**PUBLIC NOTICE**

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**Federal Communications Commission**

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

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

**DA 03-1874**

###  May 30, 2003

> COMMENTS INVITED ON BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. APPLICATION TO
> DISCONTINUE DOMESTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

# Comp. Pol. File No. 650

**Comments Due: June 13, 2003**

## Section 214 Application

## Applicant: BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.

> On **May 13, 2003, BellSouth Telecommunicatons, Inc.** (BellSouth or
> Applicant) located at **675 West Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA
> 30375-0001** 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 its tariffed intrastate ZipCONNECT service in
> Florida due to recent decisions of the North American Numbering Plan
> Administrator (NANPA) and the Florida Public Service Commission.
>
> The application states that ZipCONNECT is a tariffed service that
> allows subscribers to receive calls at multiple locations within a
> Local Access Transport Area based on subscriber-selected parameters
> and via a single seven-digit telephone number. BellSouth indicates
> that this service is obsolete and available only on a "grandfathered"
> basis in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,
> North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. BellSouth further states
> that its service requires the use of the dedicated 203 central office
> code (NXX), and that the Florida State Public Service Commission has
> ordered that this 203 NXX must be returned to the NANPA by July 31,
> 2003.
>
> BellSouth states that the instant application to discontinue service
> only applies to the nineteen (19) ZipCONNECT customers it serves in
> the state of Florida, and that it initially notified these customers
> by letter in July and August of 2002, followed by telephone calls or
> premise visits from January through March of 2003. The application
> indicates that BellSouth mailed a second set of notification letters
> to these customers on May 12, 2003. BellSouth states that as soon as
> the FCC authorizes discontinuance of this service, BellSouth will
> revise its Florida state tariffs to remove the service. BellSouth
> states that it is considered a dominant carrier with respect to the
> service to be discontinued.
>
> In accordance with 47 C.F.R. § 63.71(c), the application will be
> deemed to be automatically granted on the sixtieth (60^th^) day after
> the release date of this notice, unless the Commission has notified
> the Applicant that the grant will not be automatically effective.
> Accordingly, pursuant to section 63.71(c), BellSouth cannot legally
> terminate service to its customers until at least the sixtieth day
> after the release of this Public Notice, in this case, July 29, 2003.
> 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 **June 13, 2003**. Such comments should refer
> to **Comp. Pol. File** **No. 650**. 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, S.W., Room TW-A325, 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 12^th^ Street, S.W., Room 6-A207,
> 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) 418-2345,
> 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, S.W., 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, 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 copy contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445
> 12^th^ Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 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**](mailto:cweather@fcc.gov), or Rodney
> McDonald, (202) 418-7513 (voice), **[rlmcdona@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>.**

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