NOTICE OF A FRANCHISE AND CONCESSION REVIEW COMMITTEE (“FCRC”) PUBLIC HEARING to be held on Monday, June 11, 2012 commencing at 2:30 PM at 22 Reade Street, Borough of Manhattan in the matter of a request for approval of a change of control of  AboveNet Communications, Inc. (“ACI”) from AboveNet, Inc. to Zayo Group, LLC.  ACI is the successor of Metromedia Fiber Network NYC, Inc., which was granted a franchise by the City of New York (“the City”), expressed in an amended and restated franchise agreement (the “Franchise Agreement”) dated February 28, 2000, to install, operate and maintain telecommunications services equipment and facilities in the inalienable property of the City.

Copies of organizational charts reflecting the current controlling ownership of ACI and the proposed new controlling ownership thereof, and a copy of the Franchise Agreement, may be viewed at the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, 2 Metrotech Center, 4^th Floor, Brooklyn, New York 11201, from May 17, 2012 through June 11, 2012, between the hours of 9:30 AM and 3:30 PM, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.  Hard copies of such organizational charts and of the Franchise Agreement may be obtained, by appointment, at a cost of $.25 per page.  All payments shall be made at the time of pickup by check or money order made payable to the New York City Department of Finance.  A copy of such organizational charts and of the Franchise Agreement may also be obtained in PDF form at no cost, by email request.  Interested parties should contact Roxanne Chambers at (212) 788-6610 or by email at RChambers@doitt.nyc.gov.

NOTE:  Individuals requesting sign language interpreters at the public hearing should contact the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services, Public Hearing Unit, 253 Broadway, 9^th Floor, New York, New York 10007, (212) 788-7490, no later than SEVEN (7) BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.  TDD users should call Verizon relay service.

The Hearing may be cablecast on NYC Media Group channels.