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i n c o r p o r at d r* A Data & Tlcommunications Company IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICANT, AMERICAS.COM, INCORPORATED WHO IS PETITIONING THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA FOR AWARD OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY AUTHORITY TO SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS NOVEMBER 2,1999 amricas.com incorporatd 63 South Harrison Strt, Suit 8 Dnvr. Colorado 829 amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Harrison Strct Suit B Dnvr, Colorado 829 Tl 33.331.9874 Fax. 33.316.3G9 Nvada PUC Application for Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity Pag Numbr--- /

COVER SHEET ARIZONA CORPORA TION COMMISSION DOCKET CONTB?Lv$$jNTER... & W acase/company NAME: DOCKET NO. i @D/B/A or RESPONDENT: Gt71h,, NATURE OF ACTION OR DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT Plas mark th itm that dscribs th natur of th cas/filing: 1 UTILITIES - NEW APPLICATIONS, * E:Z:IM RATES 17 CANCELLATION OF CC&N 17 DELETION OF CC&N (TERRITORY) - EXTENSION OF CC&N (TERRITORY) n TARIFF - NEW (NEXT OPEN MEETING) REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION (Tlcommunication Act) FULLY OR PARTIALLY ARBITRATED INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT (Tlcom. Act.) VOLUNTARY INTERCONNECTION r 1 AGREEMENT (Tlcom. Act) MAIN EXTENSION 1-1 CONTRACT/AGREEMENTS COMPLAINT (Formal) RULE VARIANCEWAIVER REQUEST SITING COMMITTEE CASE T I SMALL WATER COMPANY -SURCHARGE (Snat Bill 1252) SALE OF ASSETS & TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP I] I] - FUEL ADJUSTEWPGA MERGER 1-1 FlNANClNG MISCEILANEOUS Spc: i fy 2 UTILITIES - REVISIONS/AMENDMENTS TO PENDING OR APPROVED MATTERS APPLICATION TARIFF COMPANY -1 PROMOTIONAL DOCKET NO. DECISION NO. DOCKET NO. 1 1 COMPLIANCE DECISION NO. DOCKET NO. * a I, I. * (Rvision SECURITIES or MISCELLANEOUS FILINGS AFFIDAVIT EXCEPTIONS REQUEST FOR INTERVENTION REQUEST FOR HEARING OPPOSITION COMPLIANCE ITEM FOR APPROVAL TESTIMONY COMMENTS Dat 4/23/98) Dat 1-1 SALE OF ASSETS & CANCELLATION OF CC&N 29 STIPULATION 38 NOTICEOFINTENT (Only notification of futur actiodno action ncssary) 43 PETITION n 46 NOTICE OF LIMITED APPEARANCE OTHER 3c) Spcify Amricas.Com, IncJWilliam C. Corrll, CEO/atty: WALTERS &JOYCE, 215 York St., nmn rmanm3 Print Nam of Applicant/Company/Contact prson/rspondnt/attv. William C. Corrll: 33-331 -9874,33-521 -6699, FAX: 33-316-39 Phon PLEASE SEE NOTICE ON REVERSE SIDE

* a incorporatd An Intrn! and Long Dntanc Company Novmbr 2, 1999 Dockt Control Cntr; Nw Applications; attn: Sally Arizona Corporation Commission I2 Wst Washington St. Phonix, Arizona 857 RE: THE MATTER OF AMERICAS.COM. INCORPORATED S APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR A FACI1,ITIES BASED COMPETITIVE LOCAL EXCHANGE OPERATOR Dar Ms. Rynolds: amricas.com Incorporatd hrby submits an original application and tn copis for a Facilitis Basd Comptitiv Local Exchang Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity This Application consists of a titl pag, an affidavit, and th rquird, proprly compltd attachmnts, Tn sts (on original and nin copis) of th application and attachmnts ar submittd and mt th following disclosur rquirmnts: a. typ of srvic to b providd; b. financial statmnts; c. copy of Articls of Incorporation; d. 8 customr srvic numbr;. facts to stablish tchnical comptnc; Plas acknowldg rcipt of this filing by dat stamping and rturning th additional copy of this lttr in th slf-addrssd nvlop providd. Thank you for your assistanc. If you should hav any qustions, plas do not hsitat to call )7 VrsidnKEO, amricas.com, Incorporatd Enclosurs 7 Arizona PUC Pag Numbr * amricas.com Incorporatd www.dslamricas.com 63 South Hdlrl\on Strt Suit B Dnvr Colorado 829 TI 31311 9874Fdx 13 31619 _-_- -

Tabl Of Contnts 2. Covr Lttr 7 I 3. 4. Arizona Map and Scal 5. 6. Application for a Crtificat of Public Ncssity and Convninc Rsums: William Charls Corrll 111, Robrt S. Kigr, John P. Grovs Karn Mullr, Esq. Financial Qualification Documntation of Applicant s Liquid Position: William Charls Corrll I11 Janus Account Balanc..... Guaranty to Amricas.com, Incorporatd for $35,...... Currnt Corporat Financial Statmnt..... y--? Jt I/ -/? 2: L:. i - > i 7. Additional Information That Applicant Blivs may b rlvant to Applicant s Qualifications to Provid Srvic 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 I:, IC; 23 --% 4 Th Company Ovrviw Comptitiv Strngths ;I/ Oprations and Dploymnt Managmnt Prss Rlas: Licns Awards: FCC 214 & Stat of Colorado CLEC Licns Awards Notification: FCC 214 Licns Awards Notification: Stat of Colorado CLEC 3/J -3.y Articls of Incorporation. Crtificat of Good Standing: Stat of Colorado 3 -- amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Hamson Strt Suit B Dnvr. Colorado 829 Tl: 33.331.9874 Flu: 33.316.39 Arizona PUC Application for Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity Pag Numbr

APPLICANT Amricas.Com, Incorporatd Rprsntativ to contact about this application: NAME William Charls Corrll I11 TITLE: PrsidntKEO ADDRESS: 63 South Harrison Strt, Unit B Dnvr, GO 829 TELEPHONE: 33-331-9874 FAX: 33-316-39 STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF DENVER 1 ~ My nam is William Charls Corrll III. I am Prsidnt & CEO of Applicant Amricas.Com, incorporatd. I swar or affirm that I hav prsonal knowldg of th facts statd in this application for a Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity, that I am comptnt to tstify to thm, and that I hav th authority to mak this application on bhalf of Applicant. I furthr swar or affirm that all of th statmnts and rprsntations mad in this application for a Crtificat of Public Convni ar tru and corrct. I swar or affirm that Applicant undrstands and will com applicabl to a Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity. William Charls Corrll I11 Typd or Printd Nam -----.- -- 1. Dscription of Applicant: (a) lgal nam and all assumd nams undr which Applicant conducts businss, if any; Amricas.Com, Incorporatd (b) addrss of principal offic and businss offic; 63 South Harrison Strt, Suit B, Dnvr, Colorado 829-3181 (b) tlphon numbr of principal offic and businss offic; 33.331.9874 (c) form of businss (corporation, partnrship, or sol propritorship) and dat businss was formd; Corporation, May, 1999 () nam, addrss, and offic addrss of ach dirctor, officr, or partnr; William Charls Corrll 111, 63 So. Harrison St. St B, Dnvr, Co 829-3181, John P. Grovs, 2194 North Wst 135 st Strt, Cliv, IA 5325 (515) 225-316 (f) nam, addrss, and offic addrss of ach of th fiv largst sharholdrs, if not publicly tradd; amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Harrison Strt Suit B Dnvcr, Colorado 829 Tl: 33.331.9874 Fax: 17.316.39 Pag Numbr Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity

William Charls Corrll 111, 63 So. Harrison St. St B, Dnvr, Co 829-3181, John P. Grovs, 2194 North Wst 135 st Strt, Cliv, 1A 5325 (515) 225-316 (8) lgal nam of parnt company, if any, and a dscription of its primary businss intrsts; and, No parnt company. (h) lgal nam of all affiliatd companis that ar public utilitis or that ar providing tlcommunications srvics. Amricas.com Incorporatd is crtifid to provid local CLEC srvics in th Stat of Colorado and holds a FCC 214 facilitis basd domstic and intrnational long-distanc licns. 1. Nam, addrss, and tlphon numbr of attorny or authorizd rprsntativ that Public Utility Commission (th Commission) staff should contact for furthr information on this application. Craig Joyc, Esq. WALTERS & JOYCE, PC. 215 York Strt, Dnvr, CO 825 TELEPHONE: 33-322-144; FAX: 33-377-5668 2. Th nam in which Applicant wants th Commission to issu its Crtificat: Amricas.Com Incorporatd 3. A. Dtaild dscription of th tlcommunications srvics to b providd. Local Tlphon Srvics Products: Businss Exchang Lins & Faturs PBX Trunks & Faturs: Analog & Digital Switchd Srvics Dirct Inward Dialing (DID) Numbrs & Trunks Rmot Call Forwarding Scrning & Rstriction Srvics B. Long Distanc Srvics Products: Outbound Long Distanc (1+ Dialing Switchd Srvics) Ddicatd Calling Srvics Toll-Fr Srvics Travl Cards Data Srvics C. Fram Rlay Srvics Products: Local Ara Ntwork (LAN) Intrconnction Intrnt Accss Voic & Vido Communications Point-of-Sal & Lgacy Ntworks amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Harrkon Strt Suit B Dnvr, Colorado 829 Tl: 33,331.9874 Fax: 33.316.39 Arizona PUC Application for Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity PagNumbr d

Ntwork Managmnt D. Consumr DSL Srvics Packag includs: Choic of spd static IP Addrss POP mail accounts Domain Nam rgistration E. Businss DSL Srvic Option Businss YSL srvic will includ Intrnt accss with download spds of up to 7 Mbps. Packag includs: Static IP Addrsss POP mail accounts Domain Nam rgistration NNTP nws fd Not: TrmNolum Discounts ar availabl on NRC s Customrs will b billd by IntrNIC for th domain nam srvic rgistration amricas.com Incorporatd 61 South Harn\on Strt Suit B Dnvr, Colorado 829 Td 3 31319874Fdx 111163OS +- Arizona PUC Appliption for Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity Pag Numbr

Customrs may purchas additional mail accounts and IP addrsss F. Businss Data Solutions: ATM Srvic ATM srvic faturs: Singl, flxibl ntwork for voic, data and vido traffic Class-of-srvic support for multimdia applications Scalabl spds from T-1/E-1 to OC-3 (155 mbps) Customizd communications ATM srvics provid fiv diffrnt accss lvls; a Constant bit rat (CBR) Variabl bit rat - non ral tim (VBR-NRT) Variabl bit rat - ral tim (VBR-RT) Availabl bit rat (ABR) Unspcifid bit rat (UBR) Flxibl connctivity ATM srvics support both Prmannt Virtual Connctions (PVC) and Switchd Virtual Connctions (SVC), With SVCs, a customr will pay only for th amount of data you snd. G. Businss Data Solutions: Fram Rlay Srvic Fram rlay faturs includ: Usag-basd billing, so you nvr pay for ntwork tim you don't us Port spds from DS- (56/ 64Kbps) to DS-3 (45Mbps) Bandwidth-on-dmand burst capability Slf-haling systm dlivrs outstanding availability ANSI and ITU-T fram rlay standard compliant 24-hour, 365 day ntwork managmnt via amricas.com's Ntwork Oprating Cntr H. Businss Data Solutions: Privat Lin Srvic Ddicatd point-to-point Privat Lin Srvic - a ddicatd point-to-point tchnology - compriss a full rang of products, srvic options and transmission spds for voic, data, vido and fax applications. W also will offr: amricas.com Incorporatd 6.3 South Harrison Strt Smtr B Dnvr. Colorado 829 Tl: 13.331.9874 Fax: 33.316.39 + Arizona PUC Application for Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity Pag Numbr

Lin Spds from DS- to OC-n Sind point of contact W will provid a singl point-of-contact for planning, ordring, installing, billing, maintaining and managing privat lin srvic. 6. Copis of a scald map of th gographic ara for which th Crtificat is rqustd is attachd. Tchnical Qualifications 7, Applicant will rly on an undrlying carrir to provid local xchang srvic, basic local tlcommunications srvic and switchd accss srvic in th proposd ara, th carrir is: US WEST COMMUNICATIONS. 8. Applicant's tchnical qualifications to provid th local xchang srvic, basic local tlcommunications srvic and switchd accss srvic proposd in this application ar as follows: Managmnt and Tchnical rsourcs within th Company hav workd for: US Wst (a lading Rgional Bll Oprating Company and lading long-distanc and local xchang carrir in th Unitd Stats), AT&T, (lading long-distanc and local xchang carrir Intrnationally), TlWst (a lading local xchang carrir and vido srvics providr in th Unitd Kingdom), High Spd Accss Corporation (a lading providr of high-spd data srvics throughout th Unitd Stats), Unitd Pan Europ Communications (a lading local xchang carrir, vido srvics providr and providr of high-spd data srvics Intrnationally. Applicant currntly holds a Crtificat of Public Convninc to provid tlcommunications srvics in th Stat of Colorado (CLEC) and a FCC Licns to provid tlcommunications srvics Domstically and Intrnationally (Facilitis Basd Domstic and Intrnational Long-Distanc Rsllr's Licns (214). Applicant nvr has had any prmit, licns or crtificat dnid or rvokd by any stat. Individual rsums stting forth th qualifications of Applicant's ky prsonnl ar Attachd. Financial Qualifications 9. Applicant has no affiliats that provid tlcommunications srvics in Arizona. Applicant is not rlying on a third party, including a parnt, subsidiary, or affiliat company, to support its financial ability to provid th srvics covrd by this application. Applicant will rly on: Equity Invstmnt from Prsidnt and CEO William Charls Corrll 111, Dbt in th form of quipmnt financing from Lucnt Tchnologis and Crdit for Tlcommunications srvics from Williams Communications. Amricas.com, Incorporatd has significant and long-standing rlationships with Lucnt Tchnologis and fully xpcts that this sourc will commit to and financ th ncssary portions of amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Hdrnwn Strt Suit B Dnvr, Colurddo 829 Tl 33 731 9874 Fdx 13 316 19 Arizona PUC Application for Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity Pag Numbr Jy t-

th Company s growth and dvlopmnt through quipmnt financing as nvisiond by th Company. Williams Communications has forwardd a Crdit Application for th Company and th Company xpcts to xcut this agrmnt in th nxt 6 days. Amrica Exprss BDA has bn contractd by th company to find suitabl sourcs of dbt for oprations and xpansion. Th Companis mntiond, hav bn fully apprisd of th Company s financial rquirmnts and forcast rvnus and hav mad soft commitmnts to Amricas.Com for financial backing. Th Company will continu to pursu othr altrnativ providrs of financial rsourc and will not b dlayd in dploymnt or quality of oprations in th cas that any or all of th third partis do not support th Company financially. 1. Evidnc of Applicant s financial qualifications. Sworn lttrs of guaranty from third partis on which Applicant is rlying for financial support in th amount of $375,. from William Charls Corrll 111 and vidnc of his prsonal financial position ar attachd. Nithr Applicant, nor any third party on which Applicant is rlying for financial support, is currntly undr th protction of th fdral bankruptcy laws or has bn undr th protction of th fdral bankruptcy laws in th past two yars. 1 I. 8 Customr Srvic Numbr: Th Toll Fr Customr Srvic Numbr is: 888-868-611. Othr 12. Applicant is rquird to provid copis of Articls of Incorporation. Applicant has includd copis in this Application. 13. Ar any Dirctors, officrs or partnrs in th organization convictd flons? No dirctors, officrs or partnrs in th organization hav bn or ar convictd flons. Optional 14. Additional information that Applicant blivs may b rlvant to Applicant s qualifications to provid th proposd srvic. S Attachd. amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Harrison Strt Suit B Dnvr, Colorado 829 Tl: 33.331.9874 Fax: 33.316.39 Pag Numbr Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity

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~ 1: * a I. a I. 63 S. Harrison St., B Dnvr, Colorado 829 William Charls Corrll PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY 33.521.6699 (H) 316.39 (F) mail: c-corrll @hotmail.com Possss ovr sixtn yars of significantly incrasing rsponsibility and xprtis in all aras of projct managmnt, businss dvlopmnt? stratgic planning and markting managmnt including: nw businss / nw tchnology applications, product dvlopmnt and managmnt? roll-out, rsarch, rbranding and acquisition analysis. m * * m SKILLS Projct Managmnt: Exprincd vtran ladr of Tchnical, Financial, Acquisition and Divstitur tams. Financial: Strong undrstanding and xprinc of all aspcts of Financ, Analysis, Accounting for US & Intrnational Privat & Public companis. Tchnical: Fully vrsd in IP ntworkshpphcations, Data, Tlphony and Vido ntworks/applications. Markting / Stratgic Planning: Rcognizd innovator and managr of Markting and Advrtising succsss. Businss Dvlopmnt: Ability to ngotiat xtrmly favorabl contracts from numrous and varid sourcs. Wstrn Funding Gronp, Inc., Dnvr, CO EXPERIENCE 1999 - currnt Consultant Rsponsibl for dvloping and implmnting stratgis for Privat and Public Financings for clints Unitd Intrnational Holdings, Inc., Dnvr, CO 1989-1998 Vic Prsidnt, Mrgrs & Acquisitions & Stratgic Planning: Z7IH Europ Rsponsibl for stratgic planning, ovrall businss dvlopmnt and acquisitions. R-nginrd UIH Europ to transition oprations from Cabl Tlvision into full-multimdia provisiond proprtis abl to provid Vido, Voic and Data srvics to Businss and Rsidntial customrs. Exprinc in Europ, Latin Amrica, and North Amrica. Othr positions hld: VP Programming, VP Dvlopmnt UIH Latin Amrica. Significant Achivmnts * * * * * Acquird publicly hld Long Distanc proprty in Europ for formation of UIH Europ LD businss Dvlopd stratgic plan for IPO of Europan asst (UPC) which gnratd USD $ 1.3 billion Dvlopd stratgic plan for Tlphony & Intrnt introduction in global UIH oprating markts Dvlopd and Implmntd First broadband full srvic ntwork in Latin Amrica (VTR Chil) Dvlopd stratgic joint-vntur with Tlcom Argntina for Argntina CATV/Tlco Dvlopd stratgic joint-vntur with EMETEL for Ecuadorian CATV/Data Acquird 14 proprtis (CATV) in Chil Acquird 5 proprtis (CATV) in Argntina Dvlopd Cllular dal for ight (8) markts in Brazil Dvlopd succssful bid for cllular licns in Guatmala Dvlopd wirlin, wirlss tlphony and CATV opportunitis in Colombia, Mxico and Ecuador Dirctor, Markting UI Vido Stors, Inc., a Blockbustr Vido franchis ownd by Unitd Intrnational Holdings, Inc. Rsponsibl for all stratgic planning, markting, mrchandising, rsarch and public rlations functions. Significant Achivmnts * Dvlopd and implmntd markting plan for start-up of 125 Blockbustr Vido stors in an ight stat, twnty markt national systm. Dirctd Mdia, Promotions, Advrtising and Mrchandising budgt of $5mm. Prsidnt of fiv Local Advrtising Funds whos purpos is to dvlop and implmnt markting stratgy on Rgional basis. Markts: LA, San Francisco, Philadlphia, Baltimor and Hartford. Budgt: $1 5mm. * Dvlopd National programs, which wr adoptd by th ntir Blockbustr Vido systm of 2, stors. Pag Numbr amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Harriwn Strt Suit B Dnvr. Colorado 829 Tl: 33.331 9874 Fax: 33.316.39 Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity

* * Dvlopmnt and implmntation of total stor rmrchandising program for imag nhancmnt. Dvlop and manag a staff of fiv. Manag national and local ad agncis. Unitd Artists Entrtainmnt Corporation, Dnvr, CO 1987-1989 Managr, Stratgic PlanninglRsarch (1987-1988) Dirctd all markt rsarch functions UCTV, thn th ight-largst cabl tlvision company ($3mm) in North Amrica. Contractd with outsid vndors and managd intrnal and xtrnal prsntations including Board of Dirctors, systm managrs and National trad associations. Conductd acquisition analysis and financial modiing/analysis. Functiond as intrnal consultant on all major markting issus. Dvlopd stratgic plans for Eastrn U.S. cabl tlvision markts (41). Assignd to Corporat Dvlopmnt dpartmnt for th purpos of : acquisitions, analysis, stratgic planning, rsarch, implmntation in aras of programming, nw vnturs and nw markts. Significant Achivmnts * * Launchd and managd th industry s 1 impuls hom shopping srvic tst (JV: UAE, CVN & Jrrold). Dirctd markting & rsarch for JV (Pionr) which providd advrtising on cabl loop in malls. Dsignd pay srvic campaign stratgy for UAE s most succssful acquisition campaign, ($12.5mm). Managd first financial valuation study projct of all cabl channls in a systm lin-up in th industry; prsntd at 1987 CTAM National Confrnc and subsquntly purchasd by othr Oprators. Managr of dvlopmnt and launch of VISN cabl programming srvic. Dvlopd and managd rollout for UAE Pay-Pr-Viw launch. Karsh & Hagan Advrtising, Inc., Dnvr, CO 1982-1987 Account Managr Rsponsibl for stratgic planning, rsarch, analysis and implmntation of markting/public rlationdadvrtising plans for a divrs clint bas including: cabl tlvision, financial srvics, fast food, mdia, rsorts and high-tchnology. Managmnt of fiv to ight prsons, dpnding upon projct. Significant Achivmnts Dvlopd National stratgic plan for dmographically sgmntd approach for nw subscribr acquisition for Jons Intrcabl. Managd $2mm advrtising budgt for Grat-Wst Lif Assuranc Co., th 13th largst insurr in North Amrica. Dirctd th rbranding of $4 billion pnsion product. Dvlopd and implmntd stratgy for rvrsing sals rosion and ncouraging growth for Domino s Pizza in significant down conomy. Managd markting and communications budgt of $1.6mm. Gnratd nw accounts valud ovr $7mm on th basis of a singl dirct mail campaign for Th Hibbrt Group, a Nw Jrsy basd full srvic markting support company. * Gnratd a rcord 13, nw accounts for VISA - Rocky Mountain Bank Card on th basis of a singl thr-wk mdia campaign. Accounts wr th most highly qualifid in company history. Rhod Island School of Dsign, Providnc, RI 1979-1982 Instructor Dvlopd and instructd courss in graduat and undrgraduat markting. D.W. Mulair 8z Associats, Nw York City, NY Account Excutiv Lad gnration, sals and ongoing customr support for graphics srvics firm. 1977-1979 EDUCATION Rhod Island School of Dsign, Providnc, RI Brown Univrsity, Providnc RI Univrsity of Bridgport, Bridgport, CT MA, Adv. Dsign 1981 Businss curriculum courss 1979-198 BA, Dsign 1977 amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Hankon Strt Suit B Dnvr, Colorado 829 Tl: 33.331.Y874 Fax: 33.316.39 Arizona PUC Appli ation for Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity PagNumbr

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS Spakr at industry convntions and convntions, quotd as xprt in industry publications such as Multichannl _. iuws, Ca'ui 'v'iorki, Fibr Optics: Tchno!ngy, Vido Stor Magazin. Rcognizd with awards for xcllnc from: Blockbustr Vido, CTAM, AAA (Intrnational), BPAA, Amrican Advrtising Fdration, Art Dirctors Ciub of Dnvr, Amrican Markting Association, Public Rlations Socity of Amrica (Rgional). amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Harni\on Strt Suit B Dnvr, Colorado 829 Tl: 33.331.9874 Fax: 33.316.39 Arizona PUC Appl'cation for Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity Pag Numbr /z J---

Robrt 5. Kigr 317 17m Strt Dnyr. CO 822 maii.r-iugrcj hotmadcon: tl: 33 292.25 (H) >lor than fiftn vars of xtnsiv Smor lvl spnnc in th Domstic US and Intrnauonal Tlcom Busmss Dviopmnt. Markting & Oprations arnas. Spamsh languag fluncy. EXPERIENCE IdalDial Tlcommunications, Dnvr. CO {Intrnational tlcommwcations and company 1 Vic Prsidnt 1995 - PIT Rsponsibl for sals and markting. sids stratac planrung. ovrall businss dvlopmt implmntation. Dvlopd and launchd Idal Dial's Calling Card Snics. incrasing NO1 by 27% in 6 mont Dvlopd ngouatd and implmntd a National Spmt PCS partnr program. Prospctd and scurd 11 major accounts in th last 12 months. Kigr & Associats, Dnvr, CO (Spcialty 1I1suT;lnc brokrag businss) 1986 - IS Prsidnt, Ownr Foundd businss and was rsponsibl for all aspcts of businss and oprauons. Dvlopd busmss wth Markl Company and Amman Bankrs insuranc Company Dvlopd intrnational busmss with London Spcialty markt compams. Markl Snic, Inc., Dnvr, CO (National Insuranc Brokrag company) Branch Managr 1983-1' Opnd businss and Tias rsponslbl for all aspcts of sals. businss dvlopmnt and opra ths multi-rmllion dollar branch. Dvlopd spcialn. consulting businss for Rgonai Clints. Occidntal Ptrolum Companp, Dallas, (Ankony Shadow Isl Subsidan.) 1982-1983 Markting Dirctor Dvlopd nw businss lin spcrfically targtd toward scunty sals. Lovana, Inc. Dallas, TX (Invstmnt Company) 198-1982 Excutiv Vic Prsidnt Rsponsibl for all aspcts of sals. businss dvlopmnt and oprauons for ths 5+ mp1oy invstmnt and scuritis company. EDUCATION Univrsity of Dnvr Businss School Kansas Stat Umvrsity School of Cornmumcations MBA 1987 BS 1978

John P. Grovs Posss ovr twnty-fiv yars of progrssivly incrasing rsponsibility in all aras of tlcommunications nginring and construction in Intrnationai markts giobally including: Outsid Plant Dsign, Engmring and Construction. Businss Dvlopmnt Enginring and Procss Enginring. Spanish Languag fluncy. Work Exprinc VP Businss Dvlopmnt Enginring - Intrnational High Spd Accss Corporation. Dnvr, Colorado Cumnt (HSA C op dsigns, nginrs, constructs and (in som cass) oprats high-spd cabl modms accss ovr cabl tlvision ntworks for Intrnt accss and V-LAN srvics Rsponsibilitis includ: Rviw and approval of th cabl oprator's infrastructur: Approval of Equipmnt Spcrfications and Purchasing ; Quality Assuranc of quipmnt from dlivry through installation. Ovrsight of nginring and construction of NOC (ntwork oprations cntr) and CSR (customr srvic rprsntativ) cntr. Procss Managmnt from cration through documntation of procss flow charts for all dpanmnts in ach oprating. Projct ManagriOSP (Outsid Plant) Managr AT&T Srvics Company Honolulu. Hawaii 1997 - May 1998 Rsponsibilitis includd: Dirction of all OSP nginring, construcfion and outsid maintnanc for projct(s) which wr focussd around th rransition of US Military Communications Ntworks throughout th islands from GTE to AT&T. Dvlopmnt of cutovr plan for srvic transfr btwn th incumbnt srvic providr to AT&T Dvlopmnt and Implmntation of OSP disastr rcovry plan. Rviw and Approval of all nginring dsign work. Coordination btwn US Military officials and Civilian agncis (including: EPA) for projct. Dvlopmnt and Budgt Control of tn-yar OSP budgt. Dvlopmnt and Suprvision of 55 mploys (tchnicians. air prssur tams. splicrs. lin mn stor mn., CAD oprators. managrs tc. Xlanagmnt of various outsid vndors. Businss Dvlopmnt Enginr Unitd Intrnational Holdings, Inc. Rsponsibilitis includd: Dnvr. Colorado July 1994 to Jun 1997 Businss dvlopmnt from an Enginring prspctiv in tlphony, data and vido globally. Rviw and Rcommndation of tchnology and applications for r-nginring ntworks. Intrfac with Govrnmnt and Rgulatory authoritis for licns appiication(s) and ntwork transfrs.

John P. Grovs pp. 2 R-nginring of vido ntworks to provid Voic and Data. Dvlopmnt of dtaild Cost and Enginring modls for wir-lin tlphony, cabl-phon and cabl-intrnt. Du dilignc on acquisitions of companis in Europ and Latin Amrica. Dirctor of Sals Enginring Support Antc Corporation Dnvr. Colorado Octobr 1993 to Jun 1995 Rsponsibilitis includd: Implmntation support and turn-up of th CLC 5 systm. Additional rsponsibilitis includd dirctor of Intgratd Distanc Larning whrby rsponsibilitis wr dsign and dploymnt of systms for ducational applications (.g. multi-point two-way classroom vido, data transport. tc.). Dirctor of Transmission Dsign TlWst Cabl Communications PLC. (U S WEST) Rsponsibl for: London. UK April, 199 to Jun 1993 Establishing ntwork transmission architctur(s), Slction of tlphony manufacturrs and quipmnt. Capital xpnditur modls and budgts. Rsponsibl for Ntwork Assignmnt Systms Cratd and Implmntd installation and maintnanc procdurs for high-spd privat lin and accss products. Srvd on Dvlopmnt tam for th FPN and ATBrTIAntc "Cabl Tlphony" tchnology. Rsponsibl for Fild Trails and troublshooting rsolution. Traind dsign nginrs and th tchnicians in various gographical franchiss. Enginring Consultant. Systm Dsign Cntr U S WEST (Northwstrn Bll) Ds Monis, Iowa Octobr, 1986 to Jun, 1989 Rsponsibl for: Providing markting tchnical support for all of th U S WEST markting units Providing markting tchnical support for US Wst authorizd agnts. Customr sals prsntations. initial dsigns for srvic and pricing, contract prsntations, and training of markting prsonnl. Tchnical support for Cntrx and othr switchd srvics Distribution Enginr, Loop Elctronics Coordinator Novmbr, 1983 to Octobr, 1986 Rsponsibl for dtaild nginring of all TI and fibr basd srvics including transmission dsign, quipmnt spcification for TI. subscribr pair-gain, fibr multiplxrs. and coordination of installation and turn-up. Distribution Enginr, Distribution Dsign July, 1982 to Novmbr, 1983 Rsponsibl for Outsid Plant dsign. Job includd th prparation of work prints for cabl placmnt and splicing, prparation of stimats and tracking of job xpnditurs.,. I

John P. Grovs pp.3 Distribution Enginr. Distribution Dsign-Southrn Bll March. 1981 to July, 1982 Job rsponsibilitis includd Outsid Plant nginring, rviw of all dsigns and training of nwly hird nginrs. This position was a tmporary assignmnt to Southrn Bll. Distribution Enginr, Distribution Dsign April, 1978 to March 1981 Rsponsibl for Outsid Plant dsign. Job includd th prparation of work prints for cabl placmnt and splicing, prparation of stimats and tracking of job xpnditurs. Distribution Enginr, Planning Sptmbr, 1976 to April, 1978 Rsponsibl for both short and long rang Outsid Plant planning. distribution and undrground fdr cabl. Job includd computr modling of local Enginring Staff Assistant. Plant Extnsion July, 1975 to Sptmbr, 1976 Rsponsibilitis includd tacking all construction xpnditurs for OSP. Switching and Buildings, assistd in prparation of quartrly construction stimats, and assistd in prparation of quartrly and annual budgt rviws. Elctronics Instructor Ds Moins Ara Community Collg Ds Moins, Iowa Jun, 1984, to Jun 1988 Rsponsibilitis includd cours dvlopmnt and instruction of AC, DC, and digital fundamntals for tlphony. Sismic Suprvisor Ptty Ray Gophysical Houston, Txas Octobr, 1974 to Jun, 1975 Rsponsibl for obtaining sismic soundings for oil xploration in th Pruvian Amazon jungl. Th job includd suprvision of 6 mn, opration and maintnanc of digital and analog sismic rcording quipmnt, dirctd placmnt of sismic cabls and gophons and coordinatd logistical support for th crw. Sismic Suprvisor Jun. 1973 to Octobr, 1974 Wstrn Gophysical Houston. Txas In addition to th rsponsibilitis shown abov, I also suprvisd a satllit tracking survy crw in Brazil and Pru.

John P. Grovs pp. 4 U S WEST Sponsord Training Prsonal Dvlopmnt Financial Managmnt Managmnt Styl Sminars Bypass Mthods and Stratgis Outsid Plant Outsid Plant Planning Outsid Plant Dsign Elctrical Protction & Substations Transmission Loop Elctronics Dsign Loop Elctronics Construction & Maintnanc Digital Transmission Lightwav Facilitis Fibr Optics Concpts and Dirctions.Applications of T-Carrir to Privat Ntworking (G.W.U.) Fibr Optic Ntwork Dsign (G.W.U.) Vido Analog Vido Applications on Fibr Vido Applications and Ntworking Educational Vido Ntworks and Opportunitis Bllcor & NAB vido workshops Switching Signaling and Suprvision #SESS Elmnts #SESS Translations CntrdCntron Softwar and Srvics Suprmicro Computrs, PCs Si Data UNIXRLEXUS Systm Opration Unify Databas Systm Intgratd Mthods Systms ISDN Concpts, Mthods and Ovrviw Switchnt-56 Applications and Dsign Protocol Concpts and Enginring Data Transmission Equipmnt Dsign Local Ara Ntwork Dsign Education Ds Moins Community Collg A.A.S. Elctronics Tchnology - 1973

Karn S. Mullr - Lon1 1425 California St. NW Washington, DC tl: 22-588-83 Mor than fiftn yars of succss in all aras of businss dvlopmnt, stratgic planning, lgal, rgula oprations managmnt. Spanish and Portugus languag fluncy. EXPERIENCE Consultant (Intrnational tlcommunications and businss consultancy company) 1997 - Prsnt Rsponsibl for stratgic planning, ovrall businss dvlopmnt and implmntation of Intrnatioi list of srvics companis including tlcommunications and othr businsss. Dvlopd stratgic and financial plan for USD $ 8 million joint-vntur in commrcial war srvics sctor for nw markt ntry of US basd company (Pro Logis). Implmntd stratgic plan for ntry of US bas law concrn for rgulatory and commi practic in Brazil. Nxtl Intrnational, Brasilia, Brazil 1996 - Rgulatory Consultant Rsponsibl for all govrnmnt lobbying and rgulatory work for Nxtl's Brazilian oprations. Rsponsibl for gnral oprational liaison btwn Nxtl Intrnational US and Nxtl Brazil. Tlcom Vnturs, LLC, Alxandria, VA I99-1996 Vic Prsidnt, Stratgic Planning and Dvlopmnt Rsponsibl for stratgic planning, mrgrs and acquisitions and rgulatory work for int tlcommunications company focussd on wirlss businsss in Cntral and South Amrica. Ngotiatd sal of cllular proprtis in Brazil to Nxtl Intrnational for nt gain of USD $ 22 million. Acquird 23 proprtis (SMR, Paging and Cllular) in Argntina, Brazil, Chil, Mxico and V Dvlopd stratgic joint-vntur with Associatd Group for oprations of SMR businsss in 8 EDUCATION Univrsity of Nw Mxico Law School Gorgtown Univrsity School of Intrnational Affairs JD 1984 - amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Harrkon Strt Suit B Dnvr. Colorado X29 Tl: 33.331.9879 Fzx: 33.?16.39 Pag Numbr Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity

Janus Blow is an ovrviw of th Janus accounts associatd with your Social Scurity Numbr. Click on Transaction History abov for a mor dtaild look at your account. If you r hr, you v alrady consntd to onlin accss. But, if you d lik to rviw accss agrmnt or withdraw your consnt, you can do so anytim by going to th in a tabl blow? Transactions mad today may not b rflctd in th account valu@) listd blow. Valus as of Sptmbr 16, 1999 WILLIAM CHARLES CORRELL 111 Acct: 234341 5 Fund Fund Total Pric I Numbr Nam Shars Shar 43 Janus Twnty Fund 786.849 $62.3 56 Janus Olympus Fund 1,66.395 $35.79 6 Janus Global Tchnology Fund 7,81 2586 $1 7.65 37 Janus Mony Markt Fund 49,668.6 $1.OO Total Account Valu $49,2.69 $57,492.88 $1 37,697.99 $49,668.6 $293,88.16 INV FIDUCIARY TRUST CUST IRA AIC WILLIAM C CORRELL Acct: 23251 774 Fund Fund Total Pric I Account Numbr Nam Shars Shar Valu 43 Janus Twnty Fund 465.9 $62.3 $29,25.57 56 Janus Olympus Fund 828.876 $35.79 $29,665.47 6 Janus Global Tchnology Fund 2,214.6 1 $1 7.65 $39,87.88 Total $97,778.92 Grand Total $391,659.8

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i n c o r p o r at d A Data &. Tlcommunications Company Th Company Ovrviw amricas.com, incorporatd is a dvlopmnt-stag company which sks to bcom a lading srvic providr of Bundld Tlcommunications Srvic Solutions for Small and Mdium- Sizd Businss in slct markts in th US. Ths Srvic Solutions will includ: high-spd local accss ntworking solutions using DSL tchnology to businsss, long-distanc srvics and Intrnt Accss for businsss. a Th Company is currntly licnsd to provid tlcommunications srvics in Colorado USA undr a Colorado Public Utili tis Commission Crtificat of Public Convninc ( CLEC licns) and Intrnationally via a FCC Intrnational and Domstic Facilitis Basd Rsllr Licns Sction 214 ( 214 licns ). Our intnt is to bcom a national, slct-markt facilitis-basd providr of high spd, local data ntwork srvics, Our ntworks will offr a varity of DSL tchnologis that dlivr data transfr rats ranging from 128 Kbps to 7.1 Mbps, For customrs that subscrib at th 7.1 Mbps rat, our ntwork provids transfr spds fastr than fram rlay and T-I circuits, and is approximatly 125 tims th spd of th fastst dial-up modm and ovr 55 tims th spd of intgratd srvics digital ntwork (ISDN) lins Through our packt-basd ntwork, multipl usrs on a singl connction will b abl to simultanously accss th Intrnt and privat ntworks. Byond high-spd accss, w also will offr a growing suit of faturs and applications that w can individually configur to ach usr s nds including long-distanc and Intrnt. W bliv our ntwork solutions will incras rmot offic and workr productivity and rduc th complxity of communications for businsss. W will also markt our ntwork and data transport srvics to Intrnt srvic providrs, broadband data srvic providrs and long-distanc and local tlphon companis, whom w call ntwork srvic providrs, or NSPs. Our NSP customrs can us our fast, scur and rliabl data ntworks to provid conomical, always on Intrnt accss and othr dataintnsiv applications to nd usrs, who ar typically small- and mdium-sizd businsss, popl who work in hom offics and tlcommutrs. Additionally, aftr w roll-out in our hom markts of Dnvr & Bouldr Colorado w intnd to rapidly dploy in othr slct high-dmand markts, primarily in th fastst growing sgmnt amricas.com Incorporatd 67 South Hdrrhon Strt Suit B Dnvr, Colorado 829 Tl 13 311 9874 Fax 71 316 O W Pag Numbr Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity

of th Unitd Stats - Th Sunblt. Th Markts, Austin, DnvdBouldr, Phonix, Las Vgas, Louisvill and Raligh-Durham rprsnt a total of population of approximatly 9,, in th Yar 2 and 1 1,, by 21. W xpct to b th first, or on of th first, to offr DSL srvics in ths markts. Our ntworks will consist principally of digital communications quipmnt that w will las from th Incumbnt Local Exchang Carrir's (US Wst, Bll South, Southwst Bll Company) Cntral Offics known as "cntral offics" and xisting coppr tlphon lins that w las to connct our customrs. a W will initially targt cntral offics with th highst dnsity of small- and mdium-sizd businsss in our markts W hav dsignd our ntwork to giv our customrs a high-spd "always on" local connction to th Intrnt and to privat local and wid ara ntworks, Th Company's ntwork is bing dsignd to carry voic and data traffic ovr th sam cor infrastructur utilizing comprssion-basd IP and ATM tlphon tchnology, and nabls th Company to provid its customrs with primary voic and data tlcommunications srvics. Th Company sks to capitaliz on th opportunitis prsntd by th ffcts of drgulation rprsntd by th 1996 Tlcommunications Act which opnd up th markt to companis such as amricas.com Additionally, nw and innovativ Intrnt basd tchnology for tlcommunications allows for drastic cost-rductions for providrs and provids for suprior Carrir-By-Pass tlcommunications srvics. Th Company's Stratgy for Dvlopmnt, Growth & Profitability Th Company's principal stratgy for dvlopmnt, growth and profitability is to launch tlcommunications srvics by: Targting High-Growth Markts with Undrsrvd Dmand for DSL srvics in th Small- and Mdium-Sizd Businss Nich initially rslling ths DSL Srvics from th ILECs, bundld with Long-Distanc and Intrnt; Partnring with Carrirs such as Qwst and Lvl 3 for rslling agrmnts of Long- Distanc and managd modm srvics for Intrnt; Partnring with xistnt Customr Srvic and Billing Srvics providrs such as High- Spd Accss who will provid th back-offic srvics to amricas.com and allow us to focus on th businss of slling; Focussing on Dirct-Sals, whr dirct contract pays off in Rvnus and Rtntion; amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Harrison Strt Suit B Dnvr, Colorado 829 Tl 33.331.9874 Fax: 33.316.39 Arizona PUC Applica PagNumbr,, n for Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity

I Through markting and sals fforts, intrnal growth and maintaining comptitiv pricing grow th businss into a profitabl DSL and nich long-distanc and Intrnt Businss; Rvnu Th Company will driv th majority of its rvnu from businss customrs who purchas DSL, Intrnt connctions and long-distanc tlcommunications srvics, amricas.com will focus on DSL, an Always On High-spd accss product that offrs customrs Data Spds at 1s of tims fastr than dial-up connctions. Also, w will bundl in Long-Distanc and Intrnt srvics in ordr to bttr srv our customrs and offr discounts across a platform of srvics. Ddicatd connction customrs typically sign a contract for on to thr yars of srvic that provids for fixd, rcurring monthly srvic chargs and pay a on-tim stup f. Ths chargs vary dpnding on th typ of srvic, th lngth of th contract, and local markt conditions. Rvnu rlatd to Intrnt connctivity and Long-Distanc srvics is rcognizd as th srvics ar providd. Amounts billd rlating to futur priods ar rcordd as dfrrd rvnu and amortizd monthly as srvics ar rndrd. Rvnu from businss customrs is targtd to b mor than 9% of total rvnu and is projctd to incras as a prcnt of total rvnu. In addition to th growth that th Company is achiving through sals &. markting, rvnu is also xpctd to incras du to markt rollouts and acquisitions. Implmntation Plan In Phas 1, w will focus on crating th foundation for th DSL businss. This includs building th ncssary organization, dvloping partnrships, prslling customrs and rolling out srvics. In Phas 2, w will focus on building th businss. This mans dvloping cash flow by continuing rollout to our othr markts, and xpanding our customr bas. * In Phas 3, amricas.com will consolidat its markt position by strngthning sals and markting channls and optimizing cash flow. amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Harrison St Suit B Dnvr, Colorado 829 Tl: 33.331.9874 Fax: 3~.316.39 Arizona PUC Applicat on for Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity Pag Numbr 4 <

Through markting and sals fforts, intrnal growth and maintaining comptitiv pricing grow th businss into a profitabl DSL and nich long-distanc and Intrnt Businss; Rvnu Th Company will driv th majority of its rvnu from businss customrs who purchas DSL, Intrnt connctions and long-distanc tlcommunications srvics. amrkas.com will focus on DSL, an Always On High-spd accss product that offrs customrs Data Spds at 1s of tims fastr than dial-up connctions. Also, w will bundl in Long-Distanc and Intrnt srvics in ordr to bttr srv our customrs and offr discounts across a platform of srvics. Ddicatd connction customrs typically sign a contract for on to thr yars of srvic that provids for fixd, rcurring monthly srvic chargs and pay a on-tim stup f. Ths chargs vary dpnding on th typ of srvic, th lngth of th contract, and local markt conditions. Rvnu rlatd to Intrnt connctivity and Long-Distanc srvics is rcognizd as th srvics ar providd. Amounts billd rlating to futur priods ar rcordd as dfrrd rvnu and amortizd monthly as srvics ar rndrd. Rvnu from businss customrs is targtd to b mor than 9% of total rvnu and is projctd to incras as a prcnt of total rvnu. In addition to th growth that th Company is achiving through sals &. markting, rvnu is also xpctd to incras du to markt rollouts and acquisitions. Implmntation Plan In Phas 1, w will focus on crating th foundation for th DSL businss. This includs building th ncssary organization, dvloping partnrships, prslling customrs and rolling out srvics. In Phas 2, w will focus on building th businss. This mans dvloping cash flow by continuing rollout to our othr markts, and xpanding our customr bas, In Phas 3, amricas.com will consolidat its markt position by strngthning sals and markting channls and optimizing cash flow. amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Harrison Strt Suit B Dnvr, Colorado 829 Tk 33.331.9874 Fax: 33.316.39 Arizona PUC Applicat on for Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity Pag Numbr ~2 <

Partnrship Stratgy Th Company's partnrship stratgy will allow it to acclrat markt ntry and maximiz profit through using othr companis outsid plant, back offic support and xpnsiv workforc. Through partnrships with Qwst, Lvl 3 and Lucnt w will dlivr a product which will b an Always On DSL Offring at Low-Cost. Our partnrs will tak car of th costly Ntwork Oprations Cntrs (NOCs) and Cntralizd Customr Car and Billing. Ky Succss Factors Dploymnt of Stat-of-th-Art DSL Srvic Targt of th most Rapidly xpanding Nichs, Markts and Businsss To Build Scal; Bundld Srvic Offrings to Lowr Costs, Strong Dirct-Sals Organization; High Quality Of Srvic; Us Of Partnrships, To Allow For Strongr Focus On Cor Comptncis; and, Dvlopmnt and Us of Scal Advantags to Lowr Costs and Offr Highr Quality of Srvic. amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Harrison Strt Suit B Dnvr. Colorado 829 Tl: 33,331.9874 Fax: 33.316.39 Arizona PUC Application for Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity Pag Numbr.~> 6

Comptitiv Strngths Rapid Expansion to Our 6 - Markts W hav initially targtd thos cntral offics in our 6-Markt Rollout with th highst dnsity of small- and mdium-sizd businsss. By focusing on ths dns businss districts, w bliv w can launch srvics in nw markts rapidly and maximiz th rturn from ntwork, oprations and back-nd customr srvic. Ntworks Dsignd for Businss Customrs Our DSL quipmnt is wll-suitd for businss applications, bcaus it provids fast data transmission at symmtrical spds to and from th nd usr. And as an nd usr s nds volv, w can rmotly upgrad th spd of th connction with no additional capital cost. Ntwork Architctur is Capital-Efficint and Modular In dploying our ntworks w do not rbuild lmnts, such as th coppr wir infrastructur, that w can las inxpnsivly. W ar also abl to achiv substantial cost savings bcaus our ntworks in ach mtropolitan ara ar basd upon a common bluprint. Also, w ar on a variabl CAPEX and OPEX modl as a significant portion of our xpnditurs ar also succss-basd incurring costs as w add customrs. Our Systms Support Our Customrs Our oprational support systms, ( OSS ), srv as a singl point of contact for our NSP customrs, providing asy pr-quaiification of prospctiv nd usrs, fficint upgrads in srvic and rapid idntification of srvic problms. Our partnrs and ourslvs will us th OSS for ordr ntry, ordr tracking, troubl-tickting, billing, ntwork managmnt, rporting and markting support. Our Partnrs Provid Addd Exprtis W hav stratgic rlationships with Qwst, Lucnt and Lvl 3, which will provid us with additional tchnological, markting and distribution xprtis. Our Managmnt Hav Rlvant Exprinc amricas.com was foundd by a tam of data, vido and voic communications xcutivs from High Spd Accss Corp., ATT and Unitd Intrnational Holdings, Inc. and will attractd officrs and mploys with substantial xprinc in data ntworking, sals and markting, rgulatory affairs and oprations. amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Harrison Strt Suit B Dnvr, Colorado 829 Tk 33.331.9874 Fax: 33.316.39 Arizona PUC Application for Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity Pag Numbr 2 7

Dploymnt and Oprations Provisioning with th ILEC W ordr from th ILECs and tst coppr wir loops that link cntral offics and nd usrs. In most cass, if th lin is not tsting to our spcifications at th tim of provisioning or latr, our Ntwork Control Cntr is abl to hlp th ILEC pinpoint th sourc of th problm. End Usr Installation W will ithr install to th nd-usr using amricas.com mploys, or, in th cas of havy installation schdulings, w will contract with third partis for th installation of nd usrs, including any ncssary wiring insid nd usrs' prmiss. Our contractors also dlivr, install and tst th customr prmis quipmnt and tst th connction ovr our DSL ntwork. Our customr gnrally pays an installation charg to us and slls th modm and/or othr customr prmis quipmnt to th nd usr. Ntwork Monitoring. W monitor all of our mtropolitan ntworks from our Ntwork Control Cntr on a continuous basis, nabling us to idntify and rsolv ntwork problms bfor thy affct our customrs or thir nd usrs. amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Harrison Strt Suit B Dnvr, Colorado X29 Tl 3331.9874 Fax: 33.316.39 Arizona PUC Application for Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity Pag Numbr

Managmnt Tam amricas.com managmnt tam is comprisd or industry vtrans who hav a track rcord of succssful vnturs in Tlcommunications, Intrnational Businss Dvlopmnt and Oprations and Managmnt. Prsidnt: William Charls Corrll William Corrll posssss ovr fiftn yars of xprtis in th Intrnational Cabl Tlvision industry including businss dvlopmnt, stratgic planning and markting managmnt mrgrs and acquisitions, nw businss /nw tchnology applications, product dvlopmnt and managmnt, rbranding roll-out and rsarch. Most rcntly at Unitd Intrnational Holdings, Inc., th ladr in intrnational multichannl cabl tlvision oprations, Mr. Corrll was rsponsibl for Mrgrs and Acquisitions as VP of Dvlopmnt for South Amrica and as VP of Mrgrs and Acquisitions and Stratgic Planning for UM Europ. Whil at UM Europ, Mr. Corrll dvlopd th stratgic plan for th r-nginring of th UM Europ proprtis, transforming thm from pur cabl tlvision oprations into Multi-Mdia oprations offring Tlvision, Intrnt and Data Srvics and Tlphony. UIH Europ was thn takn public in a USD $ 1.3 billion IPO. Snior Vic Prsidnt, Dvlopmnt: Karn Mullr, Esq Ms. Mullr has ovr twnty yars in dvlopmnt, contract ngotiation, tlcommunications dvlopmnt and ngotiation. In hr most rcnt work, Ms. Mullr ngotiatd th purchas, consolidation and sal of multipl SMR oprators in th Rpublic of Brazil, crating th first Digital ESMR ntwork in th Southrn Con. Snior Vic Prsidnt, Oprations, Sals and Markting: Robrt S. Kigr Mr. Kigr has xtnsiv Snior lvl xprinc in th Domstic US and Intrnational Tlcoms Sals, Businss Dvlopmnt, Markting & Oprations arnas. Chif Tchnology Officr: John P. Grovs Mr. Grovs has ovr 2 yars of Ntwork Dsign and Construction xprinc with companis including: AT&T and US Wst. Whil at Tlwst in th UK, Mr. Grovs nginrd and constructd th fully intgratd vido voic and data ntwork. At High Spd Accss Corp., h constructd ovr 2 Mtropolitan Data Ntworks. 1. I: amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Harrison Strrt Suit B Dnvr, Colorado 829 Tl: 33.331.9874 Fax: 33.316.39 PUC Appliytjq for Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity Pag Numbr 7 a

incorporatd An Intrnt and Long Distanc Company I * AUGUST 22,1999 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dnvr-basd amricas.com, incorporatd Awardd Comptitiv Local Exchang Carrir (CLEC) Authorization From Colorado PUC, Intrnational Facilitis-Basd Long Distanc Licns (214) From Fdral Communications Commission DENVER, COLORADO - amricas.com incorporatd TM, a Dnvr-basd tlcommunications company, has bn awardd authorizations from both th Stat of Colorado Public Utilitis Commission (COPUC) and th US Fdral Communications Commission (FCC) which will allow th Company to offr data and voic solutions for businsss and rsidntial customrs in Colorado. W ar looking forward to providing Domstic and Intrnational Data and Voic solutions to Small and Mdium-Sizd businsss in th nar futur, said William C. Corrll, Prsidnt and Chairman of amricas.comtm. W ar xtrmly plasd with th rgulators dcisions and commit to th dploymnt of World Class Nxt-Gnration Srvic along th Front Rang. In Colorado, amricas.com will b initially offring xdsl, P tlphony and Standard Switchd Circuit Voic and Data Srvics. Whn fully oprational, amricas.com xpcts to offr rsal of Qwst / US Wst dial ton and unbundld ntwork lmnts that will allow amricas.com to bcom a total srvic providr for its customrs data and voic nds in Colorado and similar srvics in othr Sun-Blt Citis. W want to offr Colorado businss customrs an altrnativ to th traditional srvics offrd by Qwst / US Wst and will b taking ths srvics to South Amrica as wll. Th markts of Small- and Mdium-Sizd businsss rprsnt a larg undrsrvd nich markt for our Nxt- Gnration Srvics, said Corrll Corrll said amricas.com is building a Nxt Gnration Communications Company, nginring an intgratd data-tlphony srvic platform for its customrs. Nxt Gnration Ntworks rquir up to 8 prcnt lss capitalization than lgacy or traditional facilitis-basd providrs, h said. amricas.com, incorporatd ( amricas.com ) is a privat company intnding to bcom a lading Nxt Gnration Multinational Facilitis-Basd Providr of intgratd tlcommunications solutions for businss customrs having data, fax and voic tlcommunications rquirmnts in its primary markts in North Amrica. Prss Contact: Chuck Corrll, Prsidnt amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Harrison Sul Suit B Dnvr, Colorado 829 Tl: 33.331.9874 Fax: 33.316.39. PUC Application -. for Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity Pag Numbr 4 <f?

Fri FCC SELECTED APPLICATION LISTING BY FILE NUMBER REPORT WR7 ~ Sp 17 14:21:43 UsEastrn 1999 - ~ - ~ - ~ - - Fil Numbr = ITC2 141 9995273 1 8: I Fil Numbr: ITC-2 14-1999527-3 1 8 Callsign: Non Stramlind: Y Environmntal Impact: Non Status: Action Takn Public Notic Status Dat: 7/2/1999 Last Action: Grant of Authority Grant Dat: 6/3/1999 Old Fil Numbr: Non Accptd For Filing PN Dat: 6/1 6/1 999 Action Takn PN Dat: 7/2/1999 Trm Bgin Dat: Non Trm End Dat: Non Dat Fild: 5/27/1999 Dat Last Updatd: 6/3/1999 Last Action Dat: 6/3/1999 Sit lnformation Srvic Typ: Global or Limitd Global Facilitis-Basd AND Rsal Srvic Applicant: AMERICAS.COM, INCORPORATED Contact: Non SAME AS APPLICANT 63 SOUTH HARRISON STREET SAME AS APPLICANT SUITE B DENVER, CO 829-3 18 1 USA, USA Dscription: Application for authority to oprat as a facilitis-basd carrir in accordanc with th provisions of Sction 63.18()( 1) of th ruls and also to provid srvic in accordanc with th provisions of Sction 63.18()(2) of th ruls. Intrnational Tlcommunications I Satllit Earth Stations 1 Satllit Spac Stations 1 Intrnational HF Broadcast Stations and Public Fixd Radio Stations 1 Gnral Rports and Qury Tool 1 Intrnational Burau Hompag I IBFS Rports Hompag ~~~~ - - ~ ~~ ~ ~ -*-s -- a FCC - Fdral Communications Commission - IBFS Intrnt Rports - Fn Sp 1 I 14:21:44 US/Eastrn 1999 amricas.com Incorporatd 63 South Harmon Strl Suit B Dnvr, Colorado 829 Tl: 33,331 9874 Fax: 33 316.39. -- Arizona PUC Application.- for Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity Pag Numbr 41

Dcision No. C99-763 BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO DOCKET NO. 99A-263T IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF AMERICAS.COM, INCORPORATED, FOR A CERTIFICATE TO PROVIDE LOCAL EXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO PROVIDE EMERGING COMPETITIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION - I. -- BY THE COMMISSION Maild Dat: July 2, 1999 Adoptd Dat: July 14, 1999 A. Statmnt and Findings of Fact 1. On May 25, 1999, amricas.com, Incorporatd ("amricas.comff), fild an application for a Crtificat to Pro- vid Local Exchang Tlcommunications Srvics ( 'CPLE" ) a Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity to and for Provid Emrging Comptitiv Tlcommunications Srvics ("CPCN") 2. With rspct to amricas.com's application for a CPCN, th applicant rqusts crtification for th following * srvics: advancd faturs; prmium srvics; intrlata toll; intralata toll; switchd accss; and privat lin. Th applica- tion dos not rqust any spcific form of rlaxd rgulation for ths srvics.

3. On Jun 2, 1999 and July 13, 1999, th Commission issud a Notic of Application Fild and Notic of Haring, which gav notic to all intrstd partis that this applica- '* a 9 * tion had bn fild. Intrvntions wr du on or bfor July 2, 1999. 4. On Jun 11, 1999, U S WEST Communications, Inc. (I1U S Wst"), timly fild its Intrvntion and Entry of Apparanc in this dockt. U S Wst statd that it would not b opposd to a grant of th application without a haring, providd that amricas.com is obligatd to: (1) offr srvic to all customrs on a non-discriminatory basis; and (2) comply with all applicabl statuts and Commission rgulations govrning tlcommunications providrs. 5. On Jun 11, 1999 and July 13, 1999, amricas.com fild rsponss to qustions posd to it by th Staff of th Commission. Ths rsponss clarify svral itms in th application. B. Discussion 1. Bcaus th Commission will grant th application for a CPLE and CPCN in accordanc with U S Wst's rqust, this application is unopposd and may b considrd without a haring. 4-6-19(5), C.R.S. 2. With rspct to th authority to provid privat lin srvics, amricas.com is rmindd that S 4-15-12 (221, 2

C.R.S., dfins privat lin srvic as "any point-to-point or point-to-multipoint srvic ddicatd to th xclusiv us of an nd usr for th transmission of any tlcommunications srvics. 3. Consistnt with trms and conditions stablishd in prvious Commission dcisions, amricas.com will b rquird to participat in th Colorado High Cost Fund, th Tlcommunications Rlay Srvics for th Disabld Tlphon Usrs Program, th Emrgncy Tlphon Accss Act Program ( lnlow Incom Fund"), and othr financial support mchanisms that may b cratd in th futur by th Commission to implmnt 4-15-52(4) and (51, C.R.S. 4. amricas.com is informd that prior to providing local xchang tlcommunications srvics it must: (1) obtain an oprating authority; and (2) hav on fil with th Commission ffctiv tariffs and pric lists for its srvics. 5. amricas.com is informd that prior to providing mrging comptitiv tlcommunications srvics, it must hav on fil with th Commission ffctiv tariffs for its srvics. 6. Granting th application of amricas.com is consistnt with th lgislativ statmnts of policy containd in 5s 4-15-11, 4-15-51, and 4-15-52, C.R.S. 7. amricas.com's application for a CPCN to provid mrging comptitiv tlcommunications srvics dos not sp- 3

cifically rqust a waivr of th ruls rquiring th us of th Uniform Systm of Accounts as an accounting systm. Howvr, th CPLE portion of th application indicats that amricas.com uss Gnrally Accptd Accounting Principls ( "GAAP" ) as an accounting systm. Th Commission will considr th combind application as a unity, and will not subjct amricas.com to multipl burdns. Thrfor, amricas.com shall us th GAAP accounting systm for all its jurisdictional tlcommunications srvics. amricas.com's GAAP accounting systm shall brak out Colorado jurisdictional oprations. - 11. ORDER A. Th Commission Ordrs That: 1. amricas.com, Incorporatd's application for a Crtificat to provid local xchang tlcommunications srv- ics and for a Crtificat of Public Convninc and Ncssity to Provid Emrging Comptitiv Tlcommunications Srvics is dmd complt. 2. amricas.corn, Incorporatd, is grantd a Crtifi- cat of Public Convninc and Ncssity to provid th follow- ing mrging comptitiv tlcommunications srvics: advancd faturs; prmium srvics; intrlata toll; intralata toll; switchd accss; and privat lin. 4

3. amricas.corn, Incorporatd, may only offr privat lin srvic subjct to th rstrictions containd in 4-15-12 (22), C.R.S. 4. Switchd accss is a part of basic local srvic, which can b providd in Colorado only by a company authorizd to provid local xchang tlcommunications srvics. Thr- for, amricas.com, Incorporatd, is rmindd that it must obtain th ncssary oprating authority to provid local xchang tlcommunications srvics bfor providing switchd accss srvics. 5. amricas.com, Incorporatd, has not rqustd and is not grantd any spcific form of rlaxd rgulation for its mrging comptitiv tlcommunications srvics. 6. Prior to providing any of th mrging comptitiv srvics, listd abov, amricas.com, Incorporatd, must fil applicabl tariffs within 9 days of th ffctiv dat of this Ordr. If amricas.com, Incorporatd, fails to fil tariffs within 9 days, th authority to provid mrging comptitiv srvics shall, without furthr ordr of th Commis- sion, b dmd null and void. For good caus shown, and if a propr rqust is fild within 9 days of th ffctiv dat of this Ordr, th Commission may grant amricas.com, Incorporatd, additional tim within which to fil tariffs. 5

7. amricas. com, Incorporatd, is grantd a Crtificat to Provid Local Exchang Tlcommunications Srvics within th Stat of Colorado. 8.. amricas.com, Incorporatd's local xchang srvics will b rgulatd with th dfault rgulatory schm containd in 4 Cod of Colorado Rgulations 723-38. 9. amricas.com, Incorporatd, shall hav th obligation to srv all customrs in its srvic trritory on a non- discriminatory basis. Spcifically, amricas.com, Incorporatd, shall not b allowd to rfus srvic to a qualifid customr, that is, a customr that has th ability to pay for srvic. For clarification, "srvic trritory" shall b dfind as that portion of Colorado includd in th xchang maps providd as part of th application. Furthr, amricas.com, Incorporatd, shall b rquird to provid local xchang tlcommunications srvics to rsidntial customrs in complianc with 4-15- 52 (3) (b)(i), C.R.S. Howvr, amricas.com, Incorporatd, shall not b rquird to xtnd srvic to customrs whr th undrlying facilitis-basd providr has no facilitis. 1. In accordanc with Rul 25(c) of th Commission's Ruls of Practic and Procdur, 4 Cod of Colorado Rgulations 723-1, amricas.com, Incorporatd, will b rquird to maintain its books of accounts and rc'ords using Gnrally Accptd Accounting Principls. 6

11. This Ordr is ffctiv on its Maild Dat. B. ADOPTED IN COMMISSIONERS WEEKLY MEETING July 14, 1999. ( S E A L ) THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF COLORADO 6 * ATTEST: A TRUE COPY ROBERT J. HIX VINCENT MAJKOWSKI Bruc N. Smith Dirctor RAYMOND L. GIFFORD Commissionrs a * * a G : \YELLOW\ 7

Th undrsignd natural prson of th ag of ightn yars or mor, acting as incorporator of a corporation undr th Colorado Businss Corporation Act, adopts th following Articls of Incorporation for such corporation: ARTICLE I NAME Th nam of th corporation is amricas.com, Incorporatd. ARTICLE I[I D URATTON Th priod of duration of th corporation is prptual ARTICLE ltt * * PURPOSE Th purpos for which th corporation is organizd is th transaction of all lawful businss for which corporations may b incorporatd pursuant to th Colorado Businss Corporation Act. ARTICLEW - POWERS Th corporation shall hav and may xrcis all powrs ncssary or convnint to ffct its purpos. ARTlCLE V SHARES A. Authorizd Shars. Th aggrgat numbr of shars of capital stock which this corporation shall hav th authority to issu is twnty-fiv million (25,,) shars, of which two million fiv hundrd thousand (2,5,) shall b prfrrd stock and shall b issud at a par valu of $.lo pr shar, and twnty-two million fiv hundrd thousand (22,5,) shars shall b common stock which shall b issud at

$.1 pr valu pr shar. No shar shall b issud until it has bn paid for, and it shall thraftr b nonassssabl. Th board of dirctors of this corporation shall hav th authority to divid th prfrrd shars into sris and, within th limitations providd by statut, to fix by rsolution th voting powrs, dsignation, prfwncs, and rlativ participating optional or othr spcid rights, and th qdifications, limitations or fsviction~ of th shars of any sris so stablishd. B. Transfr Rstrictions- Th corporation shall hav th right to impos rstrictions upon th transfr of any of its authorizd shars or any intrst thriq providd that such rstrictions as may 6om tim to tim b 5 imposd, or notic of th substanc throf, shall b st forth upon th Fac or back of th crtificats rprsnting such shars. Th board of dirctors is hrby authorizd on bhalf of th corporation to xrcis th corporation s right to impos such rstrictions, whthr by provision in th ByIaws or othrwis. C. Cumulativ Voting. Cumulativ voting of shars in th jction of dirctors is prmittd. D. Prmptiv Riphts. Sharholdrs shall hav no prmptiv rights to acquir additional or trasury shars of th corporstion or scuritis convrtibl into shars or carrying stock purchas warrants or privilgs, or stock rights or options. ARTICLE VI VOTING Th sharholdrs, by vot or concurrnc of a majority of th outstanding shars of th corporation or any class or sris throfl ntitld to vot on th subjct mattr, may tak any action.which, xcpt-for this Articl, would rquir a two-thirds vot undr th Colorado Businss Corporation Act, as amndd. ARTICLE VTI QUORUM A majority of th shars ntitld to vot, rpsntd in prson or by proxy, shall constitut a quonun at a mting of sharholdrs. Excpt as othrwis providd by ths Articls of Incorporation or th Colorado Businss Corporation Act, if a quorum is prsnt, th afirmativ vot of a majority of th shars rprsntd at th mting and ntitld to vot on th subjct mattr shall b th act of th sharholdrs. 2

ARTICLE VIII BOARD OF DLRECTORS Th businss and af airs of th corporation shall b managd by a board of dirctors consisting of on or mor mmbrs, which shall b lctd at th annual mting of th sharholdrs, or at a spcial mting calld for that purpos. Th numbr of dirctors shall b fixd in accordanc with th Bylaws. Th initial board of dirctors shall consist of th following mmbr, who shall srv until th first annual mting of sharholdrs and until his succssor is lctd and qualifid: Dirctor William C. Com11 Addrss 63 South Harrison St., Suit B Dnvr, CO 829 Th numbr of dirctors may b incrasd or dcrasd fiom tim to tim in th mannr providd in th Bylaws of th corporation, but no dcras shall hav th ffct of shortning th trm of any incumbnt dirctor. Th corporation's initial principal ofic shall b at 63 South Harrison St., Suit B, Dnvr, CO 829. ARTICLE M CONFLICTS OF MIXREST No contract or othr transaction btwn th corporation and on or mor of its dirctors or officrs, or any othr corporation, firm, association or ntity in which on or mor of its dirctofs ar dirctors.or officrs, or ar financially intcrstd, shall b ithr void or voidabl solly bcaus of such rlationship or intrst or solly bcaus such dirctors ar prsnt at a mting of th board of dirctors or a committ throf which authorizs, approvs or ratifis such contract or transactions. ARTICLE X DLSTRIBUTIONS IN PARTIAL LIQUIDATION OUT OF STATED CAPmAL In addition to th othr powrs now or hraftr confrrd upon th board of dirctors by ths ArticIs of Incorporation, th Colorado Businss Corporation Act or othrwis, and subjct to th Ernitations containd in th Colorado Businss Corporation Act, th board of dirctors may fiom tim to tim distribut to th sharholdrs in partial liquidation, out of statd capital, a portion of th corporation's assts in cash or proprty. J

ARTICLE XI LIMITATTON OF DIRECTOR Ll+BLLITy Th prsonal liability of ach dirctor shail b liminatd or limitd to th fbllst xtnt prmittd by th Colorado Businss Corporation Act, and any futur amndmnts to it. Any rpal or modification of this Articl XI shall not advrsly affc;t any protction of a dirctor immdiatly prior to such rpd or modification. ARTICLEXLI TNlDEMNlFICATION In addition to th othr powrs now or hraftr codrrd upon th corporation by ths Articls of Incorporation, th Colorado Businss Corporation Act or othrwis, th corporation shall possss and may xrcis aii powrs to indmnify dirctors, officrs and othr prsons and all powrs whatsovr incidntal thrto (including without limitation th powr to advanc xpnss and th powr to purchas and maintain insuranc with rspct thrto), without rgard to whthr or not such powrs ar xpssly providd for in th Colorado Businss Corporation Act. Th board of dirctors is hrby authorizd on bhaif of th corporation and without sharholdr action to xrcis all of th corporadon s powrs of indmnification, whthr by provision in th Bylaws or othrwis. ARTICLE xlou REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT Th addrss of th rgistrd offic of th corporation is 63 South Harrison St., Suit B, Dnvr, CO 829, and th nam of th corporation s rgistrd agnt at such addrss is William C. Corrll. ARTICLE XTV AMENDMENTS Th corporation rsrvs th right to amnd its Articls of Incorporation from tim to tim in accordanc with th Coloardo Businss Corporation Act. ARTICLE XV ]INCORPORATOR Th nam and addrss of th incorporator is: Lynn Chapman Grn 9145 E. Knyon, #lo3 Dnvr, CO 8237

IN WITNESS WHEFE F, th undrsignd xcuts ths Articls of 'Incorporation as incorporator, this Octobr f,1998. IN WITNESS WEEREOF, th undrsignd appointmnt as th rgistrd agnt of amricas.com, Incorporatd, this Octobr 1998. William C. Corrll Stat of CoIorado City and County of Dnvr On this dat, prsonally appard bfor m Lynn Chapman Grn, who dclard that sh is th prson who signd th forgoing Articls of Incorporation as incorporator, and that th statmnts thrin containd ar tru. Ln witnss whrof, - I hav hrunto st my hand and sal thiso&obi 7,1998. My commission xpirs I D - S- >OD 5

DEPARTMENT OF STATE CERTIFICATE I, DONETTA DAVIDSON, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ACCORDING TO THE RECORDS OF THIS OFFICE AMERICAS. COM, INCORPORATED (COLORADO COR PORATION) FILE # 1998118198 WAS FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON Octobr 8, RND HAS COMPLIED WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO AND ON THIS DATE IS IN GOOD STANDING AND AUTHORIZED AND COMPETENT TO TRANSACT BUSINESS OR TO CONDUCT ITS AFFAIRS WITHIN THIS STATE. 1998 Datd: Sptmbr 14, 1999 SECRETARY OF I STATE

Btsy Baylss Scrtary of Stat Trad Nam Division 17 Wst Washington 7th Floor Phonix, Arizona 857 542-61 87 Filing F: $1. - Approvd By: APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME (A.R.S. Titl 44, Chaptr 1, Articl 3.1) Th Rgistration of Trad Nams and Tradmarks is not lgally rquird in Arizona, but is an accptd businss practic. Nam, titl or dsignati Nam of Applicant(s):. Businss Addrss: 65. --7 Plas chck on" lj Prson Firm fiporation c] Forign Corporation Partnrship Association D LLC licnsd for businss Socity Organization in this stat If a Corporation, plas provid th stat incorporatd: Th dat in which th nam, titl or dsignation was first usd by th applicant within this stat. 'This dat must b today's dat or prior to today's dat: Month Day Yar ' Rvisd 9-97