First Implementation Date:	June 15, 2011
Original Date Posted:	March 21, 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 6-15-2011 120103 12M2GQ3 9715 Valley View Rd 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 EDPRMNEP 6-27-2011 120306 12M2GS7 9715 Valley View Rd. 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 Little Falls LTFLMNLF 6-16-2011 310302 12M2GMC Highway 10 South Morrison County road project 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 Shakopee SHKPMNSH 7-20-2011 330102 12M2GQ5 CO RD 17% CO RD 78 Road job forces Qwest to and move all working services to digital loop carrier system (DLC). There are no CLEC services in the cable today. 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. NM Santa Fe Southwest SNFENMSW 8-18-2011 310733 12521ZW 1115 Ocate Rd. Due to defective cable, Qwest will move all working services to digital loop carrier system (DLC). There are no CLEC services in the cable today. 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.
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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