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Diane Hanian, Secretary
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
47 2 W est Washington Street
Boise, Idaho 837 20-007 4
1800 M SrREEr, NW
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WASHINGToN, DC 20036
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MICHAEL KEEGAN
202.3A3.337 2
[e-mail]
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Re Notice of Withdrawal and Discontinuance of CLEC and IXC/Title 62 Service of
Frontier Communications of America, Inc.
Notice of Withdrawal and Discontinuance of IXC/Title 62 Service of
Frontier Communications Online and Long Distance,Inc.
Dear Ms. Hanian:
By this letter, and consistent with Idatro Code $ 62-612 and Idaho Admin. Code $
31.01.01.020, Frontier Communications of Americ4Inc. ("Frontier America") and Frontier
Communications Online and Long Distance, Inc. ("Frontier Online" and together with Frontier
America, the "Frontier Companies")l hereby notifu the Idatro Public Utilities Commission
("Commission") that the Frontier Companies are voluntarily withdrawing and discontinuing the
above-referenced services, including Frontier America's Certificate No. 323 granted by the
Commission in Case No. CTX-T-96-I,2 and the Frontier Companies' provision of IXC service
under Title 62. The Frontier Companies also seek to withdraw any related tariffs. Consistent with
Idaho Admin. Code $ 31.01.01.020, the Frontier Companies will withdraw and discontinue
service ef;[ective on August 12,2021, or such earlier date as permitted by the Commission.
l This notification filing does not relate to or impact Citizens Telecommunications Company of Idaho
d/b/a Frontier Communications of Idaho ("Frontier Idaho") or Frontier Communications Northwest Inc.
("Frontier NW") or the services provided by those entities. On May 1,2020, a transaction was completed
in which certain companies that were then affiliates of the Frontier Companies-including Frontier Idaho
and Frontier NW-were sold to Northwest Fiber, LLC. As such, Frontier Idaho and Frontier NW are no
longer affiliated with the Frontier Companies.
2 .lee Order No. 26775 (Jan.27,1997).
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
May 14,2021
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The public convenience and necessity will not be adversely affected by the action
described herein. The Frontier Companies no longer offer or provide any services to Idaho
customers pursuant to the above-referenced authority, and therefore, no customer's service will
be intemrpted or disconnected.3 The Frontier Companies will discontinue and withdraw their
services in Idaho and are providing this notice to ensure that the Commission's records are fully
up to date.
If you have any questions regarding this notification, please contact me.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Michael Keegan
Michael Keegan
Counsel to Frontier Communications of America, Inc. and
Frontier Communications Online and Long Distance, Inc.
3 The transaction described in footnote I included the fiansfer to Northwest Fiber of D(C customer
relationships held by the Frontier Qqmpanies. To the extent necessary, because Frontier America and
Frontier Online do not have any customers in Idaho, the Frontier Companies seek a waiver of the
requirement in Idaho Code $ 62-612(2) and Idaho Admin. Code $ 31.01.01.020 to post an advertisement
in a newspaper or to perform any other notification requirement.