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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  01-  568 
 March  5,  2001 


 COMMENTS  INVITED  ON  E*  LINK  CORPORATION 
 APPLICATION  TO  DISCONTINUE  PROVIDING  DOMESTIC  SERVICES 


 NSD  File  No.  W-  P-  D-  479 
 Section  214  Application 
 Applicant:  E*  LINK  CORPORATION 


 On  December  26,  2000,  E*  Link  Corporation  (“  Applicant”)  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  non-  dominant 
 resale  common  carrier  service. 


 The  application  states  that  E*  Link  Corporation  has  provided  resale  common  carrier  services, 
 predominantly  as  a  toll  reseller  since  June  26,  1995.  It  has  provided  services  specially  designed  to 
 serve  the  needs  of  the  securities  industry.  In  recent  years,  Applicant  has  lost  customers  due  to  the 
 merger  of  its  customers  with  firms  using  other  carriers.  Additionally,  Applicant’s  customers  have 
 migrated  to  the  Internet  for  many  of  their  communications  requirements. 


 The  application  states  that,  as  of  the  date  of  the  application,  Applicant  has  23  remaining  customers  and 
 that  it  has  arranged  for  the  transfer  of  their  services  to  other  carriers  with  no  installation  or  start-  of-service 
 charges,  and  wit  h  no  change  in  rat  es.  As  Applicant  is  a  resale  carrier,  t  here  will  be  no  change  in 
 t  he  facilit  ies  used  to  service  these  cust  omers  and  no  int  errupt  ion  of  service.  The  applicat  ion  also  st  at  es 
 that  the  transfer  of  customers  to  other  carriers  will  be  effective  January  1,  2001,  and  that  Applicant 
 t  hereaft  er  will  have  no  cust  omers  and  provide  no  service. 


 The  application  states  that  on  December  19,  2000,  Applicant  mailed  notice  to  all  affected  customers, 
 accompanying  Applicant’s  final  bill  to  each  customer  and  a  brief  cover  letter.  Applicant  has  also 
 certified  that  on  February  12,  2001,  it  notified  and  submitted  a  copy  of  its  application  to  the  public 
 ut  ilit  y  commission  and  Governor  of  each  the  State  in  which  the  discontinuance  is  proposed  and  to  the 
 Secretary  of  Defense. 


 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 


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 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  March  19,  2001.  Such 
 comments  should  refer  to  application  file  number  W-  P-  D-  479.  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. 


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