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 NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION FILED BY VERIZON MARYLAND INC. Report No. NCD-1988 September 20, 2011 Re: NETWORK CHANGE CERTIFICATION RECEIVED Verizon Maryland Inc., an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that 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 or Commission).1 See 47 C.F.R. § 51.329(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://www22.verizon.com/regulatory/reg_ntw_dscl2011.html The incumbent LECs’ certification(s) refer(s) to the change(s) identified below: · The Verizon Edmondson 1A ESS end office switch (BLTMMDEDCG0), located at 2837 Edmondson Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21223, will be retired and removed after all traffic served by this switch is migrated to the alternative switch, Annapolis CS 2000 (ANNPMDANPS0), located at 9 Northwest Street, Annapolis, MD 21401. · Planned Implementation Date: No earlier than October 4, 2011. The network change(s) identified herein shall not be implemented within six months of the date of notice provided to the public under section 51.329(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 51.331(a)(1); see also 47 C.F.R. § 51.329(a). Incumbent LEC contact: Kevin M. Green Executive Director - Federal Regulatory Verizon 1300 I Street, N.W. Suite 400 West Washington, D.C. 20005 Phone: (202) 515-2464 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- 1 On April 4, 2011, Verizon submitted its filing electronically and notified the Commission of its location in CC Docket No. 96-98.