Kentucky Public Service Commission

New Par dba Verizon Wireless

In the Matter of the joint application of Southern Ohio Telephone Company, an Ohio General Partnership, and its Direct and Indirect Corporate Parents, Northern Ohio Telephone Company, an Ohio General Partnership, Dayton Cellular Telephone Company, an Ohio General Partnership, and New Par, a Delaware General Partnership, for Approval of (1) The Merger of Southern Ohio Telephone Company into New Par, with New Par Being the Surviving Entity, or (2) Alternatively For a Declaration That No Such Approval Is Required; and (3) for Approval of the Adoption by New Par of the Tariff of Southern Ohio Telephone Company Simultaneously with the Consummation of the Merger.