FCC Bureau Approves Sprint Wireline Long-distance Withdrawal
The FCC Wireline Bureau granted Sprint's application to discontinue certain domestic wireline long-distance services. In an order issued Tuesday, the bureau said there were 11 objections filed to Sprint's proposed discontinuance of service, including from the Oglala Sioux Tribe Utility…
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Commission (see 1509140033">1509140033), and Sprint responded to the OSTUC and provided updates on its efforts to help individual customers find alternative services (see 1509210020). "The record supports granting Sprint’s request to discontinue the Affected Services," the order said, noting the limited number of customer concerns "have been sufficiently addressed through Sprint’s direct efforts to assist these customers" locate service alternatives. "We find that the issues raised by the OSTUC do not bear directly on the criteria by which we typically evaluate discontinuance applications," the bureau said. "Nothing in the OSTUC’s comments indicates that the notice required under our rules was not provided, nor is there any indication that customers will be left without alternative service on the [Pine Ridge Indian Reservation]."