August 22, 2006

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) today granted Comcast Phone of Michigan, LLC an amended license to provide basic local exchange service, finding it in the public interest.

Noting that it has expanded its cable television service areas to include an additional 230 Michigan communities, Comcast Phone of Michigan, LLC filed an application on June 6 seeking authority to expand the geographic scope of its license. That expansion will include the contiguous municipalities for which the company has acquired or expanded its cable television franchises subsequent to its November 2002 license amendment approved by the MPSC.

The MPSC granted the company a temporary license on July 25.

The Commission conditioned the expanded license 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 conditioned the license upon the company providing service to customers within a reasonable time, indicating that a failure to comply may result in revocation of the license or other penalties.

The MPSC is an agency within the Department of Labor & Economic Growth.

Case No. U-14915