Frederick E. Moacdieh Executive Director Federal Regulatory and Legal Affairs 1300 I Street, NW, Suite 500 East Washington, DC 20005 Phone 202.515.2590 Fax 202.336.7922 [email protected] March 1, 2019 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554 Re: Section 63.71 Application of Verizon New York Inc. and Verizon New England Inc. Dear Ms. Dortch: Verizon New York Inc. and Verizon New England Inc. submit the enclosed Application for authority under Section 214(a) of the Communications Act and 47 C.F.R. § 63.71 to grandfather and discontinue NYNEX Enterprise Services and NYNEX Enterprise Network Reconfiguration Service where they are offered in the states of New York and Massachusetts. Sincerely, Enclosure cc: Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Governor of Each Impacted State Public Utilities Commission of Each Impacted State Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Section 63.71 Application of ) Verizon New York Inc. and Verizon New ) England Inc. ) File No._______________ ) 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 VERIZON NEW YORK INC. AND VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INC. Verizon New York Inc. and Verizon New England Inc. (collectively “Verizon”) submit this Application for authority under Section 214(a) of the Communications Act and Section 63.71 of the Commission’s rules to grandfather and discontinue NYNEX Enterprise Services (NES) where they are offered in the state of New York and NYNEX Enterprise Network Reconfiguration Service (NRS) where it is offered in the states of New York and Massachusetts. NES and NRS are currently provisioned and supported over an end-of-life legacy network and equipment that is increasingly manufacturer-discontinued. There are relatively few customers still subscribing to these services in the affected areas, as customers continue to migrate away from these older services toward more modern options. Given the low number of subscribers and high costs of maintaining discontinued equipment, we plan to grandfather NES and NRS on or after May 31, 2019 and discontinue the services on or after December 31, 2019.1 1 Modifications in service offerings for customers with existing contracts are subject to the terms of their contracts. 1 Consistent with Section 63.71(a) and (c) of the Commission’s rules, Verizon provides the following information: 1. Name and Address of Carrier (47 C.F.R. §§ 63.71 (a)(1), (c)(2)): Verizon New York Inc. 140 West Street New York, NY 10007 Verizon New England Inc. 6 Bowdoin Square, 9th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02114 2. Date of Planned Service Discontinuation (47 C.F.R. §§ 63.71(a)(2), (c)(2)): Subject to the Commission’s authorization, on or after May 31, 2019, Verizon will grandfather NES and NRS, no longer permitting orders for new customers and no longer permitting moves, additions, or changes for existing customers. Verizon intends to discontinue these services on or after December 31, 2019.2 3. Points of Geographic Areas of Service Affected (47 C.F.R. §§ 63.71(a)(3), (c)(2)): Subject to the Commission’s authorization, Verizon intends to grandfather and discontinue NES where it offers the services in the state of New York. Verizon intends to grandfather and discontinue NRS where it offers the service in the states of New York and Massachusetts. Exhibit A lists the wire centers where Verizon offers NES and NRS. 4. Brief Description of Type of Service Affected (47 C.F.R. §§ 63.71(a)(4), (c)(2)): NES are digital channels operating at transmission speeds between 2.4 Kbps and 44.736 Mbps within a specified bandwidth capacity over a backbone network. NES are provided 2 For customers on tariffed term plans, Verizon will waive any applicable tariffed early termination liability. 2 between customer-designated premises and a Verizon hub or between hubs where NES functions are performed. NES are further described in Verizon’s FCC Tariff No. 11, Section 7.2.13. NRS enables customers by use of a network controller or network management device to reconfigure specific special access services connected at digital cross-connect systems. The connection may be made either directly or through a hub where the special access service may be bridged or multiplexed. NRS is further described in Verizon’s FCC Tariff No. 11, Section 19. 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. Alternative services include IP-based services and special access services offered by Verizon under its FCC Tariff No. 11. For example, alternative services for wholesale customers include Fiber to the Internet, Switched Ethernet, Private Internet Protocol, DS1, and DS3 services. Alternative services for retail customers include Fiber-based voice, FIOS Internet, Switched Ethernet, Private Internet Protocol, DS1, and DS3 services. Verizon will work with affected customers to identify 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)): Verizon sent notices on or before March 1, 2019 by U.S. Mail to customers that currently subscribe to an affected service. A copy of the notice is attached as Exhibit B. Verizon is sending copies of this Application by first class U.S. Mail to the governors and public utility commissions of the states of New York and Massachusetts, and to the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, as required by Section 63.71(a) of the Commission’s rules. Tribal nations will not be impacted by this Section 63.71 application. 3 6. Regulatory Classification of Carrier (47 C.F.R. § 63.71(c)(4)): Verizon is classified for regulatory purposes under the Commission’s rules as dominant with respect to NES and NRS. CONCLUSION Verizon respectfully requests that the Commission approve this Application. Respectfully submitted, ___________________________ William H. Johnson Katharine R. Saunders Of Counsel Roy E. Litland Verizon 1300 I St NW, Suite 500E Washington, DC 20005-7101 (202) 515-2464 (Office) March 1, 2019 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on or before this 1st day of March 2019, I caused to be served a copy of the foregoing Section 63.71 Application by U.S. Mail postage prepaid to the following parties on the attached service list. __________________________ Roy E. Litland SERVICE LIST Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Attn: Military Asst/Mobility Team The Pentagon Washington, DC 20301 Honorable Kathleen H. Burgess The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo Secretary to the Commission Governor of New York New York Public Service Commission State Capitol Building Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12224 Agency Building 3 Albany, NY 12223-1350 Karen Charles Peterson The Honorable Charlie Baker Commissioner Office of the Governor Massachusetts Department of State House, Room 280 Telecommunications and Cable Boston, MA 02133 1000 Washington Street, Suite 820 Boston, MA 02118-6500 EXHIBIT A NYNEX Enterprise Services Wire Center CLLI Codes New York ALBYNYSS NYCMNY37 BFLONYFR NYCMNY42 BFLONNYMA NYCMNY50 BNGHNYHY NYCMNY56 BRWDNYBW NYCMNY79 CICRNYCJ NYCMNYBS EMIRNYEM NYCMNYBW ENDCNYEN NYCMNYWS FLPKNYFP NYCQNYFH FRDLNYFM NYCQNYJA GLFLNYGF NYCQNYLI GRCYNYGC NYCQNYNW HCVLNYHV NYCRNYNS HMPSNYHS LYBRNYLB NYCXNYCR MINLNYMI NYCXNYTR MTKSNYMK PCHGNYPH MTVRNNYMV PGHKNYSH NWBRNYNW PLBGNYPB NYACNYNK PTSDNTPS NYCKNYAL RNKNNYRN RVHDNYRV NYCKNYAR SCHNNYSC NYCKNYBR SYRCNYSU NYCKNYWM SYVLNYSA NYCMNY13 UTICNYUT NYCMNY18 WHPLNYWP NYCMNY30 WTTWNYUN NYCMNY36 NYNEX Enterprise Network Reconfiguration Service Wire Center CLLI Codes New York Massachusetts MTKSNYMK BRTNMACR NWBRNYNW CMBRMABE NYACNYNK FLRVMANM NYCKNYBR FTBGMAMA NYCKNYWM HYNSMAOC NYCMNY36 LWRNMACA NYCMNYBS LYNNMACH NYCQNYJA NATNMAMA NYCXNYCR PGHKNYSH PTFDMAAA SCHNNYSC PTFDMAFE WHPLNYWP QNCYMAHA SPFDMAWO WLPLMASS WLHMMASP WRCSMACE EXHIBIT B Verizon March 1, 2019 22001 Loudoun County Parkway D1-3-300 Ashburn, VA 20147 Billing Name Billing Address 1 Billing Address 2 Billing Address 3 City, State, ZIP RE: Discontinuation of FCC NYNEX Enterprise Services and FCC NYNEX Enterprise Network Reconfiguration Service As part of Verizon’s continuing effort to update its portfolio of network services, we are planning to terminate interstate NYNEX Enterprise Services and NYNEX Enterprise Network Reconfiguration Service (“Affected Services”) where offered in the states of New York and Massachusetts pursuant to Verizon’s FCC Tariff No. 11. Exhibit A lists the wire centers in which Verizon offers these services. Interstate NYNEX Enterprise is a platform for providing digital channels operating at transmission speeds between 2.4 kbps and 44.736 Mbps with inherent grooming capability, and is further described in Verizon’s FCC Tariff No. 11, Sec. 7.2.13. Interstate NYNEX Enterprise Network Reconfiguration Service enables customers, by use of a network controller or network management device, to reconfigure specific special access services connected at digital cross-connect systems. The connection may be made either directly or through a hub where the special access service may be bridged or multiplexed. NYNEX Enterprise Network Reconfiguration Service is further described in Verizon’s FCC Tariff No. 11, Sec. 19. Customers who subscribe to the Affected Services may obtain a list