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
 

Application Filing Fees:  Please see this link for updated information about filing fees that must accompany each application.

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.

2024

11/29/2024

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

Applicant(s):  Global Crossing Local Services, Inc. and Global Crossing

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-1203 Docket No. 24-220 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1959

11/20/2024

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On AT&T's Section 214 Application To Grandfather and Discontinue Legacy Voice Service As Part Of A Technology Transition

Applicant(s):  AT&T Services, Inc. on behalf of its affiliate Southwestern Bell

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-1158 Docket No. 24-220 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1963

11/18/2024

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

Applicant(s):  Rochester Telecom Systems, Inc.

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-1150 Docket No. 24-449 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1957

11/4/2024

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

Applicant(s):  Level 3 Telecom of Wisconsin, L.P.

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-1124 Docket No. 24-265 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1943

10/30/2024

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, Alascom, Inc. dba AT&T Alaska

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-1114 Docket No. 24-447 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1955

10/10/2024

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications Services As Part Of A Technology Transition

Applicant(s):  Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-1064 Docket No. 24-292 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1949

10/7/2024

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

Applicant(s):  Metropolitan Telecommunications d/b/a MetTel, Metropolitan Telecommunications Corporation of PA LLC d/b/a MetTel and Manhattan Telecommunications Corporation of NJ LLC, d/b/a MetTel

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-1045 Docket No. . 24-123, 24-289 & 24-290 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1906, 1951, 1952

9/25/2024

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

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-990 Docket No. . 24-216 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1929

8/26/2024

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

Applicant(s):  Onvoy, LLC

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-861 Docket No. 24-247 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1939

8/16/2024

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

Applicant(s):  CenturyLink Communications, LLC (CenturyLink)

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-834 Docket No. 24-246 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1938

8/9/2024

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

Applicant(s):  Stanacard LLC (Stanacard)

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-796 Docket No. 24-241 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1936

8/1/2024

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

Applicant(s):  AT&T Services, Inc., on behalf of its affiliate Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, LLC, d/b/a AT&T Texas (AT&T), AT&T Services, Inc., on behalf of its affiliates (AT&T), T&T Services, Inc., on behalf of its affiliate BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC, d/b/a AT&T Florida and AT&T Tennessee (AT&T) and AT&T Services, Inc., on behalf of its affiliates (AT&T)

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-747 Docket Nos. 24-225, 24-226, 24-228 and 24-229 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1930, 1931, 1933 and 1934

7/31/2024

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

Applicant(s):  ANPI Business, LLC f/k/a Zone Telecom Inc (ANPI)

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-744 Docket No. 24-190 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1926

7/25/2024

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 (altafiber)

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-721 Docket No. 24-170 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1920

7/19/2024

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. 24-695 Docket No. 24-215 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1928

7/17/2024

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

Applicant(s):  Consolidated Communications Enterprise Services, Inc. d/b/a Consolidated Communications

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-694 Docket No. 24-143 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1912

7/9/2024

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

Applicant(s):  SEI Data, Inc. d/b/a SEI Communications (SEI)

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-663 Docket No. 24-188 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1924

6/21/2024

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 Enterprises, LLC (AT&T)

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-593 Docket No. 24-177 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1922

6/20/2024

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

Applicant(s):  Millennium Telcom, L.L.C. d/b/a OneSource Communications

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-585 Docket No. 24-160 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1916

6/14/2024

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. 24-567 Docket No. 24-167 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1917

6/7/2024

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

Applicant(s):  TDS Metrocom, LLC (TDS)

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-539 Docket No. 24-158 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1914

5/28/2024

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

Applicant(s):  CenturyLink Communications, LLC

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-496 Docket No. 24-100 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1904

5/20/2024

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

Applicant(s):  Fusion LLC and Fusion Cloud Services, LLC (Fusion)

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-479 Docket No. 24-142 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1911

5/7/2024

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

Applicant(s):  Consolidated Communications of Texas Company d/b/a Consolidated Communications (Consolidated Communications)

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-433 Docket No. 24-69 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1899

5/1/2024

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application(s) To Discontinue Domestic Telecommunications Services As Part of A Technology Transition

Applicant(s):  Consolidated Communications of Texas Company d/b/a Consolidated Communications (Consolidated Communications)

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-413 Docket No. 24-122 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1905

4/12/2024

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

Applicant(s):  CenturyLink Communications, LLC (CenturyLink)

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-354 Docket No. 24-91 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1902

4/5/2024

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

Applicant(s):  Level 3 Telecom of Kentucky, LLC (Level 3)

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-335 Docket No. 24-52 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1895

3/22/2024

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

Applicant(s):   Zippytech LLC d/b/a Cedar Networks

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-284 Docket No. 24-33 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1891

3/8/2024

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

Applicant(s):   TDS Metrocom, LLC

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-220 Docket No. 24-46 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1894

1/30/2024

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

Applicant(s):  CTSI, LLC d/b/a Frontier Communications CTSI, LLC, HCI Telcom, Inc. d/b/a Hubris Communications and d/b/a IdeaTek (HCI), Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc.; Global Crossing Local Services, Inc., and Global Crossing Telemanagement VA, LLC (Global Crossing)

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-84 Docket Nos. 23-422, 24-22, 24-23 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1887, 1888, 1889

1/26/2024

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

Applicant(s):  Blueface US, LLC

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-75 Docket No. 23-375 Comp Pol. File No. 1873

1/12/2024

PUBLIC NOTICE: Comments Invited On Section 214 Application To Grandfather Domestic Legacy Voice Services

Applicant(s):  AT&T Services, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-43 Docket No. 23-400 Comp Pol. File No. 1881

1/12/2024

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

Applicant(s):  AT&T Services, Inc., on behalf of its affiliates, AT&T Services, Inc., on behalf of its affiliate BellSouth Telecommunications,
LLC, d/b/a AT&T Florida and AT&T Tennessee and AT&T Services, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-42 Docket Nos. 23-397, 23-398 and 23-399 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1878, 1879 and 1880

1/9/2024

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

Applicant(s):  Level 3 Telecom of Minnesota, LLC

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-22 Docket No. 23-421 Comp Pol. File No. 1886

1/5/2024

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

Applicant(s):  Level 3 Telecom of North Carolina, LP and Level 3 Telecom of Kansas City, LLC

Word | Acrobat | DA No. 24-14 Docket Nos. 23-393 and 23-394 Comp Pol. File Nos. 1876 and 1877

Bureau/Office: