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Network Disclosure Announcement #705

Short Term Public Notice Under Rule 51.333(a). Qwest's Internet address: http://www.qwest.com/disclosures.

Copper Retirements in Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming

First Implementation Date:

October 9, 2009

Original Date Posted:

August 21, 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 Glenwood Springs GLSPCOMA 11-30-2009 113791 9222ZTL None (Direct Feed) Convert copper direct feed to fiber fed DLC. All existing services will be supported on the new fiber fed DLC.
ID Nez Perce NZPRID01 10-09-2009 110302 92H12EN N/A Highway 162 M.P. 14.9 Concert Bridge widening project. Abandoning 106' of AJAW-50 and relocating with 156' of ANAW-50. Before 106' of 22ga. @ 28KHz=0.11db After 156' of 22ga. @ 28KHz=0.17db A change of +0.06db.
MN Bloomington BLTNMNNO 11-24-2009 210102 92M23AB N/A RELOCATE 272'(F) OF BKMA-300 REPLACED WITH 300'(F) OF BKMP-200 adding .10k/ft and +.18db loss @28KHz
NM Farmington Main FRTNNMMA 12-10-2009 115721 9251T1R 1402 Sunrise Pkwy Residential customers are being cut from a copper/fiber fed SAI at 1402 Sunrise Pkwy to a fiber only fed SAI at 5527 Hood Mesa Trail. All current existing circuits will be supported in the change.
UT Lehi LEHIUTMA 11-01-2009 121931 H96A100 677 E 900 North This job will replace existing cable (324' of 24 gauge with a DB loss of 3.860 @ 28KHz) with new cable (431' of 24 gauge with a DB loss of 4.030 @ 28KHz). This results in an increase of .170db loss.
UT Pleasant Grove PLGVUTMA 03-24-2010 110601 110101 9261YLU C.O. FEED QWEST NEEDS TO REMOVE (2) 200PR COPPER CABLES, AND PLACE NEW 400PR COPPER CABLE. THIS JOB WILL PLACE 208' OF 400PR CABLE, REMOVE EXISTING AERIAL CABLE . DB LOSS CALCULATION ARE AS FOLLOWS: BEFOR: 170'BKMH-200@28KHZ=.290 AFTER 208' OF ANMW-400 @28 KHZ=0.380 THIS EQUALS A CHANGE OF + 0.09.
WY Kemmerer KMMRWYMA 11-06-2009 120701 9271BU7 176.8 RL3 F1 (S6A ANALOG) IS 33.3 MILES FROM THE KEMMERER CO TO THE FONTENELLE CARRIER HUT AND X 176.8 RL3 XBOX. EXISTING F2 CABLE IS 12,296 FEET OF 19 GAUGE. DUE TO A WYDOT ROAD PROJECT QWEST WILL ABANDON 3,828 FEET OF 19 GAUGE (F2) AND REPLACE/RELOCATE WITH 1,167 FEET OF 19 GAUGE AND 3,046 FEET OF 22 GAUGE F2 CABLE. BEFORE LOOP RESISTANCE IS 201.654 OHMNS AND AFTER WILL BE 252.225 OHMNS. QWEST PLANS TO RELOCATE THIS CABLE PRIOR TO WINTER WEATHER.
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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