PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY 1-888-835-5322 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION FILED BY QWEST Report No. NCD-1668 March 18, 2009 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(s) 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). Upon initial review the filing appears to be complete. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 51.325 through 51.335. 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(s) identified below: Qwest Disclosure Number Implementation Date(s) Announcement Title of Proposed Network Change(s) 677 March 31, 2009 thru August 14, 2009 Copper Retirements in AZ, ID, NE, NM, OR, UT,WA & WY. The incumbent LEC contact: Melissa E. Newman Vice President – Federal Regulatory Qwest Communications International, Inc. 607 14th Street, NW, Suite 950 Washington, D.C. 20007 Phone: (202) 429-3120 An objection to an incumbent LEC's short term notice may be filed by an information service provider or telecommunications service provider that directly interconnects with the incumbent LEC’s network. Such objections must be filed with the Commission, and served on the incumbent LEC, no later than the ninth business day following the release of this public notice. See 47 C.F.R. § 51.333(c). The original filing is available for inspection and copying at the FCC Public Reference Room, Portals II, 445 12th 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-