**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 01-1799**
>
> **July 27, 2001**
>
> COMMENTS INVITED ON GST TELECOMUNICATIONS, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
> APPLICATION TO DISCONTINUE DOMESTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

# NSD File No. W-P-D-511

**Comments Due: August 10, 2001**

## Section 214 Application

## Applicant: GST Telecommunications, Inc. and Subsidiaries

> On July 20, 2001, GST Telecommunications, Inc. and its
> subsidiaries[^1] (GST or Applicant), located at 9300 NE Oak View
> Drive, Suite A, Vancouver, WA 98662, filed an application requesting
> authority under section 214(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, 47
> U.S.C. § 214(a), and section 63.71 of the Federal Communications
> Commission\'s (FCC or Commission) rules, 47 C.F.R. § 63.71, to
> discontinue the provision of certain U.S. domestic telecommunications
> services.
>
> The application states that on May 17, 2000, GST filed for protection
> under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Laws in the U.S. District
> Court for the District of Delaware (Bankruptcy Court). GST states that
> it received Bankruptcy Court approval to proceed with an open-bidding
> auction for substantially all of its assets. At the auction, conducted
> from August 22 to August 25, 2000, Time Warner Telecom, Inc. (TWT)
> successfully bid to acquire most of GST's assets. Applicant explains
> that it subsequently received approval to sell telecommunications
> equipment, portions of its customer base, and its relevant federal and
> state licenses to TWT[^2]; however, TWT did not acquire all of GST's
> assets and customer accounts. The application reflects that after the
> auction, GST sought buyers for its remaining assets. GST states that
> at various times during this period, when it either sold assets or
> determined it was unlikely to find buyers for them, it filed section
> 63.71
>
> applications for discontinuance of service with the Commission.[^3]
>
> GST states that it has recently concluded that it will be unable sell
> its remaining assets and customer accounts. Accordingly, GST seeks
> authority to discontinue providing local, long distance, coded
> toll-free, calling card, frame relay, and private line
> telecommunications services. The following chart indicates which
> states presently have GST customers who will be affected by the
> proposed discontinuance:

+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| ### Pr                            | ######### Affected States        |
| oposed Discontinuance of Service  |                                  |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Coded Toll-Free Service           | Arizona, California, Florida,    |
|                                   | Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa,    |
|                                   | Kansas, Louisiana,               |
|                                   | Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada,  |
|                                   | Oregon, Texas, and Washington    |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Long Distance and Frame Relay     | Arizona, California, Colorado,   |
| Service                           | Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho,      |
|                                   | Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, |
|                                   | Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico,    |
|                                   | New York, Ohio, Oregon,          |
|                                   | Pennsylvania, Texas, and         |
|                                   | Washington                       |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Local Service                     | California                       |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Private Line Service              | Arizona, California, Florida,    |
|                                   | Hawaii, and Oregon               |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+
| Calling Card Service              | Arizona, California, Hawaii, New |
|                                   | Mexico, North Carolina, New      |
|                                   | York, Pennsylvania, and Utah     |
+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------+

> The application further states that due to GST's precarious financial
> position and significantly reduced labor resources, it requests that
> the Commission approve its application as soon as possible.
>
> 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 FCC 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 is otherwise adversely
> affected.
>
> Comments objecting to this application must be filed with the
> Commission by **August 10, 2001.** Such comments should refer to
> application file number **W-P-D-511.** Comments should include
> specific information about the impact of this proposed discontinuance
> on the commenter, including any inability to acquire reasonable
> substitute service. 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 Network Services Division, Common Carrier
> Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12^th^ Street, SW, Room
> 6-A207, Washington, DC 20554; Attention: Al McCloud. In addition, a
> copy of the comments should be sent to Applicant at 9300 NE Oak View
> Drive, Suite A, Vancouver, WA 98662.
>
> 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, International Transcription Service, Inc. (ITS), 1231
> 20^th^ Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, telephone (202) 857-3800,
> facsimile (202) 857-3805, TTY (202) 293-8810.
>
> For further information, contact Al McCloud, (202) 418-2499 (voice),
> **[amccloud@fcc.gov](mailto:cweather@fcc.gov),** or Jon Minkoff (202)
> 418-2353 (voice), **[jminkoff@fcc.gov](mailto:mschwimm@fcc.gov),** of
> the Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau. The TTY number
> is (202) 418-0484. For further information on procedures regarding
> Section 214 please visit the Network Services Division web site at:
> **<http://www.fcc.gov/ccb/nsd/documents/214.html>.**
>
> **-FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION-**

[^1]:
    > GST Call America, Inc.; GST Net, Inc.; ICON Communications Corp.;
    > KLP, Inc. d/b/a Call America Phoenix; TotalNet Communications,
    > Inc.; GST Pacific Lightwave, Inc.; GST Telecom California, Inc.;
    > GST Telecom Hawaii, Inc.; GST Tucson Lightwave, Inc.; GST Telecom
    > New Mexico, Inc.; GST Telecom Texas, Inc.; GST Telecom Nevada,
    > Inc.; GST Telecom Idaho, Inc.; GST Telecom Washington, Inc.; GST
    > Net Arizona, Inc.; GST Telecom Oregon, Inc.; GST Telecom Arizona,
    > Inc.; GST Net (AZ), Inc.; and GST Home, Inc.

[^2]:
    > *See Section 63.71 Application of GST Telecommunications, Inc. and
    > its Subsidiaries for Authority to Discontinue the Provision of
    > U.S. Domestic Telecommunications Service* (File No. W-P-D-472) (DA
    > 00-2693) (Public Notice released November 29, 2000).

[^3]:
    > *See Section 63.71 Application of GST Telecommunications, Inc. and
    > its Subsidiaries for Authority to Discontinue the Provision of
    > U.S. Domestic Telecommunications Service* (File No. W-P-D-484) (DA
    > 01-569) (Public Notice released March 5, 2001); *See Section 63.71
    > Application of GST Telecommunications, Inc. and its Subsidiaries
    > for Authority to Discontinue the Provision of U.S. Domestic
    > Telecommunications Service* (File No. W-P-D-489) (DA 01-1061)
    > (Public Notice released April 24, 2001); and *See Section 63.71
    > Application of GST Telecom Hawaii, Inc. for Authority to
    > Discontinue the Provision of U.S. Domestic Telecommunications
    > Service* (File No. W-P-D-498) (DA 01-1616) (Public Notice released
    > July 9, 2001).