Industry Notification
At the same time, an exiting CLEC files its application and exit plan with the Commission, it must serve the documents on any carrier with whom it has arranged to assume Applicant's customers (arranged carrier), all local exchange carriers known to provide service in the affected area, all underlying network service providers used by the exiting CLEC, any other parties to whom the exiting CLEC is required to give notice under related interconnection, resale, or service agreements, and the CD.
Applicant stated in its initial exit plan that it did not have an arranged carrier, but would be contacting existing carriers to alert them of the planned discontinuance and to coordinate a notification and customer service process with them. It maintained that it would be contacting AT&T California, the carrier of last resort (COLR), to ensure that AT&T California's customer service representatives would be able to respond to the inquiries and service requests of the Comcast Phone-CA customers whose service will be discontinued. Applicant noted that it was serving its affected customers on facilities that it supplies. On March 4, 2008, Applicant submitted a letter memorializing an agreement that it had reached with AT&T California setting forth the process they would follow in transitioning Applicant's remaining customers.9
The CD has determined that Applicant's industry notification satisfies our requirements. Thus, Applicant has satisfied our industry notification requirements.
9 The letter is appended to this decision as Appendix A.
