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 VERIZON MARYLAND INC. Report No. NCD-2087 December 9, 2011 Re: SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE CERTIFICATION RECEIVED Verizon Maryland Inc., 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://www22.verizon.com/regulatory/reg_ntw_dscl2011.html The incumbent LEC's certification(s) refer(s) to the change(s) identified below: Type of Change(s) Location of Change(s) Implementation Date(s) Verizon will rehome the Signaling System 7 links originating from certain end offices in the 242 Salisbury LATA from the Easton Signal Transfer Point (STP) and the Salisbury STP to the Baltimore and the Pikesville STPs in the 238 Baltimore LATA. STP Locations: Baltimore, Easton, Pikesville & Salisbury, Maryland. End Office Locations: Cambridge, Chestertown, Easton Tandem, North Ocean City, Salisbury & Salisbury Tandem. On or after December 30, 2011. Incumbent LEC contact: Kevin Green Executive Director – Federal Regulatory Affairs Verizon 1300 I Street, N.W., Suite 400 West Washington, D.C. 20005 Phone: (202) 515-2464 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 effective implementation date of all changes is subject to the FCC’s public notice period under section 51.333(b). See 47 C.F.R. § 51.333(b). 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. 2 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-