I The News Tribune (Mineral County, Keyser, WV) I August28,2009 I Public Service Commission of West Virginia October 12,2009 Page Two

The Parkersburg News (Parkersburg, WV) August 28,2009 Point Pleasant Register (Point Pleasant, WV) September 23,2009 Times West Virginian (Fairmont, WV) August 28,2009 Welch News, Inc. (Welch, WV) August 28,2009 West Virginia Daily News (Lewisburg, WV) August 28,2009 Wheeling News-Register (Wheeling, WV) August 28,2009 Williamson Daily News (Williamson, WV) August 29,2009

I have enclosed an extra copy of this letter to be date-stamped and returned in the enclosed envelope provided.

If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call or e-mail at (678) 775-2253 or aj [email protected].

Attorney for Velocity The Greatest Phone Company Ever, InC.

Enclosures cc: Judi Reed Mark Kauffelt, Esq. ([email protected]) The Register-Herald Raleigh County AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION BECKLEY NEWSPAPERS BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA 5801

August 28,2009 COPY OF PUBLICATION STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC SERVICE COUNTY OF RALEIGH, to wit: COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA I, Tara Meyer, being duly sworn upon my oath, do depose and say that I am CHARLESTON Legal Advertising Manager for Beckley Newspapers, a corporation, publisher Entered by the Public of the newspaper entitled The Register-Herald, an Independent newspaper; that Service Commission of West Virginia, in the I have been duly authorized by the board of directors of such corporation to City of Charleston on execute this affidavit of publication; that such newspaper has been published for the 31st day of July, more than one year prior to publication of the annexed notice described below; 2009. that such newspaper is regularly published daily for at least fifty weeks during CASE NO. the calendar year, in the municipality of Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia; 09-1250-T-CN VELOCITY THE I that such newspaper is a newspaper of "general circulation" as that term is de- GREATEST PHONE fined in article three, chapter fifty-nine of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as COMPANY EVER, INC. I Holland, Ohio 43528 1 amended, within the publication area or areas of the aforesaid municipality and Application for a cer- county; that such newspaper averages in length four or more pages, exclusive of ven- ssity any cover, per issue; that such newspaper is circulated to the general public at a pro- definite price of consideration; that such newspaper is a newspaper to which the vide resold local ex- general public resorts for passing events of a political, religious, commercial and change telecommuni- social nature, and for current happenings, announcements, miscellaneous read- cations services ing matters, advertisements and other notices; that the annexed notice of NOTICE OF FILING (Description of notice) was duly published in said newspaper once a week for one successive ty and filing fee to pro- weeks (Class 1 ), commencing with the issue of the 28th day of

August, 2009 , and ending with the issue ofthe 28th day of August, 2009 , that said annexed ces at 201 Brooks notice was published on the following dates: Street, Charleston. Pursuant to 924-2-11, 08/28/09 and that the cost of publishing said annexed notice as aforesaid was $ 6 $4,-4?5

duly qualified by the Smretary of State, published and of gen- eral circulation in each of the Cities of Beck- ley, Bluefield, Charles- ton. Clarksbura, Elkins, Signed Tara Meyer Legal Advertising Manag& IT IS Beckley Newspapers - DERED tests .-_-..__ -- Taken. subscribed and sworn to bhre me in mv said countv this: within d 30-day De-1 and wiiliamson, rnac ing due return to this 28th dav of August, 2009 n Commission of proper / \ certification of publica- 'tion immediately after publication. Anyone desiring to make ob- jection to said applica- tion must do so in writing, within 30 days

I The Bluefield Daily Telegraph Mercer County

r. r. ., CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION

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

Sandra T. Carroll of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, a daily newspaper published in the City of

Rlzefk!d, ?.!erce: Ccxxrt-~'&J > Wsst Virgizin, da ccrtify tkt thc no:icc attached hereto under the caption;

was published in the said Bluefield Daily Telegraph

One (1) Time(s) . on the following day@), namely August 28

in the year ' 2009. Publication Fee $45.34

Subscribed and sworn to before me this..., 28' dav of. August 2009.

My Commission expires

A 11 nr rnLkWbW The Charleston Daily Mail Charleston County

r. r. .. CHARLESTON NEWSPAPERS INVOICE DATE ut5/51/uy P.0 Box2993 ACCOUNT NBR 015493004 Charleston, West Virginia 25330 Billing 348-4898 SALES REP ID 0055 b U '/ 3 b U U ClaSSlfied 348-4848 INVOICE NBR 1 1 1 -800-WVA-NEWS Legal pricing is based upon 63 words per column inch.

THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE, do solemnly swear that the legal notice of CASE NO. 09-1250-T-CN was duly published in said newspaper(s) at the stated price for the respective newspaper(s) andwing the dates listed below-

Subscribed and sworn to before me this ,/ day o The Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram Clarksburg County

e.., PUBLISHER'S CERTIFICATE

A /r I, &Y& 1/- 3h;nfi)Pbk-l , Classified Manager of THE EXPONENT TELEGRAM, a , newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Clarksburg, County and state aforesaid, do hereby certify that the annexed:

NOTICE OF FILING

was published in THE EXPONENT-TELEGRAM 1 sity and filing fee to provide resold interexchange tele- time(s) commencing on communications services throughout the State of West Virginia. The application and the 28th day of August 2009 and ending on exhibits are available for public inspection at the the 28th day of August 2009 at the request of Commission's offices at 201 Brooks Street, Charieston. WEST VIRGINIA PRESS. Given under my hand this 28th day of August 2009

The publisher's fee for said publication is: $36.14 for 278 words at $0.1300 per word per day.

SEAL

Subscribed to and sworn to before me this 28th day of August 2009.

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kd1 Q Ll k~-)* q-2~1. .lRa . Notary Public in and for Harrisont8unty, WV

My commission expires on: The AI dayof IJ1.i a,~b 20 19

OFFICIAL SEAL NOTARY PUBLIC State of West Virginia SHELLEY F. RIFFLE Clerksbu Publishing Co. PO Box 324 Hew- Ave COmmiSSblclarksburg, Exolresa, W hlv 26302-2006 21.2019 Dominion Post Monongalia County . PUB LIS HE R'S CERTIFICATE

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

28th day of August ,2009 and ending on the

28th dayof August ,2009

The publisher's fee for said publication is $65.97

Given under my hand this 28th day of

August I 2009.

Advertising Ditbctor of THE DOMINION POST

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th

day of August I2-069

Notary Public oYM !Y ongalia County, W. Va. My commission expires on the 13th day of

April , 2014 The Weirton Daily Times Hancock County %-=----

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 certifL that the annexed publication was inserted in said newspaper on the following date:

Date: 8/28/2009 4 c(5,w

Given undnyhand this 28th day of August 2009

llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Sworn to and subscribed before me on this 28th day of August ,2009 of, in and for HANCOCK COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA ,-

NANCY KAUFMANN NOTARY PUBLIC - STATE OF OHIO MY COMMISSION WIRES JUNE 9,2012 The Herald Dispatch Cabell County AFFIDAVIT OF' PUBLICATION STATE OF WEST VIRGINA, COUNTY OF CABELL, TO-WIT: I, hp;e Qc &qO kl being first duly sworn, depose and say that I am Legal Clerk for The Herald-Dispatch, a corporation, who publishes at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, the newspaper: The Herald-Dispatch, an independent newspaper, the morning seven days each week, Monday through Sunday including New Year's Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas; that I have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of such corporation and the newspaper mentioned herein; that the legal advertisement attached in the left margin of this affidavit and made a part hereof and bearing number LH-739439 was duly published in

The Herald-Dispatch one time, once a week for 1 successive weeks, commencing with its issue of the 2 day of August, 2009 and ending with the issue of the a day of August, 2009 and was posted at the East door of the Cabell County Courthouse on =day of August, 2009: that said legal advertisement was published on the following dates: , s-31-gam that the cost of publishing said annexed advertisement as aforesaid was $74.75; that such newspaper in which such legal advertisement was published has been and in now published regularly, at least as frequently as once a week for at least fifty weeks during the calendar year as prescribed by its mailing permit, and has been so published in the municipality of Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, for at least one year immediately preceding the date on which the legal advertisement set forth herein was delivered to such newspaper for publication; that such newspaper is a newspaper of "general circulation" as defined in Article 3, chapter 59, of the West Virginia Code, within the publication area or areas of the municipality of Huntington, Cabell and Wayne Counties, West Virginia, and that such newspaper is circulated to the general public at a definite price or consideration, that such newspaper on each date published consists of not less than four pages with out a cover; and that it 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 matters, advertisements and other notices.

sworn to before me in my said county this 31st- day of)@([ ZglT Y n z.. \ My Commission expires r. .. The Inter-Mountain Randolph County lr- h_ dtateof West Virgmia, County of Randolph, ss. I, Donald W. Smithi 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:

General Manager Printer’s Fee: .$ ______

Subscribed and sworn to before me this The Journal Berkeley County Certificate of Publication

This is to certify the annexed advertisement

WV Press Services, Inc Notice of Filing

appeared for consecutive days/weeks in The Journal Publishing Company, a news- paper in the City of Martinsburg, WV in it’s issue beginning: 8-28-09 and ending 8- 28- 09

The Journal 207 W. King Street

Pursuant to 3424-2-11, thereof. Martinsburg, WV 25401 W.Va. Code, IT IS OR- DERED that the Applicant I give notice

THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA COUNTY OF BERKELEY

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this L;4L/ - 0 9 bY The Logan Banner Logan County I, Richard Osborne, publisher of THE LOGAN BANNER, a newspapei bub&hed in Logan County, West Virginia, do hereby cemthat the annexec iotice was published in said paper for 1 successive time(s) on thc ollowing date(s):

August 28th. 2009

Given under my hand this 31st day of August, 2009

’v I PUBLISHER

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

Subscribed and sworn before me this 31st day of August, 2009

NO ARYP&c Cost of Publication: $58.50

COPY OF PUBLICATION Moundsville Daily Echo Marshall County (304) 645-2660 P.O. BOX 369 MOUNDSVILLE WEST VIRGINIA 26041

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF MARSHALL, to wit:

I, Marian Walton @ing first duly sworn upon my oath, do depose and say: that I am Co-Publisher of the MOUNDSVILLE DAILY ECHO, a Republican newspaper; 0 that I have been duly authorized to execute this affidavit; that such newspaper has been published for over 103 years, Is regularly pub- lished afternoons daily except Sundays, for at least fw weeks during the calen- dar year, in the municipality of Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia. 0 that such newspaper Is a newspaper of "general clrculatlon" as defined In Art. 3,Chap. 58 of the Code of West Virginia 1931 as amended, within Moundsville and Marshall County; 0 that such newspaper averages In length four or more pages, exclusive of any coyer, per Issue; 0 that such newspaper Is circulated to the general public at a definite price or conslderatlon; 0 that such newspaper is a newspaper to which the general public resorts far passing events or a political, religious, commercial and social nature and for cur- rent happenings, announcements, miscellaneous reading matters, advertisements and other notices; and that the annexed notice described as follows: Sireet, Charleston. Pursuant to 824-2-1 PARTY(les) Velocity by publishing.a copy of this order once in a newspaper, duly qualified by the NATURE (and agency if heard before one) Secretary of State, published and of PSC filing general circulation in each of the Cities of Beckley, Bluefield, Charleston. Clarksburg, Elkins, Fairmont, Hunting- (CERTIF-BILL TO ton, Keyser, Lewisburg, Logan, Mar- tinsburg, Morgantown, Moundsville, WV Press Services Parkersburg, Point Pleasant, Weirton, 3422 Penna. ave Welch, Wheeling arid Williamson, mak- ' Charleston WV 25302 ing due remto this Commission of . proper certification of publication im- mediately after publication. Anyone WAS PUBLISHED IN SAID NEWSPAPER AS FOLLOWS: desiring to make objection to said ap- plication must do so in &tins, within 30 days after the publication TIMES DATES of this notice, to Sandra Squire, Executive one Secrew; Public Service Commission, August 28,2009 to P.O. Box 8 12, Charleston, West Vir-

WORDS The News Tribune Mineral County I, as an officer of the News- Tribune, a daily newspaper published at Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia, hereby certify that the Public Servicl Commission in the case of Notice of Filing Velocity the Greatest

~ a copy whereof is hereto annexed has been published for consecutive day in said NEWS TRIBUNE, the first publication being on the ~Lday of, August 2009 Given under my hand at Meyser this 28th day of Au_gust,

Publisher

Yubhsher’s bee $41.69 The Parkersburg News Wood County ...... MARY J BUCK ......

Being first duly sworn, says that the

“PSC NOTICE OF FILING - VELOCITY THE GREATEST

PHONE CO EVER, MC” ......

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 telecommunications services Week@), the first publication and posting thereon being on throughout the State of West Virginia. The application and the 28TH day of AUGUST 2009 and exhibits are available for pub- ...... , subsequent publication on the ......

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

Printer’s Fee $ .....55.25 ...

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

Additional Copy Fee $ ......

Subscribed and sworn to before me this

......

My commission exp Point Pleasant Register Mason County n

Point Pleasant ww.mydailyregister.cm

ID# 550516314 39 words per inch $5.00/inch

PROOF OF PUBLICATION ,

The State of West Virginia,

Mason County, ss:

I, Elizabeth Barnette, Advertising

Point Pleasant Register

Make solemn oath that notice, of which the attached is a

0 true copy, was published in The Point Pleasant Register, a

Newspaper printed in the City of Point Pleasant in said

County of Mason, and of general circulation in said

County, I\ 1 ,times beginning on ,2009 and

ending ,2009 -n

Sworn to andubscribed before me this day. Times West Virginian Marion County d, I c / AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION 09486

ng first duly upon my oath,

VIRGINIAN

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 ercept 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 deiined in article three, chapter fifty-nine of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, within the publication area or areas of the aforementioned municipality 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, amou icements, miscell 3- neous reading matter, advertisements and other notices. that the annexed notice of was d JIYpublished in said / /J newspaper once ~lbfor successive U& (ClasL-- ), commencing with the issue of the if dayof -Oh// , and ending with the issde of the Lc!? day of , , anEpobted at the front door of the Marion County Courthouse on the A$?- day$ published on the following dates: U and the cost of publishing said annexed notice as aforesaid was $

&PO Taken, subscribe 4

My COI nmission Notary Public of Marion 1ounty, West Virginia Welch News, Inc. McDowell County + AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION: State of West Virginia County of McDowell, to wit:

I, Irene Wooten, being first duly sworn upon my oath, do depose and say that I am the Legal Editor of the Welch News, Inc., a corporation, publisher of the newspaper entitled The Welch News, a Republican newspaper; that I have duly authorized by the board of directors of such corporation to execute this affidavit of publica- tion; that such newspaper has been published 3 times a week ex- cept weekends and holidays, for at least fifty weeks during the cal- endar year, in the Municipality of Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia; that such newspaper is a newspaper of “general circula- tion’’, as that term is defined in article three, chapter fifty-nine of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, within the publica- tion are or areas of the aforesaid municipality and McDowell County, West Virginia; that such newspaper is circulated to the gen- eral 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 and social nature, and for cur- rent happenings, announcements, miscellaneous, reading matters, advertisements, and other notices; that the annexed notice of Velocitv WV Press Services, Inc.

3423 Pennsvl vani a Ave. Charleston, WV 25302 was duly published in said newspaper once a week for 1 successive weeks, (Class I., ), commencing with the

issueof the 78 day of nllrj- , 20 09 ,and ending with the issue of the 38 day of pa,,., . , 20 0 9 (and was posted at the (if required)

on the day of ,20 that said annexed

notice was published on the following dates: 8 ,/ 2 a ,/ c\ 9

and that the cost of publishing said annexed notice as aforesaid was$ 33.24

Irene Wooten, Legal Editor The Welch News Taken subscribed and sworn to before me in my said OFFICIAL SEAL NOTAFIY PUBLIC countythis 4 dayof sept ,,20 ng . STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA LESHlA A. RATLGFF P 0. BOX603 IAEGER, ‘W 24044 ‘1 1 N&& Public, State of West Virginiu CONNER PRINTING.INC. l&X442..WS!

.. west Virginia Daily News Greenbrier County The West Virginia Daily News PO Box 471 . Lewisburg, WV 24901 PHONE: (304) 645-1206 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA COUNTY OF GREENBRIER, Entered by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia, in the TO WIT:

VELOCITY THE GREATEST PHONE COMPANY EVER, INC. Holland, Ohio 43528 Application for a certificate of con- venience and necessity and filing fee to Daily News, a daily newspaper of genera provide resold local exchange telecom- tions services throughout West circulation published at Lewisburg, West Virginia, in the County of Greenbrier, State of West Virginia, do certify that publication of the advertisement or advertisements attached hereto was made in A kk (I> issues of said spaper, dated 2-q 2004

6 Given under my hand this Lf day ,2009

must do so in writ- after the publication Editor or Publisher Wheeling News-Register Ohio County STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,

CASE NO. 09-1250-T-CN VELOCITY THE for the publisher GREATEST PHONE COMPANY EVER, 9INC. of the Intelligencer newspaper published in the CITY OF Holland, Ohlo 43528 ADDllCatiOn for a. certificate of convenience WHEELING, STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, hereby and necessity and filing fee to hrovide resold local certify that the annexed publication was inserted in said e-xchatige telecommunica- tions services throughout newspaper on the following- dates: West Virginia. NOTICE OF FILING 1

Given under my hand this day of m

Sworn to and subscribed before me this of*# day of*# =?at WHEEuNG, OHIO COUNTI: WEST VIRGINIA

Notab Public

o$ in and for OHIO COUNTI: WEST VIRGINIA. yyL'zz, My Commission expires I

NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA KATHLEEN D. FUGATE RD 1. Box 1258 Dallas. West Virginia 26036 Williamson Daily News Mingo County State of West Vi 1- ginia, Mingo County, to-wit: I, Gaither Perry, Pbblisher of Williamson- Daily News, a

. 1 1 ~ -Jx-!-- +L,,+

, &qw- day of -2009 and the subsequent lication on the 1

State of West Vi Iginia, Mingo, to-wit: beingv duly sworn, says that he posted a copy of the annexed

I at-__ the___ front door of the Court House of said County, on the day of cat

om to before me, this 2009. Printer’s