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
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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.
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2023
12/29/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications And/Or Interconnected VOIP Services
Applicant(s): Level 3 Telecom of Colorado, LLC and Fusion Cloud Services, LLC and Fusion Telecom of Texas, Ltd., L.L.P.
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-1214 Docket Nos. 23-366 and 23-420 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1872 and 1885
12/15/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): Level 3 Telecom of Louisiana, LLC and XO Communications Services, LLC and XO Virginia, LLC (XO)
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-1173 Docket Nos. 23-365 and 23-414 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1871 and 1884
12/1/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): CBTS Technology Solutions LLC
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-1126 Docket No. 23-340 Comp Pol. File No. 1868
11/30/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): MCImetro Access Transmission Services LLC, MCI Communications Services LLC; MCImetro Access Transmission Services LLC; and MCImetro Access Transmission Services of Virginia, Inc. and ACN Communication Services, LLC (ACN)
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-1121 Docket Nos. 23-332, 23-391 and 23-392 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1866, 1874 and 1875
11/20/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): Level 3 Telecom of Ohio, LLC and Level 3 Telecom of Kentucky, LLC
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-1098 Docket No. 23-331 Comp Pol. File No. 1865
11/9/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): Blue Casa Telephone, LLC and Pacific Centrex Datavo, LLC
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-1069 Docket Nos. 23-341and 23-342 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1869 and 1870
10/18/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company LLC d/b/a altafiber Network Solutions
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-989 Docket No. 23-298 Comp Pol. File No. 1860
10/16/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): AT&T Services, Inc. on behalf of its affiliate, AT&T Corp. (AT&T)
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-983 Docket No. 23-333 Comp Pol. File No. 1867
9/14/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (Cogent)
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-848 Docket No. 23-304 Comp Pol. File No. 1862
9/8/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): TDS Metrocom, LLC
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-830 Docket No. 23-276 Comp Pol. File No. 1857
8/29/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): CenturyLink Communications, LLC f/k/a Embarq Communications, LLC, f/k/a Qwest Communications, LLC d/b/a CenturyLink QCC, Level 3 Telecom, a Lumen company, on behalf of its CLEC affiliates, subsidiaries of Lumen Technologies, Inc. CenturyLink Communications, LLC (CenturyLink)
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-777 Docket No. 23-273 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1845, 1846 and 1847
8/22/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): Fusion Cloud Services, LLC
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-743 Docket No. 23-273 Comp Pol. File No. 1856
7/31/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): Fusion Cloud Services, LLC, Fusion CSI, LLC, Fusion Communications, LLC and Fusion Telecom of Texas, Ltd., L.L.P. (Fusion), CallTower, Inc., on behalf of its subsidiaries, Appia Communications, Inc. and BroadRiver Communication Corporation
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-647 Docket Nos. 23-235 and 23-253 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1853 and 1854
6/16/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): TDS Metrocom, LLC
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-524 Docket Nos. 23-145 and 23-147 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1838 and 1840
6/14/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): AT&T Services, Inc. on behalf of its affiliate, AT&T Corp. (AT&T)
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-514 Docket No. 23-186 Comp Pol. File No. 1848
6/9/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): TDS Metrocom, LLC
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-495 Docket Nos. 23-144 and 23-146 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1837 and 1839
5/30/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): CenturyLink of Florida, Inc.
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-461 Docket No. 23-155 Comp Pol. File No. 1843
5/26/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): Level 3 Telecom on behalf of its CLEC affiliates and Fusion Cloud Services, LLC and Fusion Telecom of Texas, Ltd., L.L.P.
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-454 Docket Nos. 23-139 and 23-154 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1836 and 1842
5/15/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): Level 3 Telecom of California, LP, a Lumen company and AT&T Services, Inc., on behalf of its affiliate, AT&T Corp. (AT&T)
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-413 Docket Nos. 23-111 and 23-148 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1835 and 1841
4/14/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): TDS Metrocom, LLC
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-326 Docket No. 23-136 Comp Pol. File No. 1831
4/4/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-277 Docket No. 23-95 Comp Pol. File No. 1834
3/31/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc.
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-277 Docket No. 23-95 Comp Pol. File No. 1834
3/14/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services And/Or Interconnected VOIP Services
Applicant(s): Mitel Cloud Services, Inc. (Mitel) and AT&T Services, Inc., on behalf of its affiliates, Teleport Communications Group Operating Companies, Teleport Communications America, LLC, and TC Systems, Inc. (AT&T)
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-213 Docket Nos. 22-310 and 23-92 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1800 and 1832
3/10/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): Electric Lightwave, LLC dba Allstream
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-199 Docket No. 23-94 Comp Pol. File No. 1833
3/3/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services And/Or Interconnected VOIP Services
Applicant(s): Level 3 Telecom of California, LP and Fusion Cloud Services, LLC and Fusion Telecom of Texas, Ltd., L.L.P
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-177 Docket Nos. 23-47 and 23-49 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1828 and 1830
2/17/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services And/Or Interconnected VOIP Services
Applicant(s): TDS Metrocom, LLC
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-137 Docket Nos. 23-15 23-16 23-17 23-18 23-19 23-21 23-22 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1819, 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1825, and 1826
2/14/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services And/Or Interconnected VOIP Services
Applicant(s): Fusion Cloud Services, LLC
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-127 Docket No. 23-32 Comp Pol. File No. 1827
1/13/2023
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services And/Or Interconnected VOIP Services
Applicant(s): Global Crossing Local Services, Inc., a Lumen company
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 23-36 Docket No. 23-20 Comp Pol. File No. 1824