20210514Notice of Withdrawal and Discontinuance of CLEC and IXC.pdf

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M K E E G A N @W B K L A W .C O M May 14, 2021 By Electronic Filing Diane Hanian, Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 472 West Washington Street Boise, Idaho 83720-0074 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 Idaho Code § 62-612 and Idaho Admin. Code § 31.01.01.020, Frontier Communications of America, Inc. (“Frontier America”) and Frontier Communications Online and Long Distance, Inc. (“Frontier Online” and together with Frontier
America, the “Frontier Companies”)1 hereby notify the Idaho 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-96-1,2 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 effective on August 12, 2021, or such earlier date as permitted by the Commission.

1 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 See Order No. 26775 (Jan. 27, 1997).
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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 interrupted 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 KeeganMichael Keegan Counsel to Frontier Communications of America, Inc. and

3 The transaction described in footnote 1 included the transfer to Northwest Fiber of IXC customer
relationships held by the Frontier Companies. 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.