*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 7076.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 01- 484 February 22, 2001 COMMENTS INVITED ON LONG DISTANCE SERVICES, INC. APPLICATION TO DISCONTINUE PROVIDING DOMESTIC SERVICES NSD File No. W- P- D- 483 Section 214 Application Applicant: Long Distance Services On January 8, 2001, Long Distance Services, Inc. (“ LDSI”) 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 rules, 47 C. F. R. § 63.71, to discontinue its 1 Plus Dialing Long Distance Service. The application states that, on November 13, 2000, an order was entered by the U. S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Michigan, case number 97- 49212- RRG, allowing applicant to operate LSDI until February 10, 2001, for the purpose of determining whether or not LSDI was of sufficient value to sell or must be liquidated in accordance with Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. Applicant determined that there is no market for the sale of LDSI as a going concern and that it must be liquidated as soon as possible. The application states that the geographic service areas affected by LDSI’s planned discontinuance are Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kent ucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. Notice of the planned discontinuance was served on all of the customers of LDSI by first class mail on January 3, 2001. Copies of the application were sent to the Department of Defense and the Governors and public ut ilit y commissions of the affect ed st at es on January 3, 2001. In accordance with 47 C. F. R. § 63.71( c), the application will be deemed to be aut omat ically grant ed on the 31st day after the release date of this notice without any Commission notification to the applicant, unless the Commission has notified the 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. News media information 202 / 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov TTY 202 / 418- 2555 1 Comment s object ing to this applicat ion must be filed wit h the Commission by March 6, 2001. Such comments should refer to application file number W- P- D- 483. Comments should include specific information about the impact of this proposed discontinuance on the commenter, including any inability to acquire reasonable substitute service. Comments should be sent to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Room TW- A325, Washington, DC 20554. Two copies of the comments should also be sent to the Network Services Division, 445 12th Street, SW, Room 6- A207, Washington, DC 20554. The application will be available for review and copying during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Center, Portals II, 445 12th 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 Mart y Schwimmer, (202) 418- 2320 (voice), mschwimm@ fcc. gov, of the Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau. The TTY number is (202) 418- 0484. For further information on Section 214s please visit our web site at: http:// www. fcc. gov/ ccb/ nsd/ documents/ 214.html. -FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION- 2