1300 I Street NW Frederick E. Moacdieh Suite 500 East Executive Director Washington, DC 20005 Federal Regulatory and Legal Affairs 202-515-2590 Verizon [email protected] April 15, 2021 Marlene H. Dortch Secretary, Federal Communications Commission 45 L Street, NE Washington, DC 20554 Re: Section 63.71 Application of XO Communications Services, LLC and XO Virginia, LLC Dear Ms. Dortch: XO Communications Services, LLC and XO Virginia, LLC submit the enclosed application for authority under Section 214(a) of the Communications Act and Section 63.71 of the Commission’s rules to discontinue DS-1 and Fractional DS-1 services in the geographic areas listed in the application. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at 202-515-2590. Sincerely, Attachment cc: Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Public Utility Commission for each affected state Governor of each affected state Tribal entities in each affected state Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, DC 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Section 63.71 Application of ) XO Communications Services, LLC and ) XO Virginia, LLC ) ) For Authority Pursuant to Section 214 of ) File No._______________ the Communications Act of 1934, as ) Amended, to Discontinue the Provision of ) Service ) SECTION 63.71 APPLICATION OF XO COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, LLC AND XO VIRGINIA, LLC XO Communications Services, LLC, and XO Virginia, LLC, (collectively “XO”) submit this Application for authority under Section 214(a) of the Communications Act and Section 63.71 of the Commission’s rules to discontinue the following private line services (collectively, the “Affected Services”): ● DS-1 Service; and ● Fractional DS-1 Service. Subject to Commission authorization, XO plans to discontinue the Affected Services on or after March 31, 2022, in the contiguous United States and Washington, DC.1 The Affected Services are not sold to residential or consumer customers, and these services are not voice services or plain old telephone service (“POTS”). Customers will be able to obtain alternative services and products from Verizon or other providers that may suit customers’ needs depending on the customers’ particular applications. 1 Modifications in service offerings for customers with existing contracts are subject to the terms of their contract or of the product guide. 1 Consistent with Section 63.71(a) and (c) of the Commission’s rules, XO provides the following information: 1. Name and Address of Carrier (47 C.F.R. §§ 63.71 (a)(1), (c)(2)): XO Communications Services, LLC XO Virginia, LLC One Verizon Way One Verizon Way Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 2. Date of Planned Service Discontinuance (47 C.F.R. §§ 63.71(a)(2), (c)(2)): Subject to the Commission’s authorization, on or after March 31, 2022, XO will discontinue the Affected Services. 3. Points of Geographic Areas of Service Affected (47 C.F.R. §§ 63.71(a)(3), (c)(2)): Subject to the Commission’s authorization, XO will discontinue the Affected Services in the contiguous United States and Washington, DC. 4. Brief Description of Type of Service Affected (47 C.F.R. §§ 63.71(a)(4), (c)(2)): In February 2017, Verizon acquired XO, which provides various communications services to small and medium sized companies, enterprises, national and government customers, and other carriers, both on a managed and wholesale basis.2 XO does not provide mass-market retail services to consumers.3 The private line (also known as dedicated transport) services XO seeks to discontinue are: DS-1 Service is a point-to-point digital private line service. DS-1 service is a digital transmission facility of 1.544 Mbps with a capacity of up to 24 analog or digital channels. This 2 See In the Matter of Applications of XO Holdings and Verizon Communications Inc. for Consent to Transfer Control of Licenses and Authorizations, Memorandum Opinion & Order, DA 16-1281, ¶ 5 (Nov. 16, 2016) (granting applications to transfer control of licenses and authorizations in connection with Verizon’s acquisition of XO Communications, LLC). 3 Id. 2 service supports voice, analog data, digital data, and video. DS-1 Service is further described in XO’s Interstate Access Service Product Guide, Sec. 5. This service is also known as DS1 Non - Muxed; Local T1 Channelized DS1 24 channel; T-1; Local Access (LA) DS1 / Local Loop (LL) DS1; DS1 Muxed; Private Line Network Access DS1; DS1 Metro End Link DS1 Service; and DS1 National End Link. Fractional DS-1 Service is a point-to-point digital private line service with available speeds of 128 Kbps, 256 Kbps, and 384 Kbps. Fractional DS-1 Service is further described in XO’s Interstate Access Service Product Guide, Sec. 6. Alternative Services and Products: Customers today can obtain alternative services and products from Verizon or other providers that may suit customers’ needs depending on the customers’ particular applications. Possible alternative products and services include: Ethernet Access and Ethernet Private Line; Private IP (MPLS); Internet Dedicated Ethernet: Wavelength Services Solution; 4G LTE and 5G (where available). Verizon will work with affected customers to find suitable alternative solutions. 5. Brief Description of the Dates and Methods of Notice to All Affected Customers (47 C.F.R. § 63.71 (c)(3)): Customers that currently subscribe to the Affected Services were sent notices by U.S. mail on or before April 15, 2021. Representative copies of the notices are attached as Exhibit A. Separately, on or before April 15, 2021, copies of this Application were sent by U.S. mail to the governor and public utilities commission of each affected state, to federally-recognized tribal nations in each affected state, and to the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, as required by Section 63.71(a) of the Commission’s rules. 3 6. Regulatory Classification of Carrier (47 C.F.R. § 63.71(c)(4)): XO is classified for regulatory purposes under the Commission’s rules as non-dominant with respect to the services to be discontinued. CONCLUSION XO respectfully requests that the Commission approve this Application. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Roy E. Litland William H. Johnson Katharine R. Saunders Of Counsel Roy E. Litland Verizon 1300 I Street NW, Suite 500E Washington, DC 20005-7101 (202) 515-2464 (Office) April 15, 2021 4 Exhibit A Verizon March 26, 2021 One Verizon Way Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 Verizon March 26, 2021 One Verizon Way Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 Re: Discontinuance of Services Offered by XO Communications Services, LLC (One Verizon Way, Basking Ridge NJ 07920) and XO Virginia, LLC (One Verizon Way, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920) Re: Discontinuance of Services Offered by XO Communications Services, LLC (One Verizon Way, Basking Ridge NJ 07920) and XO Virginia, LLC (One Verizon Way, Basking Dear Ridge,Valued NJ Customer, 07920) Thank you for trusting Verizon with your communication needs. This is a formal notification about important upcoming changes to certain Private Line services (also known as Dedicated Transport services) offered by Verizon subsidiaries XO Communications Services, LLCDear and Valued XO Virginia,Customer, LLC (collectively “XO”). On or after March 31, 2022, XO will discontinue the services listed in Attachment A, subject to applicable regulatory approvals and contractual obligations. Thank you for trusting Verizon with your communication needs. We are sending this notice to advise you of these changes and ask that you review Attachment A to see This is a formal notification about important upcoming changes to certain Private Line services (also if your service is listed. Verizon appreciates your business and would be pleased to work with you to known as Dedicated Transport services) offered by Verizon subsidiaries XO Communications Services, transfer any of these services to alternative Verizon solutions, as available. LLC and XO Virginia, LLC (collectively “XO”). On or after March 31, 2022, XO will discontinue the services listed in Attachment A, subject to applicable regulatory approvals and contractual obligations. WeAction are Requiredsending this notice to advise you of these changes and ask that you review Attachment A to see if your service is listed. Verizon appreciates your business and would be pleased to work with you to transferWe urge anyyou ofto thesecontact services us to migrate to alternative applications Verizon that solutions, use the as services available. listed in Attachment A to alternate Verizon services, as available.1 We would appreciate the opportunity to continue to work with you. Verizon’s portfolio of services provides more options than ever to help your team stay connected and we stand ready to review all of the possible connectivity options, both traditional wired and wireless, Action Required to help support your success. We urge you to contact us to migrate applications that use the services listed in Attachment A to Additional information about the changes is provided below: alternate Verizon services, as available.1 We would appreciate the opportunity to continue to work with you. Verizon’s portfolio of services provides more options than ever to help your team stay connected and we stand ready to review all of the possible connectivity options, both traditional wired and wireless, to help support your success. Additional information about the changes is provided below: 1 You can also choose to switch your services to other providers. 1 You can also choose to switch your services to other providers. 11479405_Letter_2021_TechMod_Legal_Notification_XO_Decommission_V1b_chi.indd