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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  01-  1564 
 July  2,  2001 


 COMMENTS  INVITED  ON  THE  APPLICATIONS  OF  MPOWER 
 COMMUNICATIONS  CORP.,  MPOWER  COMMUNICATIONS  CENTRAL  CORP., 
 AND  MPOWER  COMMUNICATIONS  OF  OKLAHOMA,  INC.,  TO  DISCONTINUE 
 DOMESTIC  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  SERVICES 


 NSD  File  No.  W-  P-  D-  501 
 Comments  Due:  July  23,  2001 
 Section  214  Application 
 Applicants:  Mpower  Communications  Corp. 
 Mpower  Communications  Central  Corp. 
 Mpower  Communications  of  Oklahoma,  Inc. 


 On  May  18,  2001,  Mpower  Communications  Corp.  (MCC),  Mpower  Communications 
 Central  Corp.  (MCCC),  and  Mpower  Communications  of  Oklahoma,  Inc.  (MCOK) 
 (collectively  referred  to  as  Mpower  or  Applicants),  each  located  at  175  Sully’s  Trail,  Suite  300, 
 Pittsford,  NY  14534,  collectively  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 
 Communicat  ions  Commission's  (FCC  or  Commission)  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  63.  71,  t  o  discont  inue 
 their  domestic  telecommunications  services. 


 The  application  indicates  that  Mpower  provides  local,  long  distance,  switched  access, 
 other  access,  DSL,  and  Internet  access  services.  Applicants  seek  to  discontinue  these 
 services  in  the  following  states:  Arkansas,  California,  Florida,  Illinois,  Kansas,  Oklahoma, 
 Michigan,  Missouri,  Tennessee,  and  Wisconsin.  Specifically,  MCC  will  discontinue 
 service  in  the  following  areas  (proposed  discontinuance  date  in  parenthesis):  San 
 Francisco/  San  Jose,  CA  (6/  25/  01);  Jacksonville,  FL  (6/  25/  01);  Orlando,  FL  (6/  25/  01); 
 East  St.  Louis,  IL  (6/  25/  01);  Grand  Rapids,  MI  (7/  5/  01);  Milwaukee,  WI  (7/  25/  01);  and 
 Nashville,  TN  (8/  24/  01).  MCCC  will  discontinue  service  in  the  following  areas:  Little 
 Rock,  AR  (6/  25/  01);  St.  Louis,  MO  (6/  25/  01);  Kansas  City,  KS  (7/  11/  01);  Wichita,  KS 
 (7/  11/  01);  and  Kansas  City,  MO  (7/  11/  01).  MCOK  intends  to  discontinue  service  in  both 
 Oklahoma  City,  OK,  and  Tulsa,  OK,  on  6/  25/  01. 


 In  accordance  with  47  C.  F.  R.  §  63.71(  c),  the  application  will  be  deemed  to  be 
 automatically  granted  on  the  thirty-  first  (31  st  )  day  after  the  release  date  of  this  notice,  unless  the 


 News  media  information  202  /  418-  0500 
 Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830 
 Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
 TTY  202  /  418-  2555 
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 Commission  has  notified  Applicant  that  the  grant  will  not  be  automatically  effective.  The  FCC 
 will  normally  authorize  proposed  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  is  otherwise  adversely  affected. 


 Comment  s  object  ing  to  this  applicat  ion  must  be  filed  wit  h  the  Commission  by  July  23, 
 2001.  Such  comments  should  refer  to  application  file  number  W-  P-  D-  501.  Comment  s  should 
 include  specific  information  about  the  impact  of  this  proposed  discontinuance  on  the 
 comment  er,  including  any  inabilit  y  to  acquire  reasonable  subst  it  ut  e  service.  Comment  s  should 
 be  sent  to  the  Office  of  the  Secretary,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445  12  th  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  12  th  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  Jon  Minkoff  (202)  418-  2353  (voice),  jminkoff@  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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