FCC Seeks Comment on Discontinuance Requests of Qwest/CenturyLink, Others
The FCC sought comment on bids to discontinue certain nondominant telecom services and/or interconnected VoIP services in geographic areas specified in applications submitted by Qwest (CenturyLink) in Oregon, Bullroar Telecom in Louisiana and Hill Country Telecommunications in Texas. The Qwest/CenturyLink…
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application seeks to discontinue "interstate, intraLATA toll (local long distance) service" in Oregon areas served by its affiliates CenturyTel of Eastern Oregon and CenturyTel of Oregon, said a Wireline Bureau public notice Monday in docket 16-36, which said comments are due March 15 and contained links to the applications. The requests will be deemed granted March 31 unless the commission notifies an applicant otherwise, though the actual dates they are authorized to discontinue, reduce or impair service will vary in early April, the PN said.