First Implementation Date:	May 26, 2011
Original Date Posted:	March 9, 2011
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 MN Eden Prairie EDPRMNEP 6-2-2011 310603 12M2GG4 8200 W 102nd Street Federally funded road job forces Qwest to abandon its copper facilities and move all working services to a fiber fed digital loop carrier system (DLC).  All existing services will continue to be supported.  However, future copper reliant services, such as line-sharing, and non-loaded copper loops will no longer be available after the cut to DLC; all other types of unbundled loops will still be available. MN Eden Prairie EDPRMNEP 6-10-2011 120303 12M2GKS 6541 City W. PKWY Federally funded road job forces Qwest to abandon its copper facilities and move all working services to a fiber fed digital loop carrier system (DLC).  Copper reliant services, such as line-sharing and non-loaded copper loops will no longer be supported after the cut to DLC; all other types of unbundled loops will still be available. MN Eden Prairie EDPRMEP 6-14-2011 110303 12M2GN7 7353 Washington Avenue Federally funded road job forces Qwest to abandon its copper facilities and move all working services to a fiber fed digital loop carrier system (DLC).  Copper reliant services, such as line-sharing and non-loaded copper loops will no longer be supported after the cut to DLC; all other types of unbundled loops will still be available. MN Eden Prairie EDPRMEP 5-26-2011 311302 12M2GAD 10280 Normandy Crest Federally funded road job forces Qwest to abandon its copper facilities and move all working services to a fiber fed digital loop carrier system (DLC).  All existing services will continue to be supported.  However, future copper reliant services, such as line-sharing and non-loaded copper loops will no longer be available after the cut to DLC; all other types of unbundled loops will still be available. MN Foley FOLYMNFO 8-15-2011 410502 12M2EUE HWY 23-3 Avenue West Distribution Area (DA) split for growth includes placing a new digital loop carrier system (DLC) for DA 410602.  All existing services will continue to be supported.  However, future copper reliant services, such as line-sharing and non-loaded copper loops will no longer be available in this DA after the cut to DLC; all other types of unbundled loops will still be available. MN West Saint Paul WSPLMNWS 5-27-2011 413202 12M3EPA 3108 65 Street East Bad copper being replaced with digital loop carrier system (DLC).  All existing services will continue to be supported.  However, future copper reliant services, such as line-sharing and non-loaded copper loops will no longer be available after the cut to DLC; all other types of unbundled loops will still be available. MN West Saint Paul WSPLMNWS 7-15-2011 414204 12M2GNH 4098 E 78 Street Bad copper being replaced with digital loop carrier system (DLC).  All existing services will continue to be supported.  However, future copper reliant services, such as line-sharing and non-loaded copper loops will no longer be available after the cut to DLC; all other types of unbundled loops will still be available. MN West Saint Paul WSPLMNWS 7-15-2011 412405 12M2GG1 7481 E Concord Blvd. Bad copper being replaced with digital loop carrier system (DLC).  All existing services will continue to be supported.  However, future copper reliant services, such as line-sharing and non-loaded copper loops will no longer be available after the cut to DLC; all other types of unbundled loops will still be available. WA Bremerton BMTNWA01 6-30-2011 180601 02W2PUH 3660 Trenton NE Bad copper being replaced with digital loop carrier system (DLC).  All existing services will continue to be supported.  However, future copper reliant services, such as line-sharing and non-loaded copper loops will no longer be available after the cut to DLC; all other types of unbundled loops will still be available.
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 801 237-3101 Georganne.Weidenbach@qwest.com

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