Background
ACC's principal business address is One North Main Street, Coudersport, Pennsylvania. This Commission authorized it to provide facilities-based and resold local exchange and interexchange telecommunications services in Decision (D.) 01-08-041.2 Currently, ACC provides facilities-based and resold local exchange, interexchange and dedicated telecommunications services to approximately 106 business customers,3 and approximately 16 dedicated customers in Los Angeles and Orange County combined. ACC has no customers in San Diego, and does not provide residential service anywhere in California.
ACC requests authority to discontinue providing facilities-based and resold local exchange and interexchange telecommunications services, and dedicated services in the above-listed three California markets. On June 25, 2002, it filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.4 ACC contends that it cannot sell its Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego operations, and seeks to commence an orderly discontinuance of operations therein to avoid unnecessary cash drain and undue delay. Since ACC would like to re-enter the California telecommunications market if certain business opportunities arise, it asks to retain its authority to provide facilities-based and resold local exchange and interexchange telecommunications services throughout the state.
Notice of the filing of the application appeared in the Commission's Daily Calendar on December 6, 2002. In Resolution ALJ 176-3102 dated December 5, 2002, the Commission preliminarily categorized this application as ratesetting, and preliminarily determined that hearings were not necessary. No protest or response has been received.
2 Issued August 23, 2001, the Commission permitted Adelphia Business Solutions Operations, Inc. to transfer certain telecommunications facilities and other assets to ACC Operations, Inc. and ultimately to ACC. 3 About 100 lines. 4 See Adelphia Communications Corporation, et al., Case No. 02-41729 (REG) (Bankr. S.D. N.Y., June 25, 2002). ACC is now ACC Telecommunications, L.L.C., Debtor-in Possession pursuant to a pro forma assignment.
