First Implementation Date:	March 31, 2009
Original Date Posted:	January 6, 2009
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):
STATE WIRE CENTER PLANNED COMPLETION OR RETIREMENT DATE DA (s) Job # FDI Address(es) Replacing CO Brighton BITNCOMA 04-24-2009 310311 8222MMZ I 14791 RIVERDALE RD, W 11723 WELD COUNTY RD 2, 14781 14831 15211 15371 15571 15591A 15781 15841 15861 RIVERDALE RD. This job will replace buried feeder cable in D.A. 310311(approx. 19kf from the C.O.) in the Brighton wirecenter. The section to be replaced is 825' of BHAG-100(1971)(22 gauge) and 30' of BHAA-100(1972)(22 gauge) from ped 14 south to ped 14911 along Riverdale Rd. Replacement material will consist of 900' of ANMW-100(24 gauge). After new cable is placed, spliced, conformance tested, and the existing services are cutover, the existing cable will be abandoned/retired. MN Crystal CRYSMNCR 12-15-2009 110102 82M1VWE Area is direct feed The design point for this project is 1.352kFt from the central office. Three aerial spans of mixed gauge cables will be replaced with one span beginning at Lakeside Ave N running north up Vera Cruz Ave N to Corvallis Ave N @ 2.667kFt from the central office. Before: 110'of 26ga, 482'of 24ga, 439'of 22ga, 854'of 19ga. Total = 1.885 kFt= Loss @ 28 kHz = 2.029dB After: 1.315 kFt of 24ga = Loss @ 28 kHz = 2.080dB An increase of 0.051 dB. MN Duluth -Melrose DLTHMNME 07-24-2009 412004 92M1XSZ 4743 Maple Grove Rd THIS JOB WILL RELOCATE CABLES DUE TO ROAD CONSTRUCTION COUNTS ARE 4743MG, 1-400 & 1501-1800. BEFORE 2.0 KILO FEET 24 GAUGE LOSS @ 1004 Hz = 0.79 dB. AFTER 2.25 KILO FEET 24 GAUGE LOSS @ 1004 Hz = 0.86 dB. ADDITIONAL LOSS TO LOOP OF 0.07 dB @ 1004 HZ. ND Bismarck BSMRNDBC 07-01-2009 371102 370702 92F15EY 7501 Signal, 8902 Desert Rd The db loss calculations for the copper cable sections are: Before: After: 4898' ALAW-200 @ 1004KHz = 1.20db 5185' ANAW-200 @ 1004KHz = 1.27db Change of +0.07db. 779'BHAH-50 @ 1004KHz = 0.33db 870' ANMW-25 @ 1004KHz = 0.44db Change of +0.11db. 2364'BHAH-50 @ 1004KHz = 0.65db 2610' ANMW-25 @ 1004KHz = 0.97db Change of +0.32db. 1800' AFAW-300 @ 1004KHZ = 0.53db 1990' ANAW-300 @ 1004KHZ = 0.57db Change of + 0.04db. 305' AJAW-100 @ 1004KHZ = 0.24db 305' ANMW-100 @ 1004KHZ = 0.27db Change of + 0.03db. NE Omaha Douglas OMAHNENW 05-15-2009 417052 82B16D3 915 N 29 ST JOB WILL REROUTE F1 CABLE FROM A DUCT LINE BEING ABANDON TO ANOTHER EXISTING DUCT LINE. ALL SERVICES CAN BE MAINTAINED AS IS BUT THERE IS A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE TOTAL LOOP MAKEUP. OLD LOSS (dB) at 1004 Hz is 3.190 and new LOSS (dB) at 1004 Hz is 3.620. Total F1 loop length is changing from 8.076 k ft to 9.316 k ft. . NM Gallup Main CLLPNMMA 05-15-2009 210501 8251HMJ 1831 Aztec Rd This work will realign three spans of aerial cable. Retirement Information: Before: After: 156' BKMA-300 @ 28KHz = 0.290 dB 185' ANMW-300 @ 28KHz = 0.350 dB NM Gallup Main GLLPNMMA 04-20-2009 212201 8251GQL 144 Sunset Dr This work will reroute aerial cable due to the City of Gallup abandoning a public utility easement. This work removes two abandoned power poles and remove 171 feet of aerial BKMH-100 placed in 1993. Retirement Information: Before: After: 171' BKMH-100 @ 28 KHz = 0.320 dB 601' ANMW-100 @ 28 KHz = 1.080 dB *Change of -0.76 dB loss. OR Milwaukie MLWKOR17 03-31-2009 213882 82R1TJX 2425 SE OAK GROVE BLVD. X 2425 SE OAK GROVE BV WILL BE REMOVED AND ALL WORKERS MOVED TO X 14733 SE RUPERT. THE BEFORE LOOP MAKE UP IS 11.8 KF FOR F1 AND 2.7 KF FOR F2. THE NEW LOOP MAKE UP WILL BE 11.8KF FOR F1 AND 3.4 KF FOR F2 WHICH CAUSED A NEGATIVE INCREASE IN THE DB LOSS FROM 30.9 TO 32.27. ALL SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO BE SUPPORTED. WA Whitehall OLYMWA02 03-31-2009 413002 82W25TB N/A Qwest is replacing a 24 gauge cable with a longer section of 24 gauge and cutting 100 of the 300 pairs in this cable over to SAI X R 112 Plymouth. The affected section starts at 4th Ave W at the intersection of the Decature/Thomas Alley and goes north aprox 2KF. The affected cable range is 27,2701-2800.
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 Regulatory Compliance Manager Georganne.Weidenbach@qwest.com

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