**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 02-1677**

> **JULY 12, 2002**
>
> COMMENTS INVITED ON ADELPHIA BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC. APPLICATION TO
> DISCONTINUE DOMESTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

# Comp. Pol. File No. 593

**Comments Due: July 16, 2002**

## Section 214 Application

## Applicant: Adelphia Business Solutions, Inc.

> On **July 3, 2002**, **Adelphia Business Solutions, Inc.** (ABS or
> Applicant) located at **One North Main Street, Coudersport, PA
> 16915**, 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, 47 U.S.C. §
> 214(a), and section 63.71 of the Commission\'s rules, 47 C.F.R. §
> 63.71, to discontinue certain of its domestic telecommunications
> services.
>
> The application indicates that ABS is the parent company of the
> following operating subsidiaries: Adelphia Business Solutions
> Operations, Inc. (ABSO), Adelphia Business Solutions of Kentucky, Inc.
> (ABS of Kentucky), Adelphia Business Solutions Investment, LLC (ABS
> Investment), and Adelphia Business Solutions of Virginia, LLC, (ABS of
> Virginia), (Collectively, ABS Subsidiary Companies) seeks authority to
> discontinue providing certain of their facilities-based and resale
> telecommunications services.
>
> The application states all services subject to this notice are either
> circuits provided over ABS fiber, provided over unbundled network
> elements purchased from the applicable incumbent local exchange
> carrier or provided on a resale basis to business customers. The ABS
> Subsidiary Companies find that due to deteriorating market economic
> conditions and in an effort to restructure their debts under Chapter
> 11 protection, they are unable to continue providing these services.
>
> The application indicates ABS Subsidiary Companies notified affected
> customers in writing by e-mail or U.S. Mail.
>
> The application states ABS Subsidiary Companies plan to discontinue
> service to customers in August 2002 and provides an attached list of
> companies certified to provide telecommunications services.
>
> 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.[^1] Pursuant to
> Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission\'s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§
> 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments on or before **July
> XX, 2002**. Such comments should refer to **Comp. Pol. File No. 593.**
> 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: John Adams.
>
> 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),
> **[jadams@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]:
    > *See generally* 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 ‑ 1.1216.