NOTICE OF FILING AND PUBLIC HEARING Application of Ripple Fiber LLC and Ripple Fiber Holdco LLC for Assignment of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Provide Resold and Facilities-Based Local Exchange and Interexchange Telecommunications Services in the State of South Carolina (See Also Docket No. 2023-287-C) Docket No. 2026-204-C Why is this Notice Important? Ripple Fiber LLC ("Ripple Fiber") and Ripple Fiber Holdco LLC ("Ripple Fiber Holdco") (together, the "Applicants") filed an Application for Pro Forma Assignment of Ripple Fiber's Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ("Certificate") Docket No. 2023-287-C, Order No. 2023-893, to its parent entity Ripple Fiber Holdco with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (the "Commission"). Commission Order No. 2023-893 granted Ripple Fiber a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide facilities-based and resold local exchange (including exchange access) telecommunications services within South Carolina. The Applicants request that the Commission issue an Order: Approving the pro forma assignment of Ripple Fiber's Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from Ripple Fiber to Ripple Fiber Holdco as described in the Application. Authorizing Ripple Fiber Holdco to use flexible regulation procedures for local exchange telecommunications services as outlined in Order No. 98-165 in Docket No. 97-467-C. Waiving the application of certain Commission rules pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 103-601(3). PLEASE BE ADVISED pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Section 58-9-280, as amended, the Commission will invoke the 120-day period allowed for consideration of this matter. The case was filed according to S.C. Code Ann. Section 58-9-280, Section 58-9-585, Section 58-9-310, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; and this hearing has been scheduled according to S.C. Code Ann. Section 58-9-280 and S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 103-817. For the entire Case visit: https://dms.psc.sc.gov/Web/Dockets/Detail/119785 When Will the Applicants' Case Be Heard by the Hearing Examiner? When: Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 10:00 AM. Where: 101 Executive Center Drive, Hearing Room, Columbia, South Carolina 29210 Livestream: https://www.scetv.org/live/public-service-commission Who Can I Talk to About This Notice? Ripple Fiber Holdco LLC / Ripple Fiber LLC - 704-989-3217 Office of Regulatory Staff - 803-737-5230 or 1-800-922-1531 Department of Consumer Affairs - 803-734-4200 or 1-800-922-1594 Public Service Commission - 803-896-5100 How Can I Participate in this Case? A stakeholder may participate in the case by the ways listed below. Option A: File a Letter of Protest by Emailing the completed Letter of Protest to contact@psc.sc.gov; or Mailing the completed Letter of Protest to 101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100, Columbia, SC 29210. More information is available here: https://psc.sc.gov/consumer-info/file-letter-protest Option B: File a Petition to Intervene. An Intervenor becomes a party in the case. Intervenors have the right to testify, crossexamine witnesses, seek reconsideration of the Commission's Final Decision, and must follow the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. To intervene, you must: Email a Petition to Intervene to contact@psc.sc.gov no later than Friday, September 25, 2026; or Mail a Petition to Intervene to 101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100, Columbia, SC 29210 no later than Friday, September 25, 2026. Please include your email address. **You must give a copy of your Petition to Intervene to all Parties in this case. Petitions to Intervene must meet the requirements of Commission Regulation 103-825 and must be approved by the Commission. In the above referenced case, if the proposed tariffs contain any request for a change of rates, the proposed rates may be changed by the Commission. Persons seeking further information about these procedures should contact the Commission at 803-896-5100 or visit its website at www.psc.sc.gov. IPL0371515 Sep 4 2026