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altafiber (Cincinnati Bell): FCC docket 24-124

altafiber (Cincinnati Bell) has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering Voice Grade 2W and 4W Analog Circuits; Digital Data Service (DDS) MercLink; DS1 MercNET 1.5; DS3 MercNet 45; Point-to-Point SONET with OC-3, OC-12, OC- 48 and OC-192; Dedicated Ring SONET with OC-3, O-12, OC-48, and OC-1 in the altafiber service areas within Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, as of January 13, 2025.

Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on January 13, 2025. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice

This filing is about Voice Grade 2W and 4W Analog Circuits; Digital Data Service (DDS) MercLink; DS1 MercNET 1.5; DS3 MercNet 45; Point-to-Point SONET with OC-3, OC-12, OC- 48 and OC-192; Dedicated Ring SONET with OC-3, O-12, OC-48, and OC-1, not ordinary copper phone lines. We list it so the record is complete.

Filing details

Docket
WC Docket No. 24-124 (FCC)
FCC docket opened
April 23, 2024
Effective
As of January 13, 2025 (requested; approved automatically)
Services
Voice Grade 2W and 4W Analog Circuits; Digital Data Service (DDS) MercLink; DS1 MercNET 1.5; DS3 MercNet 45; Point-to-Point SONET with OC-3, OC-12, OC- 48 and OC-192; Dedicated Ring SONET with OC-3, O-12, OC-48, and OC-1
Filed by
Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company LLC d/b/a altafiber Network Solutions and its subsidiary, Cincinnati Bell Extended Territories LLC d/b/a altafiber connected services (altafiber)
States
IN, KY, OH
Area (as filed)
in the altafiber service areas within Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana

Updated November 4, 2026 from public FCC filings and telephone exchange data. Not legal or regulatory advice. Need help moving lines? See POTS line replacement.