March 5, 2020
Federal Communications Commission
445 12th Street SW
Washington, DC 20554
Att: Carmell Weathers
Wireline Competition Bureau


Subject:  Network Notification No. 140

Public Notice of Copper Retirement Under Rule 51.333

This Notice, pursuant to CFR 47, Subsection 51.333, advises of the following Network change(s) and/or improvement(s) within  Consolidated Communications of Northern New England, LLC d/b/a Consolidated Communications Inc.-New Hampshire and the scheduled implementation date.  

New Hampshire Wire Centers:

Consolidated
Central Office CLLI:
Central Office Name:
Consolidated
RT CLLI :
Municipality:
Route and Pole:
Street Address:
ALSTNHLI
Alstead
LNGDNH01
Langdon, NH
P64 RT 30
5 Walker Hill Road
	

Planned Implementation or Retirement Date:	Will not be implemented for 90 days after the release of the Commission’s public notice of filing.

Description of Change:  

Consolidated Communications Inc. will be disconnecting/removing/rerouting all copper cable from the Central Office (e.g., there will be no copper end to end pairs available in the future). Any existing UNE xDSL or Digital Design Loop (DDL) services will be disconnected with this network change. A List of disconnected circuits is provided below.

Description of Foreseeable Impact:  

After the planned network changes are implemented, there will be no copper (metallic) loop facilities between Consolidated Communication’s Central Offices listed and the remote terminal in the affected area.  Copper (metallic) sub-loop facilities will remain in place between Consolidated Communication’s Remote Terminal and customer premises in the affected area.

Attachment:	Certificate of Service 
Contact:       Rick Cimon                                                   Barbara Galardo (Regulatory)
                     603-645-1970                                                207-535-4126
                     richard.cimon@consolidated.com                 barbara.galardo@consolidated.com