20030707_524.pdf

DECISION MEMORANDUM
TO:COMMISSIONER KJELLANDER
CO MMISSI 0 NER SMITH
COMMISSIONER HANSEN
COMMISSION SECRETARY
COMMISSION STAFF
LEGAL
WORKING FILE
FROM:BIRDELLE BROWN
DATE:JULY 1, 2003
RE:FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS CORP DBA FAIRPOINT
COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS CORP REQUEST TO WITHDRAW
ITS CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY NO.
374, CASE NO. GNR- T -00-
FairPoint Communications Corp dba FairPoint Communications Solutions Corp was
issued Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 374 to provide local
telecommunications services in the U S WEST and GTE serving areas that existed in 2000.
In November 2001 , FairPoint advised the Commission that it intended to discontinue all
retail telephone services provided to FairPont's local and long distance end user retail customers
iri the State ofldaho as of February 1 2002. The Company requested that it maintain its
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity pending further review of market conditions
nationwide and advised that it would notify the Commission when it decided to relinquish or
cancel its certificate.
On June 24 2003, Staff received an e-mail from John J. La Penta, Assistant General
Counsel for FairPoint requesting to withdraw it's Certificate No. 374.
ST AFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the FairPoint Communications Solutions Corp be permitted to
withdraw its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 374. Does the Commission
agree?
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DECISION MEMORANDUM
Birdelle Brown
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LaPenta, John (Fairpoint) Ulapenta~fairpoint.com)Tuesday, June 24 200312:53 PM
Birdelle Brown
FairPoint Communications Solutions Corp.
Birdelle,
This is to confirm that FairPoint Communications Solutions Corp. wishes towi thdraw its certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity No. 374 for thestate of Idaho. I f you have any questions please call me Thank you,
John J. La Penta
Assistant General Counsel
FairPoint Communications, Inc.
521 E. Morehead Street, Suite 250
Charlotte, NC 28202
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