*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 56033.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th Street, S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp fcc gov WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION FILED BY QWEST Report No. NCD- 1232 March 31, 2006 Re: SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE CERTIFICATION RECEIVED Qwest, an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that short term public notice of network change has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section 51.329( a) of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), together with certification of service on identified interconnecting carriers, as required by section 51.333( a). Specific network change information can be obtained on the Internet at: http:// www. qwest. com/ disclosures The incumbent LEC's certification refers to the change identified below: Qwest Disclosure Number Implementation Date( s) Announcement Title of Proposed Network Change( s) 543 February 18, 23, 28 March 3, 17, 31 April 1, 4, 15, 28 May 10, 12, 15 June 6 July 31 Copper Retirements in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico & Wyoming. The incumbent LEC Contact: Melissa Newman Vice President – Federal Regulatory Qwest 607 14 th Street, NW, Suite 950 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: (202) 429- 3120 An objection to an incumbent LEC's short term notice may be filed by an information service provider or telecommunication service provider that directly interconnects with the incumbent LEC network. Such objections must be filed with the Commission, and served on the ILEC, no later than the ninth business day following the release of this public notice. See 47 C. F. R. § 51.333( c). 1 The original filing is available for inspection and copying at the FCC Public Reference Room, Portals II, 445 12 th Street, S. W., Suite CY- A257, Washington, D. C. 20554 For further information, contact Carmell Weathers, (202) 418- 2325 (voice), or carmell. weathers@ fcc. gov (email), of the Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. The TTY number is (202) 418- 0484. -FCC- 2