**PUBLIC NOTICE**![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
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**Federal Communications Commission**

> **445 12th St., S.W.**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

> **DA 02-XXXX**
>
> **DA 02-1766**
>
> **July 23, 2002**
>
> COMMENTS INVITED ON INTERMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. APPLICATION TO
> DISCONTINUE DOMESTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

# Comp. Pol. File No. 591

**Comments Due: August 6, 2002**

## Section 214 Application

## Applicant: Intermedia Communications, Inc. 

> On **May 31, 2002,** **Intermedia Communications, Inc. (Intermedia**
> **or Applicant)**, located at **5055 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta,
> Georgia 30022** filed an application with the Federal Communications
> Commission (FCC or Commission), requesting authority under section
> 214(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,[^1] to
> discontinue Intermedia One a domestic telecommunications services
> offered by Intermedia.
>
> The application indicates that Intermedia is a subsidiary of WorldCom,
> Inc. requesting authority to discontinue the provision of Intermedia
> One services that are currently provided via Intermedia's Shreveport,
> Louisiana switch to 14 business customers in the cities of Shreveport
> and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Intermedia One is a switched bundled
> service offering that includes local and long-distance voice, data,
> and for some customers, Internet access and unified messaging. With
> respect to the services to be discontinued, Intermedia is considered a
> non-dominant subsidiary of WorldCom, Inc., a non-dominant competitive
> local exchange carrier.
>
> The application states that a recent review of the Intermedia One
> offering revealed that the offering is unprofitable, and that there is
> no reasonable pathway of profitability given the current and projected
> base of customers. As a result, Intermedia requests authority to
> decommission its Shreveport, Louisiana switch in order to avoid the
> costs associated with so limited an offering. According to Intermedia,
> substitute services are available from other competitive carriers as
> well as for incumbent local exchange carriers that offer local
> exchange services at competitive rates and under reasonable terms and
> conditions. Intermedia states that the public convenience and
> necessity will not be adversely affected by the discontinuance of
> Intermedia One service in the two cities served by this switch.
>
> The application indicates that customers have been sent notification
> of intent to discontinue service, a copy of which attached to the
> application. Intermedia does not intend to sell its customer list to
> any particular local service provider, but will allow customers to
> select a new service provider of their own preference. Intermedia will
> also provide customers with a toll-free customer assistance number for
> purposes of addressing any questions or concerns that may arise during
> the withdrawal transition period.
>
> In accordance with 47 C.F.R. § 63.71(c), the application will be
> deemed to be automatically granted on the thirty-first (31^st^) day
> after the release date of this notice, unless the Commission has
> notified Applicant that the grant will not be automatically effective.
> The Commission will normally authorize proposed discontinuances of
> service unless it is shown that customers or other end users would be
> unable to receive service or a reasonable substitute from another
> carrier, or that the public convenience and necessity would be
> otherwise adversely affected.
>
> This proceeding is considered a "permit but disclose" proceeding for
> purposes of the Commission\'s *ex parte* rules.[^2] Pursuant to
> Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission\'s rules,[^3] interested
> parties may file comments on or before **August 6, 2002**. Such
> comments should refer to **Comp. Pol. File No. 591.** Comments should
> include specific information about the impact of this proposed
> discontinuance on the commenter, including any inability to acquire
> reasonable substitute service. The original and four (4) copies of the
> comments should be sent to the Office of the Secretary, Federal
> Communications Commission, 445 12^th^ Street, SW, Room TW-A325,
> Washington, DC 20554. Two (2) copies of the comments should also be
> sent to the Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau,
> Federal Communications Commission, 445 12^th^ Street, SW, Room 6-A207,
> Washington, DC 20554, Attention: Carmell Weathers. In addition,
> Comments should be served upon Applicant. Commenters are also
> requested to fax their comments to the FCC at (202) 418-2345,
> Attention: Carmell Weathers.
>
> Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial
> overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service
> mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S.
> Postal Service mail). The Commission\'s contractor, Vistronix, Inc.,
> will receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for
> the Commission\'s Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Suite
> 110, Washington, D.C. 20002. The filing hours at this location are
> 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with
> rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes 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 9300
> East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service
> first-class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be addressed
> to 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20554. All filings must be
> addressed to the Commission\'s Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
> Federal Communications Commission.
>
> The application will be available for review and copying during
> regular business hours at the FCC Reference Center, Portals II, 445
> 12^th^ Street, SW, Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554, (202) 418-0270.
> A copy of the application may also be purchased from the Commission's
> copy contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12^th^ Street,
> SW, Room CY-B402, Washington, DC, 20554, telephone 202-863-2893,
> facsimile 202-863-2898, or via e-mail at **qualexint@aol.com**.
>
> For further information, contact Carmell Weathers, (202) 418-2325
> (voice), **<cweather@fcc.gov>,** or John Adams (202) 418-0394 (voice),
> **[jkadams@fcc.gov]{.underline},** of the Competition Policy Division,
> Wireline Competition Bureau. The TTY number is (202) 418-0484. For
> further information on procedures regarding Section 214 please visit
> <http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/cpd/other_adjud>
>
> **-FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION-**

[^1]: 47 U.S.C. § 214(a). *See also* 47 C.F.R. § 63.71.

[^2]:
    > *See generally* 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 ‑ 1.1216.

[^3]:
    > 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.415, 1.419.