Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 26, 2006
Mpower Holding Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-32941 52-2232143
(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification
incorporation) Number)
175 Sully’s Trail, Suite 300, Pittsford, New York 14534
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (585) 218-6550
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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On July 26, 2006, Mpower Holding Corporation (“Mpower”) issued a press release announcing that it had received approvals from certain state regulatory agencies, including the California Public Utilities Commission, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and the Illinois Commerce Commission, with respect to the Company’s proposed merger with U.S. TelePacific Holdings Corp. The Company also announced that it has received notification that the United States Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and with the concurrence of the Department of Homeland Security, has advised the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that those agencies have no objection to the proposed merger, and that the FCC has approved the change in control of the Company’s international Section 214 authorization.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release, dated July 26, 2006, issued by Mpower Holding Corporation.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Mpower Holding Corporation | ||
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| Date: July 26, 2006 | By: | /s/ Russell I. Zuckerman |
| Name: | Russell I. Zuckerman | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No. Description
99.1 Press Release, dated July 26, 2006, issued by Mpower Holding Corporation.
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