First Implementation Date:	March 31, 2006
Original Date Posted:	March 16, 2006
Summary:	Copper Retirements are necessary to respond to various factors in the Outside Plant, including road construction, maintenance problems, and growth accommodation. Replacement cables may be either copper or fiber. Specific information will be provided with each disclosure.
Locations, Timing of Deployments & Interface Requirements:	The following gives additional details on the copper retirement(s): 1 STATE ARIZONA   WIRE CENTER NOGALES MAIN   8-CHARACTER SWITCH ID NGLSAZMA   COMPLETION DATE/PLANNED RETIREMENT DATE 06-30-2006   DA (s) 211711   FDI Address(es) 5 W SAGE BRUSH   Replacing THIS JOB IS REPLACING 2277' OF BKMH-300 WITH 2310' OF ANMW-300 ON KINO SPRINGS DRIVE 2 STATE ARIZONA   WIRE CENTER COLDWATER   8-CHARACTER SWITCH ID GDYRAZCW   COMPLETION DATE/PLANNED RETIREMENT DATE 06-20-2006   DA (s) 310811   FDI Address(es) X 14844 CASEY ABBOTT ROAD NORTH   Replacing THIS JOB WILL PLACE 1 SECTION OF ALAW 25, 1020 FT WITH ANMW 25, 1652 FT OF 24 GAUGE FROM PIT TO PIT ALONG ESTRELLA PRKWY SOUTH OF VINEYARD AVE. THIS WILL ALSO PLACE WITH IT ONE CONDUIT PULLING CABLE THRU CONDUIT. THIS WILL INCREASE THE DB LOSS FROM 1.93 DB TO 2.85 DB. 3 STATE COLORADO   WIRE CENTER CASTLE ROCK   8-CHARACTER SWITCH ID CSRKCONM   COMPLETION DATE/PLANNED RETIREMENT DATE 06-20-2006   DA (s) 214881   FDI Address(es) X 5649 N VICTOR   Replacing THE WORK BEGINS AT 2.479 KFT FROM THE REMOTE TERMINAL. THE DB LOSS CALCULATIONS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL COPPER CABLE SECTIONS ARE: BEFORE: 3,058' ANAW-50 @ 28KHZ=3.310 AFTER: 3,220' ANMW-50 @ 28KHZ=5.070 CHANGE OF +1.76 DB BEFORE: 737' AJAA-11 @ 28KHZ=.780 AFTER: 805' ANMW-50 @ 28KHZ=1.30 CHANGE OF +.52 DB 4 STATE COLORADO   WIRE CENTER ASPEN   8-CHARACTER SWITCH ID ASPECOMA   COMPLETION DATE/PLANNED RETIREMENT DATE 05-01-2006   DA (s) 415891   FDI Address(es) 439 MCLAIN FLATS RD   Replacing QWEST WILL ABANDON 1055' OF KHAH-28 AND 1055' OF AFMW-25. THIS JOB IS LOCATED 24.3KF FROM THE ASPEN CENTRAL OFFICE. THE DB LOSS CALCULATIONS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL COPPER SECTIONS ARE: BEFORE: 1,055' OF KHAH-28 @ 28KHZ=1.318 & 1,055' OF AFMW-25 @ 28KHZ=1.833. AFTER 620' OF ANMW-25 @ 28KHZ=1.077. 5 STATE COLORADO   WIRE CENTER GLENWOOD SPRINGS   8-CHARACTER SWITCH ID GLSPCOMA   COMPLETION DATE/PLANNED RETIREMENT DATE 05-15-2006   DA (s) 319461   FDI Address(es) 1361 GRAND AV   Replacing THIS JOB WILL PLACE 965' OF ANMW-600 FROM X-BOX 1361 GRAND AV TO P.1527 THROUGH CUSTOMER PROVIDED 4 CONDUIT. ALSO, QWEST WILL REMOVE THE OLD SECTION OF COPPER FROM X-BOX 1361 GRAND AV TO P.1527, WHICH INCLUDES 200' OF BKTG-400 & ANMW-200, 110' OF BKTG-400 & ANMW-200, 371' OF BKMH-400 & ANMW-200. CABLE PAIRS AFFECTED ARE 1361GRAND,1-400 & 601-700. THIS JOB IS LOCATED 2.18KF FROM THE GLENWOOD SPRINGS CENTRAL OFFICE. THE DB LOSS CALCULATIONS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL COPPER CABLE SECTIONS ARE: BEFORE 200' OF BKTG-400 @ 28KHZ=0.479. AFTER 330' OF ANMW-600 @ 28 KHZ=0.573; BEFORE 110' OF BKTG-400 @ 28KHZ=0.263 AFTER 380' OF ANMW-600 @ 28KHZ=0.660; BEFORE 110' OF BKMH-400 @ 28KHZ=0.644 AFTER 235' OF ANMW-600 @ 28KHZ=0.408. A CHANGE OF +0.255 DB. 6 STATE COLORADO   WIRE CENTER LOVELAND   8-CHARACTER SWITCH ID LVLDCOMA   COMPLETION DATE/PLANNED RETIREMENT DATE 04-30-2006   DA (s) 213532   FDI Address(es) 5920 E HWY 402   Replacing THIS WILL INVOLVE THE RELOCATION OF AN EXISTING CABLE FOR A ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BY THE DEVELOPER OAKWOOD HOMES. THE EXISTING CABLE WILL BE REMOVED FROM POLES AND A NEW CABLE OF A DIFFERENT GAUGE WILL BE PLACED FURTHER BACK IN THE NEW UTILITY EASEMENT. THIS NEW CABLE ADDS EXTRA DISTANCE WHICH AFFECTS THE DB LOSS. THE NEW CABLE IS 1.393 KFT AND THE EXISTING WAS 1.22 KFT WHICH CAME TO 2.42 DB LOSS AT 28 KHZ. 7 STATE IOWA   WIRE CENTER MANAWA   8-CHARACTER SWITCH ID CNBLIAMW   COMPLETION DATE/PLANNED RETIREMENT DATE 04-28-2006   DA (s) 210505   FDI Address(es) CO FEED   Replacing OLD F2 ROUTE OF 1.119KF @ 28KHZ=1.969DB NEW F2 ROUTE OF 1.266KF @ 28KHZ=1.340 DB. CHANGE OF -.28 DB LOSS CITY OF COUNCIL BLUFFS WATER MAIN PROJECT. 8 STATE MINNESOTA   WIRE CENTER BRAINERD   8-CHARACTER SWITCH ID BRNRMNBR   COMPLETION DATE/PLANNED RETIREMENT DATE 03-31-2006   DA (s) 491602   FDI Address(es) 3600 GULL LAKE DAM RD   Replacing THIS CABLE HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. BEFORE: 710' OF ANAW-300 @ 196 KHZ=1.690 AFTER: 740' ANMW-300 @ 196KHZ=2.150 CHANGE OF +.46 DB 9 STATE MINNESOTA   WIRE CENTER WEST ST PAUL   8-CHARACTER SWITCH ID WSPLMNWS   COMPLETION DATE/PLANNED RETIREMENT DATE 04-28-2006   DA (s) 511004   FDI Address(es) STRAIGHT FEED * Replacing Dakota County has presented project SP1918-99 to Qwest, which starts May 1, 2006.  They will be subcutting over and through our cable, which is a straight feed F1 feeding 5 serving terminals: F 2100 DELAWARE, 830, F 2245 DELAWARE, F 2225 DELAWARE, and F 2155 DELAWARE.  This CPD cuts these 5 terminals into DA 412602.  This CPD abandons 1057' of 24-gauge and 246' of 26-gauge cable.  The dB loss for the end terminal before the cut is 53.75 dB; the dB loss for this terminal after the cut is 84.29 dB.  This new loop length will not support Central Office based DSL. 10 STATE MINNESOTA   WIRE CENTER ELK RIVER   8-CHARACTER SWITCH ID EKRVMNER   COMPLETION DATE/PLANNED RETIREMENT DATE 06-30-2006   DA (s) 150602   FDI Address(es) X ELK LK RD & FRESNO   Replacing ROAD CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN IN THE 2ND QUARTER OF 2006 FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF ELK LAKE ROAD NW (ROUTE 1, SECTION 1506), BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 33 AND COUNTY RAOD 32 IN THE CITY OF ELK RIVER. ALL EXISTNG BURIED CABLES IN THIS SECTION (AJAW-300 & BHBH-50) WILL BE ABANDONED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ANAW-900. ALL WORKING SERVICES IN THE F1 CABLE (BHBH-50) OF 2,201-250 AND THE F2 CABLE (BHBH-50) OF ELF,101-150 WILL BE CUT TO THE NEW F1/F2 CABLE ANAW-900. THE EXISTING CABLE FOOTAGE AND THE NEW CABLE FOOTAGE WILL REMAIN THE SAME (14768') ONLY THE GAUGE (19 TO 22) WILL CHANGE. 11 STATE MINNESOTA   WIRE CENTER ELK RIVER   8-CHARACTER SWITCH ID EKRVMNER   COMPLETION DATE/PLANNED RETIREMENT DATE 06-30-2006   DA (s) 150602 & 490102   FDI Address(es) X ELK LK RD & FRESNO & X 20127 ELK LAKE RD NW   Replacing ROAD CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN IN THE 2ND QUARTER OF 2006 FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF ELK LAKE ROAD NW (ROUTE 1, SECTION 1506 & ROUTE 4, SECTION 4901), BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 33 AND COUNTY ROAD 32 IN THE CITY OF ELK RIVER. ALL EXISTING BURIED CABLES IN SECTION 1506, DA 150602 (22GA. & 19GA.) WILL BE ABANDONED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW 22GA. ALL WORKING SERVICES IN THE F1 CABLE (19GA.) OF 2, 201-250 AND THE F2 CABLE (19GA.) OF ELF,101-150 WILL BE CUT TO THE NEW F1/F2 CABLE (22GA). THIS GAUGE CHANGE ONLY AFFECTS THE DA OF 150602. ALL EXISTING F2 BURIED CABLES IN SECTION 4901, DA 490102 (19GA.) WILL BE ABANDONED AND REPLACED WITH A NEW F2 BURIED CABLE (24GA.). THIS GAUGE CHANGE ONLY AFFECTS THE DA OF 490102. THE EXISTING CABLE LENGTHS AND THE NEW CABLE LENGTHS WILL REMAIN THE SAME IN ALL SECTIONS. ALL EXISTING CABLES (22GA. & 24 GA.) WILL BE REPLACED WITH SAME GAUGE CABLES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ALL 19 GAUGE CABLE. THIS WILL BE REPLACED WITH 22GA./24. 12 STATE MONTANA   WIRE CENTER TOWNSEND   8-CHARACTER SWITCH ID TWNSMTMA   COMPLETION DATE/PLANNED RETIREMENT DATE 05-15-2006   DA (s) 210841   FDI Address(es) NA   Replacing QWEST IS RELOCATING FACILITIES IN CONFLICT WITH STATE HIGHWAY PROJECT. F1 CABLE 1123' OF 22 GAUGE WILL BE REPLACED WITH 1442 OF 22 GAUGE. THE LOSS WILL INCREASE OF +.330DB. F2 CABLE 472' OF 24 GAUGE WILL BE REPLACED WITH 582' OF 24 GAUGE. THE LOSS WILL INCRESE BY +.170DB. 13 STATE SOUTH DAKOTA   WIRE CENTER RAPID VALLEY   8-CHARACTER SWITCH ID RPVYSDCO   COMPLETION DATE/PLANNED RETIREMENT DATE 06-30-2006   DA (s) 210504, 210506   FDI Address(es) X 14782 BUCKSKIN LN, X 14793 SUNLIGHT DR   Replacing THIS JOB IS GOING TO REPLACE, 11,052 FEET OF AFBW-11 WITH 4226 FEET OF ANMW-900, 2144 FEET OF ANMW-600 AND 5575 FEET OF ANBW-25::4190 FEET OF ANMW-600 WITH 4226 FEET OF ANMW-900::2216’ OF ANMW-400 WITH 2144’ OF ANMW-600::AND 2000’ OF ANAW-50 WITH 2100’ OF ANAW-50.  HERE ARE THE COMPARITIVE LOOP LOSS AND OHMS FOR THE LMU’S: BEFORE: AFTER: ANMW-600 6.730DB LOSS @ 28KHZ 219.137 OHMS ANMW-900 6.790DB LOSS @ 28KHZ 221.020 OHMS ANMW-400 1.360DB LOSS @ 28KHZ 36.342 OHMS ANMW-600 3.340DB LOSS @ 28KHZ 112.131 OHMS AFBW-11 7.660DB LOSS @ 28KHZ 181.253 OHMS                        ANBW-25 + ANMW-600 + ANMW-900 14.690DB LOSS @ 28KHZ 420,284 OHMS
Additional Information:	Any customer premises equipment vendor/manufacturer or enhanced services provider desiring additional technical information in conjunction with this Disclosure can contact: Georganne Weidenbach Georganne.Weidenbach@qwest.com

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