> **DA 07-2820**

**June 26, 2007**

> **COMMENTS INVITED ON APPLICATION OF VERIZON SELECT SERVICES INC. TO
> DISCONTINUE DOMESTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES**
>
> **WC Docket No. 07-133**
>
> **Comp. Pol. File No. 797**
>
> **Comments Due: July 11, 2007**

**Section 214 Application**

**Applicant: Verizon Select Services Inc.**

On **May 15, 2007, Verizon Select Services Inc.** (Verizon or
Applicant), located at **6665 North MacArthur Boulevard, Irving, Texas
75039**, filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC or Commission) requesting authority, under section 214 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 214, and section
63.71 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.71, to discontinue the
provision of a certain domestic telecommunications service throughout
the U.S.

Verizon indicates that is currently provides an audio conferencing
service, called "Verizon Conferencing Service," throughout the country.
Verizon explains that Verizon Conferencing Service is a business service
that provides voice conferencing capabilities and features that link
calls onto a single, interconnected bridge. Verizon specifies that
Verizon Conferencing Service includes two conferencing options: Access
Now, which is reservationless, and Event Meet, which is
operator-attended. Verizon maintains that all but one of its customers
have either dropped the service or migrated to other similar services.
Verizon states that it now plans to discontinue this service on August
1, 2007, and that it will support its remaining customer through the end
of that customer's current contract with Verizon. Verizon asserts that
it provided notice of its planned discontinuance to its one remaining
customer via U.S. Mail on May 11, 2007. Verizon further asserts that it
is non-dominant with respect to the service being discontinued.

In accordance with section 63.71(c) of the Commission's rules, Verizon's
application will be deemed to be granted automatically on the
thirty-first (31st) day after the release date of this public notice,
unless the Commission notifies Verizon that the grant will not be
automatically effective. In Verizon's application and notice to its
remaining customer, Verizon indicates that it will no longer offer this
service on or after August 1, 2007, and that it will continue to provide
service to its existing customer through the end of that customer's
current contract with Verizon. Accordingly, pursuant to section 63.71(c)
and the terms of Verizon's application and notice, absent further
Commission action, Verizon may cease to offer service to customers on
**August 1, 2007**, and may terminate service to its affected customer
in accordance with its filed representations. 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, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200-1.1216.
Comments objecting to this application must be filed with the Commission
on or before **July 11, 2007**. Such comments should refer to **WC
Docket No. 07-133 and Comp. Pol. File No. 797**. Comments should include
specific information about the impact of this proposed discontinuance on
the commenter, including any inability to acquire reasonable substitute
service. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment
Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. *See Electronic Filing
of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings*, 63 FR 24121 (1998). Comments
filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the
Internet to [http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/]{.underline}. Filers should
follow the instructions provided on the website 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 or
rulemaking number. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by
Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions for e-mail comments, filers
should send an e-mail to [ecfs@fcc.gov]{.underline}, and include the
following words in the body of the message, "get form." A sample form
and directions will be sent in response.

Parties who choose to file by paper must send an original and four (4)
copies of the comments to the Office of the Secretary, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room TW-A325,
Washington, D.C. 20554. 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). All filings must be
addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
Federal Communications Commission. The Commission's contractor 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]{.underline}
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, and Priority mail should be addressed to 445
12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554.

Two (2) copies of the comments should also be sent to the Competition
Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 5-C327, Washington, D.C. 20554,
Attention: Carmell Weathers. In addition, comments should be served upon
the Applicant. Commenters are also requested to fax their comments to
the FCC at (202) 418-1413, Attention: Carmell Weathers.

The application will be available for public inspection and copying
during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Center, Portals II,
445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554, (202)
418-0270. A copy of the application may also be purchased from the
Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445
12th Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554, telephone (202)
488-5300, facsimile (202) 488-5563, or via e-mail at
[[FCC@BCPIWEB.COM]{.underline}](mailto:FCC@BCPIWEB.COM). 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), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

For further information, contact Carmell Weathers, (202) 418-2325
(voice), [carmell.weathers@fcc.gov]{.underline}, or Rodney McDonald,
(202) 418-7513 (voice),
[[rodney.mcdonald@fcc.gov]{.underline}](mailto:rodney.mcdonald@fcc.gov)
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**.

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