Important Steps for Consumers and Companies When Service is Ending

  • You are a consumer and your phone company mailed you a letter informing you that it plans to discontinue your service soon.  What should you do?  Answer
  • You run or represent a phone company that is planning to discontinue domestic telecommunications service.  What must you do to comply with FCC rules? Answer 
  • You are an attorney or a trustee in a bankruptcy case involving a discontinuance of domestic telecommunications service.  What do you need to know? Answer
Domestic Discontinuances

Below are public notices soliciting comment on applications by carriers planning to discontinue domestic telecommunications service.  Consumers and others need information in these public notices to file comments  on a proposed discontinuance.  Any filings for the emergency discontinuance, reduction or impairment of domestic services are also included below.

Visit the International Bureau for discontinuance of international service.

2018

12/19/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic, Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Applicant(s): Windstream Services, LLC on behalf of its competitive local exchange carrier affiliates Broadview Networks, Inc.; Broadview Networks of Virginia, Inc.; DeltaCom LLC d/b/a EarthLink Business; EarthLink Business, LLC; Windstream Communications, LLC; Windstream NuVox of Arkansas, LLC; Windstream NuVox Illinois, LLC; WindstreamNuVox Indiana, LLC; Windstream NuVox Kansas, LLC; Windstream NuVox Missouri, LLC; Windstream NuVox Ohio, LLC; and Windstream NuVox, LLC

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-1269 Docket No. 18-351 Comp Pol. File No. 1503

12/19/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic, Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-1268 Docket No. 18-367 Comp Pol. File No. 1505

12/12/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic, Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-1244 Docket No. 18-354 Comp Pol. File No. 1504

11/14/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic, Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-1157 Docket No. 18-328 Comp Pol. File No. 1494

11/8/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-1144 Docket No. 18-324 Comp Pol. File No. 1493

11/2/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic, Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-1122 Docket No. 18-316 and 18-319 Comp Pol. File No. 1491 and 1492

10/12/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services And/or Interconnected VOIP Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-1043 Docket No. 18-280, 18-281, 18-305 and 18-308 Comp Pol. File No. 1485, 1486, 1488 and 1490

10/5/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-1024 Docket No. 18-300 Comp Pol. File No. 1487

10/2/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-1003 Docket No. 18-270 Comp Pol. File No. 1481

9/28/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-994 Docket No. 18-263, 18-264, 18-269, 18-271, 18-273 and 18-279 Comp Pol. File No. 1476, 1480, 1482, 1483 and 1484

9/24/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-922 Docket No. 18-262, 18-264, 18-265 and 18-266 Comp Pol. File No. 1475, 1477, 1488 and 1479

8/29/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-891 Docket No. 18-243 Comp Pol. File No. 1473

8/15/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-849 Docket No. 18-234, 18-235, 18-241, 18-242, 18-244 Comp Pol. File No. 1468, 1469, 1471, 1472 and 1474

8/1/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-795 Docket No. 18-226 Comp Pol. File No. 1466

7/31/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-790 Docket No. 18-225 Comp Pol. File No. 1465 and 1467

7/6/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-711 Docket No. 18-209 Comp Pol. File No. 1464

8/1/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-795 Docket No. 18-182, 18-183, 18-188, 18-189, 18-190, 18-200 and 18-201 Comp Pol. File No. 1457, 1458, 1459, 1460, 1461, 1462 and 1463

6/7/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-595 Docket No. 18-176 Comp Pol. File No. 1456

5/29/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-560 Docket Nos. 18-132, 18-144, 18-145, 18-163, 18-164 and 18-165 and Comp. Pol. File Nos. 1450, 1451, 1452, 1453, 1454, and 1455

5/1/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-445 Docket No. 18-125 

4/20/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services Or Interconnected VOIP Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-406 Docket No. 18-106, 18-102, 18-117, 18-115, 18-118 Comp Pol. File No. 1443, 1444, 1445 1446 and 1447

4/2/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services Or Interconnected VOIP Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-331 Docket No. 18-65, 18-96

3/29/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services Or Interconnected VOIP Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-320 Docket No. 18-97, 18-80, 18-81, 18-77 Comp Pol. File No. 1438, 1439, 1440 and 1442

3/14/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Application Of Matanuska Telephone Association, Inc. To Discontinue Domestic Non-dominant Telecommunications Services Is Not Automatically Granted

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-255 Docket No. 17-363 Comp Pol. File No. 1422

3/6/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services Or Interconnected VOIP Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-219 Docket No. 18-56 Comp Pol. File No.  1435

3/5/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services Or Interconnected VOIP Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-212 Docket No. 18-54, 18-59, 18-55 Comp Pol. File No.  1433, 1434 and 1436

2/13/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services Or Interconnected VOIP Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-144 Docket No. 17-363, 18-2, 18-19,18-20 and 18-30 Comp Pol. File No.  1422, 1424, 1427, 1429 and 1430

1/26/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services Or Interconnected VOIP Services

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 18-79 Docket No. 18-14, 18-15, 18-16 Comp Pol. File No.  1425, 1426, 1428

Bureau/Office: