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
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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2019
12/19/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Service(s) In Response To Copper Retirement(s)
Applicant(s): PAETEC Communications, LLC and Broadview Networks, Inc.,
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-1296 Docket No. 19-362 & 19-373 Comp Pol. File No. 1592 & 1591
12/13/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Service(s)
Applicant(s): Talk America Services, LLC, Talk America Services, LLC, Global Connection, Inc. of America, Talk America Services, LLC, Xfone USA, LLC and its affiliate, NTS Communications, LLC, Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc., a CenturyLink company, Talk America Services, LLC
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-1275 Docket No. 19-337, 19-359, 19374, 19-375, 19-376, 19-378 & 19-379 Comp Pol. File No. 1583, 1587, 1593, 1594, 1595, 1596 & 1597
\11/15/2019
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. 19-1185 Docket No. 19-338 Comp Pol. File No. 1584
10/4/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): Talk America Services, LLC, Talk America Services, LLC
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-1010 Docket No. 19-258, 19-268 Comp Pol. File No. 1563, 1570
9/23/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Applicant(s): Talk America Services, LLC , Talk America Services, LLC
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-939 Docket No. 19-263, 19-264 Comp Pol. File No. 1565, 1566
9/13/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-914 Docket No. 19-259 Comp Pol. File No. 1564
9/9/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-893 Docket No. 19-247 Comp Pol. File No. 1562
8/30/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-815 Docket No. 19-238 Comp Pol. File No. 1561
8/30/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-816 Docket No. 19-236 Comp Pol. File No. 1560
8/30/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-815 Docket No. 19-238 Comp Pol. File No. 1561
8/15/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-778 Docket No. 19-209 and 19-231 Comp Pol. File No. 1552 and 1558
8/9/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-761 Docket No. 19-171, 19-200, 19-201, 19-203, 19-210, 19-223, 19-224 and 19-225 Comp Pol. File No. 1540, 1547, 1548, 1549, 1553, 1555, 1556 and 1557
8/1/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-735 Docket No. 19-204 and 19-211 Comp Pol. File No. 1550 and 1554
7/22/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-691 Docket No. 19-205 Comp Pol. File No. 1551
7/2/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-625 Docket No. 19-175 Comp Pol. File No. 1544
6/28/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-604 Docket No. 19-172, 19-173 and 19-176 Comp Pol. File No. 1541, 1542 and 1545
6/25/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-595 Docket No. 19-130, 19-134 and 19-148 Comp Pol. File No. 1532, 1533 and 1535
6/19/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-576 Docket No. 19-149 Comp Pol. File No. 1536
5/30/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-488 Docket No. 19-151 Comp Pol. File No. 1538
5/17/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-434 Docket No. 19-36, 19-82, 19-125 Comp Pol. File No. 1521, 1528, 1531
5/2/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-378 Docket No. 19-104 Comp Pol. File No. 1530
4/29/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-343 Docket No. 19-37 Comp Pol. File No. 1522
4/1/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-231 Docket No. 19-53 Comp Pol. File No. 1525
3/15/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-182 Docket No. 19-54 Comp Pol. File No. 1526
3/1/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-131 Docket No. 19-35, 19-45 Comp Pol. File No. 1520 and 1523
2/21/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-104 Docket No. 19-10, 19-11, 19-15 and 19-34 Comp Pol. File No. 1511, 1512, 1516 and 1519
2/12/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-73 Docket No. 18-345, 18-346, 18-347, 18-350, 18-368, 18-395, 18-396 and 19-12 Comp Pol. File No. 1499, 1500, 1501, 1502, 1506, 1509, 1510 and 1513
2/12/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE: Section 214 Discontinuance Authorizations After Period Of Limited Government Operations
Word | Acrobat | DA No. 19-49 Docket No. 18-324, 18-351, 18-354, and 18-367 Comp Pol. File No. 1493, 1503, 1504 and 1505