Before the Washington, D.C. 20554 in the Matter of ) ) Section 63.71 Application of ) ) File No. Bellsouth Telecommunications, L

Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">In the Matter of </li><li style="flex:1">)</li></ul>)<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Section 63.71 Application of </li><li style="flex:1">)</li></ul>)))))))))))))) File No. BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC Illinois Bell Telephone Company, LLC Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Incorporated Michigan Bell Telephone Company Nevada Bell Telephone Company Pacific Bell Telephone Company Southwestern Bell Telephone Company The Ohio Bell Telephone Company Wisconsin Bell, Inc. For Authority Pursuant to Section 214 of The Communications Act of 1934, As Amended, To Discontinue the Provision of Service SECTION 63.71 APPLICATION OF AT&T AT&T Services, Inc., on behalf of its affiliates, BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC, d/b/a AT&T Alabama, AT&T Florida, AT&T Georgia, AT&T Kentucky, AT&T Louisiana, AT&T Mississippi, AT&T North Carolina, AT&T South Carolina, and AT&T Tennessee; Illinois Bell Telephone Company, LLC, d/b/a AT&T Illinois; Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Incorporated, d/b/a AT&T Indiana; Michigan Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a AT&T Michigan; Nevada Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a AT&T Nevada; Pacific Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a AT&T California; Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a AT&T Arkansas, AT&T Kansas, AT&T Missouri, AT&T Oklahoma, and AT&T Texas; The Ohio Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a AT&T Ohio; and Wisconsin Bell, Inc., d/b/a AT&T Wisconsin, (collectively referred to herein as “AT&T”) applies for authority under Section 214(a) of the Communications Act, as amended (“the Act”), 47 U.S.C. § 214, and Section 63.71 of the Federal Communications Commission’s (“Commission”) rules, 47 C.F.R. §63.71, to discontinue interstate Metallic, Telegraph Grade, Voice Grade, Direct Analog, Base Rate (DS0), MegaLink Data, High Capacity (64K), Digital Data, Digital Data Access, Derived Data Channel, Generic Digital Transport, and Program Audio Service (“the Affected Services”) throughout its service territories in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. As required by Section 63.71 of the Commission’s rules, AT&T provides the following information: Name and Address of Carrier: BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC Illinois Bell Telephone Company, LLC Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Incorporated Michigan Bell Telephone Company Pacific Bell Telephone Company Nevada Bell Telephone Company Southwestern Bell Telephone Company The Ohio Bell Telephone Company Wisconsin Bell, Inc. The address for purposes of this application is: 208 South Akard Street Dallas, TX 75202 Date of Planned Service Discontinuance: Effective November 1, 2019, pending regulatory approval, the Affected Services will no longer be available to new customers or existing customers seeking to renew their service agreement. Current customers subscribing to these services may retain their existing services subject to the following changes: effective November 1, 2019, AT&T will no longer renew service agreements for the Affected Services, and following the expiration 2of existing term agreements, AT&T will provide the services on a month-to-month basis until the service is discontinued. AT&T plans to discontinue Metallic, Telegraph Grade, Voice Grade, Direct Analog, Base Rate (DS0), MegaLink Data, High Capacity (64K), Digital Data, Digital Data Access, Derived Data Channel, and Generic Digital Transport Services on or after June 30, 2024 or upon the expiration of the customer’s existing term agreement, whichever is later. AT&T plans to discontinue Program Audio Service on or after November 1, 2020, or upon the expiration of the customer’s existing term agreement, whichever is later. Finally, effective November 1, 2019, AT&T will no longer accept new requests for physical changes to existing service arrangements including the upgrade or downgrade of access/port speed, installation of new service, or moves to different service addresses. Points of Geographic Areas of Service Affected: AT&T will no longer offer the Affected Services throughout its service territory in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. Brief Description of Type of Service Affected: Metallic service is an unconditioned two-wire circuit capable of transmitting low speed varying signals at rates up to 30 baud. This channel is provided by metallic or equivalent facilities. Telegraph Grade service is an unconditioned circuit capable of transmitting binary signals at rates of 0-75 baud or 0-150 baud. This channel is furnished for half-duplex or duplex operation. 3 Voice Grade service is a circuit which provides voice frequency transmission capability in the nominal frequency range of 300 to 3000 hertz (Hz) and may be terminated two-wire or four-wire. Direct Analog service is a channel which provides voice frequency transmission capability in the nominal frequency range of 300 to 3000 Hz and may be terminated as two-wire or four-wire. Base Rate service is a 56 Kbps transmission path between a customer designated premises and a Public Switched Digital Service (PSDS) serving office. MegaLink Data service is a channel for duplex four-wire transmission of synchronous serial data at the rate of 2.4, 4.8, 9.6, 19.2, 56 kbps or 64 kbps Clear Channel (CC), 128, 256, 384, 512, or 768 kbps. The actual bit rate is a function of the channel interface selected by the customer. The channel provides a synchronous service with timing provided by AT&T through AT&T's facilities to the customer in the received bit stream. High Capacity service is a channel for the transmission of nominal 64 kbps isochronous serial data. Digital Data service is a channel for duplex four-wire transmission of synchronous serial data at the rate of 2.4, 4.8, 9.6, 56, or 64 kbps. The actual bit rate is a function of the channel interface selected by the customer. The channel provides a synchronous service with timing provided by AT&T through AT&T's facilities to the customer in the received bit stream. Digital Data Access service is a channel for duplex four-wire transmission of synchronous serial data at the rate of 2.4, 4.8, 9.6, 19.2, 56, or 64 kbps. Transmission speeds of 2.4, 4.8, 9.6, and 19.2 kbps are referred to as low speed Digital Data Access service 4options, and transmission speeds of 56 and 64 kbps are referred to as high speed service options. The actual bit rate is a function of the channel interface selected by the customer. Derived Data Channel service is a digital data channel derived from a two-wire local exchange facility that transmits voice and data signals simultaneously. Generic Digital Transport service is for duplex four-wire transmission of synchronous serial data at the rate of 2.4, 4.8, 9.6, 19.2, 56, or 64 kbps. The actual bit rate is a function of the channel interface selected by the customer. The service is synchronous, with timing provided by AT&T through AT&T's facilities to the customer in the received bit stream. Program Audio service is a channel measured in Hz for the transmission of a complex signal voltage. The actual bandwidth is a function of the network channel interface selected by the customer. Only one-way transmission is provided. AT&T is discontinuing the Affected Services because they are at the end of their product life cycle as circuit demand has declined significantly for low speed analog services. Similarly, in many cases, the electronic equipment needed to support these services is no longer manufactured. The public convenience and necessity will not be impaired by the discontinuance of these services because customers are being given significant notice of these changes, which allows them ample time to transition to alternative service arrangements before they are discontinued. In addition, AT&T offers a variety of services that offer the same capabilities, such as AT&T Switched Ethernet service, DS-1 service, or Wireless Data service. 5Brief Description of the Dates and Methods of Notice to All Affected Customers: Customer notices were sent via U.S. Mail on August 20, 2019.<a href="#6_0">1 </a>Copies of this Application are being sent, first class U.S. Mail, to the public utility commissions, governors, federally recognized tribes (if any) in the affected states, and to the Special Assistant for Telecommunications to the Secretary of Defense, as required by 63.71(a) of the Commission’s rules.<a href="#6_1">2 </a>Regulatory Classification of Carrier: AT&T offers the Affected Services pursuant to dominant carrier regulation. Questions about this application may be addressed to Joshua Woodbridge, AT&T Services, Inc., Director - Federal Regulatory, 1120 20th Street N.W., Suite 1000, Washington, D.C. 20036, (202) 457-2139. Conclusion: As discussed above, the public convenience and necessity will not be adversely affected by the discontinuance of the Affected Services because AT&T offers other solutions. AT&T respectfully requests the Commission approve its Section 63.71 Application to discontinue service. Respectfully submitted, By: /s/Terri L. Hoskins__ Terri L. Hoskins Gary L. Phillips David Lawson AT&T Services, Inc. 1See Attachment A 2 Section 63.71(a) directs applicants to submit a copy of the application to the Secretary of Defense, Special Assistant for Telecommunications. However, due to restructuring within the Department of Defense, that position no longer exists. Commission staff has advised that a copy of the application be sent instead to the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer. 6 1120 20th Street NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20036 Its Attorneys August 21, 2019 7ATTACHMENT A 00001113 August 20, 2019 Important Notice Regarding Metallic, Telegraph Grade, Voice Grade, Direct Analog, Base Rate (DS0), MegaLink Data, High Capacity (64K), Digital Data, Digital Data Access, Derived Data Channel, Generic Digital Transport, and Program Audio Services Change in Service Effective 11/1/19 Second Notice Thank you for using AT&T for your business service needs. We want to make you aware of planned changes to your interstate Metallic, Telegraph Grade, Voice Grade, Direct Analog, Base Rate (DS0), MegaLink Data, High Capacity (64K), Digital Data, Digital Data Access, Derived Data Channel, Generic Digital Transport, and/or Program Audio Service (collectively, Affected Services).1 Our records indicate at least one of the Affected Services is active at the Billing Telephone Number(s) (BTN) listed at the end of this notice. Effective November 1, 2019 pending regulatory approval where such approval is required, the Affected Services will no longer be available for purchase by new or existing customers in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin. As a current AT&T customer with at least one of the Affected Services you may retain your existing service(s) subject to the following changes: Effective November 1, 2019, AT&T will no longer renew service agreements for the Affected Services. Following the expiration of your current term agreement for an Affected Service, AT&T will provide the service on a month-to-month basis until the service is discontinued. AT&T may change the rates, terms, and conditions of the service upon notification. AT&T currently plans to discontinue Metallic, Telegraph Grade, Voice Grade, Direct Analog, Base Rate (DS0), MegaLink Data, High Capacity (64K), Digital Data, Digital Data Access, Derived Data Channel, and Generic Digital Transport Services on or after June 30, 2024, or upon the expiration of your current term agreement, whichever is later. AT&T currently plans to discontinue Program Audio Service on or after November 1, 2020, or upon the expiration of your current term agreement, whichever is later. 1 The Affected Services are provided by the following AT&T entities: BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC, d/b/a AT&T Alabama, AT&T Florida, AT&T Georgia, AT&T Kentucky, AT&T Louisiana, AT&T Mississippi, AT&T North Carolina, AT&T South Carolina, and AT&T Tennessee; Illinois Bell Telephone Company, LLC, d/b/a AT&T Illinois; Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Incorporated, d/b/a AT&T Indiana; Michigan Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a/ AT&T Michigan; Nevada Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a AT&T Nevada; The Ohio Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a AT&T Ohio; Pacific Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a AT&T California; Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a AT&T Arkansas, AT&T Kansas, AT&T Missouri, AT&T Oklahoma, and AT&T Texas; and Wisconsin Bell, Inc., d/b/a, AT&T Wisconsin. (Over) Effective November 1, 2019, Moves, Additions, and Change orders for the Affected Services will no longer be accepted. As of that date, new requests for physical changes to your service including the upgrade or downgrade of access/port speed, installation of new service, or moves to different service addresses will not be provisioned. AT&T offers AT&T Switched Ethernet, DS1 Service, or Wireless Data as a replacement service for the Affected Services. Upgraded customer premises equipment may be required for AT&T Switched Ethernet or DS1 Service to support the functionality of the Affected Services. Your AT&T Service Representative will be in contact soon to begin discussions regarding alternate solutions that meet your business communication needs. If you have questions concerning the above please email [email protected] so we may assist you in this transition. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to serving your future business needs. Sincerely, Maria King Sr. Product Marketing Manager AT&T Services, Inc. 208 S Akard St Dallas, TX 75202 AT&T is required by the FCC to provide the following statement: The FCC will normally authorize this proposed discontinuance of service (or reduction or impairment) unless it is shown that customers would be unable to receive service or a reasonable substitute from another carrier or that the public convenience and necessity is otherwise adversely affected. If you wish to object, you should file your comments as soon as possible, but no later than 30 days after the Commission releases public notice of the proposed discontinuance. You may file your comments electronically through the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System using the docket number established in the Commission’s public notice for this proceeding, or you may address them to the Federal Communications Commission, Wireline Competition Bureau, Competition Policy Division, Washington, DC 20554, and include in your comments a reference to the section 63.71 Application of AT&T including BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC, d/b/a AT&T Alabama, AT&T Florida, AT&T Georgia, AT&T Kentucky, AT&T Louisiana, AT&T Mississippi, AT&T North Carolina, AT&T South Carolina, and AT&T Tennessee; Illinois Bell Telephone Company, LLC, d/b/a AT&T Illinois; Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Incorporated, d/b/a AT&T Indiana; Michigan Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a/ AT&T Michigan; Nevada Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a AT&T Nevada; The Ohio Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a AT&T Ohio; Pacific Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a AT&T California; Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, d/b/a AT&T Arkansas, AT&T Kansas, AT&T Missouri, AT&T Oklahoma, and AT&T Texas; and Wisconsin Bell, Inc., d/b/a AT&T Wisconsin. Comments should include specific information about the impact of this proposed discontinuation (or reduction or impairment) upon you or your company, including any inability to acquire reasonable substitute service. 00001113 Billing Telephone Number(s) with active Metallic, Telegraph Grade, Voice Grade, Direct Analog, Base Rate (DS0), MegaLink Data, High Capacity (64K), Digital Data, Digital Data Access, Derived Data Channel, Generic Digital Transport, and/or Program Audio Service: BAN(s): <a href="/goto?url=http://www.att.com/gen/privacy-policy?pid=2587" target="_blank">© </a><a href="/goto?url=http://www.att.com/gen/privacy-policy?pid=2587" target="_blank">2019 AT&T Intellectual Property</a>. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other AT&T marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. Please do not send inquiries or payments to the return address on this notice. If you have comments or questions, please contact AT&T Customer Service at the toll-free number on your bill. SV56412 – Rev. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Lacretia Hill, certify that I have, on August 21, 2019 served a copy of the foregoing Section 63.71 Application of AT&T by U.S. Mail postage prepaid to the addresses on the attached sheets. /s/Lacretia Hill Lacretia Hill Alabama Public Service Commission 100 N. Union Street Office of the Governor State Capitol Suite 850 Montgomery, AL 36130 600 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL 36130 Arkansas Public Service Commission P.O Box 400 Governor's Office 500 Woodlane Street, Suite 250 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Little Rock, AR 72203-0400 Office of the Governor Governor's Office State Capitol Michael J. Picker President, California Public Utilities Commission 505 Van Ness Avenue Sacramento, CA 95814 San Francisco, CA 94102 Florida Public Service Commission 2540 Shumard Oak Blvd. Office of the Governor The Capitol Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001 Tallahassee, FL 32399-0850 Georgia Public Service Commission 244 Washington Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30334 Office of the Governor Georgia State Capitol Atlanta, GA 30334 Office of the Governor 207 State House Springfield, Illinois 62706 Illinois Commerce Commission 527 East Capitol Ave Springfield, IL 62701 Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission PNC Center Office of the Governor Statehouse Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 101 West Washington Street Suite 1500 East Indianapolis, IN 46204 Kansas Corporation Commission Commissioners, Utilities Division, Motor Carriers, Pipeline Safety and Energy 1500 SW Arrowhead Road Office of the Governor Capitol, 300 SW 10th Ave., Ste. 241s Topeka, Kansas 66612- 1590 Topeka, KS 66604-4027 Office of the Governor 700 Capital Avenue Suite 100 Kentucky Public Service Commission 211 Sower Boulevard Frankfort, KY 40601 Frankfort, KY 40601 Louisiana Public Service Commission Galvez Building, 12th Floor 602 North Fifth Street Office of the Governor P.O. Box 94004 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">P.O. Box 91154 </li><li style="flex:1">Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9004 </li></ul>Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Michigan Public Service Commission P.O. Box 30221 Office of the Governor P.O. Box 30013 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Lansing, MI 48909 </li><li style="flex:1">Lansing, Michigan 48909 </li></ul>Mississippi Public Utilities Commission Woolfolk Building Office of the Governor P.O. Box 139 Jackson, MS 39205 501 North West Street Jackson, MS 39201 Missouri Public Service Commission Public Information Office Governor Office Building 200 Madison Street Office of the Governor Room 216, State Capitol Building Jefferson City, Missouri 65 101 PO Box 360 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0360 Office of the Governor State Capitol 101 N. Carson Street Carson City, NV 89701 Public Utilities Commission of Nevada 1150 E. William Street Carson City, NV 89701 North Carolina Utilities Commission 430 North Salisbury Street Dobbs Building Office of the Governor 20301 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-0301 Raleigh, NC 27603-5918 Public Utilities Commission of Ohio 180 East Broad Street Office of the Governor 30th Floor 77 South High Street Columbus, Ohio 43215-6108 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Office of the Governor State Capitol Building 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 212 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105 Oklahoma Corporation Commission P.O. Box 52000 Oklahoma City, OK 73152-2000 Public Service Commission of South Carolina, 101 Executive Center Dr., Suite 100 Columbia, SC 29210 Office of the Governor 1205 Pendleton Street Columbia, SC 29201 Governor's Office Tennessee State Capitol Nashville, TN 37243-0001 Tennessee Regulatory Authority 502 Deaderick Street Nashville, TN 37243 Public Utility Commission of Texas 1701 N. Congress Avenue PO Box 13326 Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, Texas 78711 -2428 Austin, TX 78711-3326 Public Service Commission of Wisconsin 610 North Whitney Way. P.O . Box 7854 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7854 Office of the Governor Madison Office P.O. Box 7863 Madison, WI 53707 Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Attn: Military Assistant/Mobility Team The Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301 Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation Alturas Indian Rancheria Chairman Chairman P.O. Box 340, Alturas, CA, 96101 Agua Caliente Tribal Administration Plaza, 5401 Dinah Shore Drive, Palm Springs, CA, 92264 Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians Chairman Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria Chairman <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">P.O. Box 846, </li><li style="flex:1">266 Keisner Road, </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Coachella, CA, 92236 </li><li style="flex:1">Loleta, CA, 95551 </li></ul>Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians Chairman Big Lagoon Rancheria Chairman <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">5 Tyme Way, </li><li style="flex:1">P.O. Box 3060, </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Oroville, CA, 95966 </li><li style="flex:1">Trinidad, CA, 95570 </li></ul>Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley Chairman Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians Chairman P.O. Box 700, P.O. Box 337,

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