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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  01-  1616 
 July  9,  2001 


 COMMENTS  INVITED  ON  GST  TELECOM  HAWAII,  INC.  APPLICATION  TO 
 DISCONTINUE  DOMESTIC  SERVICES 


 NSD  File  No.  W-  P-  D-  498 
 Comments  Due:  July  23,  2001 
 Section  214  Application 
 Applicant:  GST  Telecom  Hawaii,  Inc. 


 On  May  22,  2001,  GST  Telecom  Hawaii,  Inc.  (GST  Hawaii  or  Applicant),  located  at  9300 
 NE  Oak  View  Drive,  Suite  A,  Vancouver,  WA  98662,  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  t  he  Federal  Communicat  ions  Commission's  (Commission  or  FCC)  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  § 
 63.  71,  to  discont  inue  providing  cert  ain  U.  S.  domest  ic  telecommunicat  ions  services  in  t  he  st  at  e 
 of  Hawaii. 


 The  application  indicates  that  on  May  17,  2000,  GST  Telecommunications,  Inc.  and  its 
 subsidiaries  (GST),  including  GST  Hawaii,  filed  for  protection  under  Chapter  11  of  the 
 U.  S.  Bankruptcy  Code  in  the  U.  S.  District  Court  for  Delaware.  On  March  9,  2001,  GST 
 requested  the  Bankruptcy  Court’s  approval  of  an  asset  purchase  agreement  (Agreement) 
 with  TM  Communications  Hawaii,  LLC  (TM).  On  March  22,  2001,  the  Court  approved 
 the  agreement,  as  well  as  TM’s  assignment  of  assets  to  its  nominee,  Pacific  Lightnet,  Inc. 
 (Pacific  Lightnet).  Among  other  things,  Pacific  Lightnet  will  acquire  certain  assets 
 associated  with  GST  Hawaii’s  telecommunications  operations,  including 
 telecommunications  equipment  and  GST  Hawaii’s  customer  base. 


 The  application  states  that  once  the  Agreement  is  effective,  all  GST  Hawaii  customers 
 will  be  migrated  over  to  Pacific  Lightnet.  Accordingly,  GST  Hawaii  seeks  authority  to 
 discontinue  providing  U.  S.  domestic  local,  long  distance,  data,  and  Internet  services. 
 Pursuant  to  GST’s  bankruptcy  proceeding,  GST  Hawaii  will  cease  all  operations. 
 Applicant  anticipates  that  the  contract  will  go  into  effect  on  or  about  June  30,  2001,  and 
 requests  discontinuance  authority  before  that  date  to  enable  a  quick  transition  of  GST 
 Hawaii’s  business  assets  and  customers  to  Pacific  Lightnet,  and  ensuring  uninterrupted 
 service  to  affected  customers. 


 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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 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 
 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  t  o  t  his  applicat  ion  must  be  filed  wit  h  the  Commission  by  July  23, 
 2001.  Such  comments  should  refer  to  application  file  number  W-  P-  D-  498.  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  (2)  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:  Al 
 McCloud. 


 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.  A  copy  of  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  Al  McCloud,  (202)  418-  2499  (voice), 
 amccloud@  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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