*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 10397.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 01- 1754 July 23, 2001 COMMENTS INVITED ON NETWORK ACCESS SOLUTIONS CORPORATION AND NETWORK ACCESS SOLUTIONS L. L. C. APPLICATION TO DISCONTINUE DOMESTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES NSD File No. W- P- D- 510 Comments Due: August 6, 2001 Section 214 Application Applicant: Network Access Solutions Network Access Solutions L. L. C. On July 19, 2001, Network Access Solutions Corporation (NAS) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Network Access Solutions L. L. C. (NASLLC) (collectively Applicants), located at 13650 Dulles Technology Drive, Herndon, VA 20171, filed a joint 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 (FCC or Commission) rules, 47 C. F. R. § 63.71, to discontinue providing domestic telecommunications services. Applicants request authority to discontinue providing interstate data transmission service using DSL technology (DSL Service) to customers whose loops are provisioned from specified Verizon central offices in Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. NASLLC provides DSL Service in Virginia, and NAS provides DSL Service in the six (6) remaining st at es. The application states that Applicants plan to discontinue providing DSL Service to all customers whose loops are provisioned from the specified central offices in order to focus their business plan. Applicants also state that the affected customers comprise a small minority of their customer base in these seven (7) states. Applicants explain that they will continue to provide DSL Service in these states where their loops are provisioned from other carriers’ central offices. The application states that Applicants intend to discontinue providing DSL Service to affected customers on the thirty- first (31 st ) day after the release of t his public not ice. 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 News media information 202 / 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov TTY 202 / 418- 2555 1 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 this applicat ion must be filed wit h the Commission by August 6, 2001. Such comments should refer to application file number W- P- D- 510. 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. -FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION- 2