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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  01-  1957 
 August  16,  2001 


 COMMENTS  INVITED  ON  DSLNET  COMMUNICATIONS,  LLC  APPLICATION 
 TO  DISCONTINUE  DOMESTIC  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  SERVICES 


 NSD  File  No.  W-  P-  D-  516 
 Comments  Due:  August  30,  2001 
 Section  214  Application 
 Applicant:  DSLnet  Communications,  LLC 


 On  July  20,  2001,  DSLnet  Communications,  LLC  (DSLnet  or  Applicant),  located 
 at  545  Long  Wharf  Drive,  Fifth  Floor,  New  Haven,  CT  06511,  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  (FCC  or  Commission) 
 rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  63.71,  to  discontinue  its  domestic  telecommunications  services. 
 Specifically,  DSLnet  requests  authority  to  discontinue  its  interstate  special  access  DSL  service 
 for  high-  speed  internet  access  in  certain  markets  in  the  following  states:  Arkansas,  California, 
 Florida,  Georgia,  Indiana,  Iowa,  Idaho,  Kansas,  Maine,  Michigan,  Minnesota,  Mississippi, 
 Missouri,  Montana,  Nebraska,  Nevada,  New  York,  Ohio,  Oklahoma,  Oregon,  Pennsylvania, 
 South  Carolina  and  Texas. 


 The  application  indicates  that  on  July  17,  2001,  DSLnet  provided  its  customers  written 
 notice  of  its  planned  discontinuance  in  accordance  with  Section  63.71(  a)(  5)(  i)  of  the 
 Commission’s  rules.  Applicant  states  that  in  addition  to  the  regulation’s  required  language,  the 
 notice  explains  that  DSLnet  is  striving  to  identify  alternative  providers  that  would  be  able  to 
 provide  comparable  service  in  a  manner  that  avoids,  or  at  least  minimizes,  service  disruption 
 and  inconvenience.  Applicant  explains  that  the  proposed  discontinuance  is  interstate  in  nature, 
 and  it  does  not  propose  to  discontinue  any  of  its  intrastate  services,  nor  does  it  seek  to  cancel 
 or  amend  any  existing  state  or  federal  license  or  tariff. 


 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 


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 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  August  30, 
 2001.  Such  comments  should  refer  to  application  file  number  W-  P-  D-  516.  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:  Carmel 
 Weathers.  In  addition,  commenters  should  provide  one  (1)  copy  to  Applicant. 


 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  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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