PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY 1-888-835-5322 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION FILED BY VERIZON PENNSYLVANIA LLC Report No. NCD-2272 September 27, 2013 Re: NETWORK CHANGE CERTIFICATION RECEIVED Verizon Pennsylvania LLC, an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section 51.329(a) of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). See 47 C.F.R. § 51.329(a). Upon initial review the filing appears to be complete. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 51.325 through 51.335. Specific network change information can be obtained on the Internet at: http://www22.verizon.com/regulatory/reg_ntw_dscl2013.html The incumbent LEC's certification(s) refer(s) to the change(s) identified below: Type of Change(s) Location of Change(s) Implementation Date(s) Verizon will make changes to its Signaling System 7 (SS7) network and services in order to retire the Altoona (ALNAPAAL77W) Signal Transfer Point (STP) and the DuBois (DUBSPADU77W) STP from service. SS7 links originating from affected end offices will be rehomed from these STPs to the Pittsburgh (PITBPADT77W) and Oakland (PITBAPAOK77W) STPs. Pennsylvania October 15, 2013 or later The network change(s) identified herein shall not be implemented within six months of the date of notice provided to the public under section 51.329(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 51.331(a)(1); see also 47 C.F.R. § 51.329(a). Incumbent LEC contact: Kevin Green Executive Director – Federal Regulatory Affairs Verizon 1300 I Street, N.W., Suite 400 West Washington, D.C. 20005 Phone: (202) 515-2464 This proceeding is considered a “permit but disclose” proceeding for purposes of the Commission’s ex parte rules.1 Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a 1 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 et seq. 2memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter’s written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules. The original filing is available for inspection and copying at the FCC Public Reference Room, Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Suite CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (tty). For further information, contact Carmell Weathers, (202) 418-2325 (voice), or carmell.weathers@fcc.gov (email), of the Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. The tty number is (202) 418-0484. -FCC-