WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION FILED BY MADISON TELEPHONE COMPANY WC Docket No. 18-249 August 17, 2018 Report No. NCD-2837 Re: SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE NOTICE RECEIVED Madison Telephone Company (Madison Telephone), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed short term public notice of network change(s) together with certification of service on identified interconnecting carriers, as required by section 51.333(a) of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission). See 47 CFR § 51.333(a). On August 15, 2018, Madison Telephone amended its filing to revise the title to its notice, and to include the attachment to its Certification of Short Term Public Notice Under Rule 51.333(a). Upon initial review the amended filing appears to be complete. See 47 CFR §§ 51.325 through 51.335. Attached is a copy of the revised notice of network change(s) (total of three pages). The incumbent LEC’s notice refers to the change(s) identified below: Network Disclosure Number Type of Change(s) Location of Change(s) Planned Implementation Date(s) MAD20180109L.1 Madison Telephone plans to collapse the Worden (WRDNILXERS0), Hamel (HAMLILXERS0), Livingston (LVNMILXERS0) & Prairietown (PATWILXERS0) remote switches into the Staunton (STTNILXEDS0) switch. Worden, Hamel, Livingston, Prairietown & Staunton, IL On or after September 1, 2018 Incumbent LEC contact: Dave Beier Director of Regulatory and Finance Madison Communications P.O. Box 28 Staunton, IL 62088 (618) 635-5000 ext. 244 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 CFR § 51.333(c). The effective implementation date of these changes is subject to the FCC’s public notice period under section 51.333(b). See 47 CFR § 51.333(b). For purposes of computation of time when filing a petition for reconsideration, application for review, or petition for judicial review of the Commission’s decision, the date of “public notice” shall be the later of ten business days after the release date of this Public Notice, or the release date of any further public notice or order announcing final action, as applicable. Should no petitions for reconsideration, applications for review, or petitions for judicial review be timely filed, the proceeding listed in this Public Notice shall be terminated, and the docket will be closed. Information service providers and telecommunications service providers that directly interconnect with the incumbent LEC’s network may file objections, and other interested parties may file comments, regarding this network change notice using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs. Filers should follow the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting comments. Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. In completing the transmittal screen, filers should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket number. Interested parties also may comment on this network change notice by sending an e-mail to NetworkChange@fcc.gov. The subject line of the e-mail must include the correct NCD Report Number or docket number in order for the comments to be considered in conjunction with this proceeding. All information submitted including names and addresses will be publicly available via the web. Parties who choose to file paper copies must file an original and one copy of each filing. Such filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12th Street, S.W., Room TW-A325, Washington, D.C. 20554. The filing hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. This proceeding is considered a “permit but disclose” proceeding for purposes of the Commission’s ex parte rules. 47 CFR § 1.1200 et seq. Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules. Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter’s written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (888) 835-5322 (tty). For further information, please contact Rodney McDonald at (202) 418-7513 or Carmell Weathers at (202) 418-2325, of the Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. The tty number is (888) 835-5322. -FCC- 3