Federal Communications Commission Attn: Carmen Weathers 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Subject: Network Notification No. 98 Short Term Public Notice Under Rule 51.333(a) (Less than 6 months notice) This Notice, pursuant to CFR 47, Subsections 51.325 – 51.335 advises of the following Network change(s) and/or improvement(s) within Northern New England Telephone Operations LLC (“NNETO”), d/b/a FairPoint Communications – NNE and the scheduled implementation date. Maine Wire Centers: Bath, Maine Bath Remote Terminal BATHMEHI RT73 P87 North Bath Rd Bingham, Maine Bingham Remote Terminal BNHMMEME TS469 P283 Solon Rd Bingham, Maine Bingham Remote Terminal BNHMMEME TS469 P319 Solon Rd, near Mahoney Hill Rd Bingham, Maine Bingham Remote Terminal CASTMECO RT19 P109 North Penobscot Road Bowdoinham, Maine Bowdoinham Remote Terminal MWHMMEMA RT21 P30 Browns Point Rd Bowdoinham, Maine Bowdoinham Remote Terminal BWHMMEMA RT101 P44 Ridge Rd Dover-Foxcroft, Maine Sebec Remote Terminal DVFXMEMA RT184 P7 Moulton Hill Rd East Millinocket, Maine Medway Remote Terminal EMLNMEBI RT306 P32 Pattagumpus Road East Millinocket, Maine Woodville Remote Terminal EMLNMEBI RT306 P83 Pattagumpus Road East Millinocket, Maine Woodville Remote Terminal EMLNMEBI RT306 P119 1/2 Pattagumpus Road East Millinocket, Maine Woodville Remote Terminal EMLNMEBI RT306 P153 Pattagumpus Road 1 Davis Farm Road Portland, Maine 04103 August 11, 2016 Eddington, Maine Clifton Remote Terminal EDTNMEEE RT27 P17 Bobcat Road Eddington, Maine Clifton Remote Terminal EDTNMEEE RT233 P10 Hopkins Pond Road Eddington, Maine Clifton Remote Terminal EDTNMEEE RT23 P17.7 Rebel Hill Road Eddington, Maine Clifton Remote Terminal EDTNMEEE RT23 P51 Rebel Hill Road Houlton, Maine New Limerick Remote Terminal HLTNMECO RT64 P22 Drews Lake Rd Houlton, Maine Houlton Remote Terminal HLTNMECO RT78 P41 460 B Rd Gardiner, Maine Pittston Remote Terminal GRNRMEBR RT2 P112 Nelson Rd Greenville, Maine Frenchtown Remote Terminal GNVLMEWE RT100 P43 Frenchtown Rd Guilford, Maine Sangerville Remote Terminal GUFDMEHI RT3 P144 N Dexter Rd Old Town, Maine Milford Remote Terminal OLTWMEBC TS247B P104 Main Rd Oxford, Maine Oxford Remote Terminal OXFRMEHI RT4 P33 Tiger Hill Rd Presque Isle, Maine Chapman Remote Terminal PRISMESE RT5 P108 Chapman Rd, Mclean Rd, Lathrop Rd Wilton, Maine Wilton Remote Terminal WLTOMERC RT1 P27 Orchard Lane Wilton, Maine Wilton Remote Terminal WLTOMERC RT8 P75 Weld Road Planned Implementation or Retirement Date: December 31, 2016 Description of Foreseeable Impact: These network changes will create the potential for spectral interference on the CO-based ADSL and/or a Digital Design Loop (DDL) loops that share the same binder groups as the RT ADSL within the copper distribution feeder cable past the Feeder Distribution Interface (FDI). Description of Change: When FairPoint Communications NNE is installing a Digital Line Subscriber Access Multiplexer ('DSLAM') or Litespan to provide Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service from a Remote Terminal (RT) that is less than 30,000 feet from the Central Office and only when copper feeder is present between the Central Office and RT. Attachment: Certificate of Service Contact: Rick Cimon Barbara Galardo (Regulatory) 603-645-1970 207-535-4126 rcimon@fairpoint.com bgalardo@fairpoint.com