*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 11113.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 01- 2010 August 24, 2001 COMMENTS INVITED ON OPUS CORRECTIONAL, INC. APPLICATION TO DISCONTINUE DOMESTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES NSD File No. W- P- D- 518 Comments Due: September 7, 2001 Section 214 Application Applicant: Opus Correctional, Inc. d/ b/ a LocTel On August 9, 2001, Opus Correctional, Inc. d/ b/ a LocTel (Opus or Applicant), located at 119 Herbert Street, Framingham, MA 01702, filed an applicat ion request ing authority under section 214( a) of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U. S. C. § 214( a), and sect ion 63. 71 of t he Federal Communicat ions Commission's (FCC or Commission) rules, 47 C. F. R. § 63.71, to discontinue its domestic telecommunications services. Specifically, Applicant seeks to discontinue domestic telecommunications services in the following states: Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesot a, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia. Opus states that all of its customer contracts have expired, and that no customers have renewed. Accordingly, Applicant explains that it has no affected customers to which it can provide notice. 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. This proceeding is considered a “permit but disclose” proceeding for purposes of the Commission’s ex parte rules. See generally 47 C. F. R. §§ 1.1200 - 1.1206. Comments object ing to this applicat ion must be filed wit h t he Commission by September 7, 2001. Such comments should refer to application file number W- P- D- 518. Comment s should News media information 202 / 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov TTY 202 / 418- 2555 1 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: Carmell Weathers. One (1) should be provided 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. -FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION- 2