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December 21, 2004
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today amended the license of
Talk America Inc. to provide basic local exchange service. It also granted a
temporary license to XO Communications Services Inc. to provide basic local
exchange service.
Talk America on Oct. 13 filed an application to amend its license to provide
basic local exchange service to include all exchanges currently served by SBC
Michigan and Verizon North Inc. and Verizon North Systems.
Talk America is headquartered in Reston, Va.
In Case No. U-14311, the MPSC found Talk America's application to be in the
public interest. The expansion of the license is conditioned on compliance with
the Commission's anti-slamming procedures, the number portability provisions
of the Michigan Telecommunications Act, and the Commission's number reclamation
process.
The Commission also granted a temporary license to XO Communications Services,
Inc. to provide basic local exchange service in the LATA exchanges served by
SBC Michigan, Verizon North Inc. and Verizon North Systems, finding it in the
public interest. The company on Dec. 3 filed an application for a license, requesting
a temporary license at the same time. Its temporary license is subject to the
same conditions mentioned above.
XO Communications Services is headquartered in Reston, Va.
The MPSC is an agency within the Department of Labor & Economic Growth.
Case No. U-14311, U-14376
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