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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  01-  1112 
 April  30,  2001 


 COMMENTS  INVITED  ON  CABLE  &  WIRELESS,  USA,  INC.  APPLICATION  TO 
 DISCONTINUE  DOMESTIC  SERVICES 


 NSD  File  No.  W-  P-  D-  490 
 Comments  Due:  May  18,  2001 
 Section  214  Application 
 Applicant:  Cable  &  Wireless,  USA,  Inc. 


 On  March  30,  2001,  Cable  &  Wireless,  USA,  Inc.  (C&  W)  filed  an  application  requesting 
 authority  under  section  214(  a)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  47  U.  S.  C.  §  214(  a),  and  section 
 63.71  of  the  Federal  Communications  Commission's  (Commission)  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  63.71,  to 
 discontinue  C&  W’s  provision  of  United  Telnet  (T-  Net)  service,  an  inbound  and  outbound,  switched 
 and  dedicated  access  long  distance  toll  service. 


 The  application  states  that  C&  W  has  offered  T-  Net  service  since  August  1997.  C&  W 
 provides  T-  Net  service  to  1,028  customers  throughout  the  United  States,  excluding  Hawaii, 
 Alaska,  Arkansas  and  South  Dakota.  C&  W  states  that  in  recent  months,  network  and  other 
 expense  associated  with  the  provision  of  T-  Net  service  have  become  increasingly  costly,  resulting 
 in  lost  revenue  to  C&  W  and  increased  costs  to  T-  Net  customers. 


 The  application  states  that,  in  August/  September  2000,  C&  W  notified  T-  Net  customers  of 
 the  availability  of  an  optional  C&  W  service  to  which  T-  Net  customers  could  migrate  and  receive 
 comparable  service  at  competitive  rates,  priced  at  or  below  the  rates  for  T-  Net;  customers  who 
 chose  to  migrate  would  not  be  subject  to  a  minimum  monthly  usage  charge  or  set-  up/  installation 
 fees.  The  application  also  states  that  on  February  1,  2001,  C&  W  gave  notice  to  all  affected 
 customers  of  its  proposed  discontinuance  of  T-  Net  service  by  ordinary  mail  delivered  through  the 
 U.  S.  Postal  Service,  and  that  on  March  29,  2001,  C&  W  submitted  a  copy  of  the  application  to  the 
 Secretary  of  Defense  and  the  Public  Utility  Commission  and  Governor  of  each  State  in  which 
 discontinuance  is  proposed. 


 In  accordance  with  section  63.71(  c)  of  the  Commission's  rules,  the  applicat  ion  will  be  deemed 
 to  be  automatically  granted  on  the  31st  day  after  the  release  date  of  this  notice  without  any 
 Commission  notification  to  the  applicant,  unless  prior  to  that  date  the  Commission  has  notified  the 
 applicant  t  hat  t  he  grant  will  not  be  aut  omat  ic.  The  FCC  will  normally  aut  horize  proposed 


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 discontinuances  of  service  unless  it  is  shown  that  customers  or  other  end  users  would  be  unable  to 
 receive  service  or  a  reasonable  substitute  from  another  carrier,  or  that  the  public  convenience  and 
 necessity  would  be  otherwise  adversely  affected. 


 Comment  s  object  ing  to  this  applicat  ion  must  be  filed  wit  h  the  Commission  by  May  18,  2001. 
 Such  comments  should  refer  to  application  file  number  W-  P-  D-  490.  Comment  s  should  include 
 specific  information  about  the  impact  of  this  proposed  discontinuance  on  the  commenter,  including  any 
 inabilit  y  t  o  acquire  reasonable  subst  it  ut  e  service.  Comment  s  should  be  sent  to  the  Office  of  the 
 Secretary,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445  12th  Street,  SW,  Room  TW-  A325,  Washington, 
 DC  20554.  Two  copies  of  the  comments  should  also  be  sent  to  the  Network  Services  Division, 
 Common  Carrier  Bureau,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445  12th  Street,  SW,  Room  6-  A207, 
 Washington,  DC  20554;  Attention:  Carmell  Weathers. 


 The  application  will  be  available  for  review  and  copying  during  regular  business  hours  at  the 
 FCC  Reference  Center,  Portals  II,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Room  CY-  A257,  Washington,  DC  20554, 
 (202)  418-  0270.  The  application  may  also  be  purchased  from  the  Commission’s  copy  contractor, 
 International  Transcription  Service,  Inc.  (ITS),  1231  20  th  Street,  NW,  Washington,  DC  20036, 
 telephone  202-  857-  3800,  facsimile  202-  857-  3805,  TTY  202-  293-  8810. 


 For  further  information,  contact  Carmell  Weathers,  (202)  418-  2325  (voice), 
 cweather@  fcc.  gov,  or  Mart  y  Schwimmer  (202)  418-  2320  (voice),  mschwimm@  fcc.  gov,  of  the 
 Network  Services  Division,  Common  Carrier  Bureau.  The  TTY  number  is  (202)  418-  0484.  For 
 further  information  on  procedures  regarding  Section  214  please  visit  the  Network  Services  Division 
 web  site  at:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  ccb/  nsd/  documents/  214.html. 


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