Universal Service Fund Enforcement
The universal service provisions of the Communications Act and the
Commission's rules are intended to: (1) increase access
to advanced telecommunications services throughout the nation; (2)
advance the availability of such services to all consumers, including
those in low income, rural, insular, and high cost areas at rates that
are reasonably comparable to those charged in urban areas; and (3)
promote the availability of quality services at just, reasonable, and
affordable rates.
The Enforcement Bureau is dedicated to preserving the integrity of the
universal service support mechanism. In that effort the Enforcement
Bureau actively pursues violators of section 254 of the Act and related
Commission rules by means of independent investigations, audits of
carrier compliance, suspensions and debarments of violators, and hearings
to revoke operating authority.
Any person with information indicating that there has been a violation
of the universal service provisions of the Act or Commission's rules
may contact
Hillary DeNigro,
Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division,
Trent Harkrader,
Deputy Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division,
Irene Flannery,
Assistant Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division or
Vickie Robinson,
Assistant Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division.
All of the above may be reached at (202) 418-1420.
Universal Service Fund Suspension and Debarment Actions
09-04-2008
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Joseph E. Mello, New Haven, CT
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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08-07-2008
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William Holman, San Francisco, CA
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(NOTICE OF DEBARMENT)
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08-07-2008
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George Marchelos, San Francisco, CA
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(NOTICE OF DEBARMENT)
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08-07-2008
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Earl Nelson, San Francisco, CA
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(NOTICE OF DEBARMENT)
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08-07-2008
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Allan Green, San Francisco, CA
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(NOTICE OF DEBARMENT)
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06-13-2008
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Rafael G. Adame, McAllen, TX
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(NOTICE of DEBARMENT)
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05-19-2008
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William Holman, San Francisco, CA
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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05-19-2008
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Judy Green, Oakland, CA
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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05-19-2008
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George Marchelos, San Francisco, CA
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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05-19-2008
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Earl Nelson, San Francisco, CA
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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05-19-2008
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Allan Green, San Francisco, CA
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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05-16-2008
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Thomas J. Kennedy III, Stamford, CT
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(NOTICE of DEBARMENT)
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05-16-2008
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Keith J. Madeiros, Hartford, CT
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(NOTICE of DEBARMENT)
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04-02-2008
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Rafael G. Adame, McAllen, TX
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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02-06-2008
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Thomas J. Kennedy III, Stamford, CT
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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01-18-2008
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Keith J. Madeiros, Hartford, CT
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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01-09-2008
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Mrs. Evelyn Myers Scott, Atlanta, GA
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(NOTICE of DEBARMENT)
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01-09-2008
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Arthur R. Scott, Atlanta, GA
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(NOTICE of DEBARMENT)
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11-28-2007
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Richard E. Brown, Houston, TX
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(NOTICE OF DEBARMENT)
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10-18-2007
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Evelyn Myers Scott
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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10-18-2007
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Arthur R. Scott
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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09-25-2007
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Richard E. Brown, McNabb Associates PC, Houston, TX
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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09-24-2007
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Scott A. Federowicz, Conway & Stoughton, LLP, West Hartford, CT
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(NOTICE OF DEBARMENT)
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06-27-2007
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Scott A. Federowicz, Conway & Stoughton, LLP, West Hartford, CT
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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01-22-2007
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Premio, Inc.
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(NOTICE of DEBARMENT)
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01-22-2007
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NextiraOne, LLC
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(NOTICE of DEBARMENT & ORDER)
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06-30-2006
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NEC-Business Network Solutions, Inc.
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(NOTICE OF DEBARMENT)
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06-30-2006
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Inter-Tel Technologies, Inc.
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(NOTICE OF DEBARMENT)
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04-28-2006
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NextiraOne, LLC.
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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02-28-2006
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Premio, Inc.
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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08-30-2005
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Ronald R. Morrett, Jr., Harrisburg, PA
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(NOTICE of DEBARMENT)
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06-23-2005
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Ronald R. Morrett, Jr., Harrisburg, PA
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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06-23-2005
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John Henry Weaver, York, PA
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(NOTICE OF DEBARMENT)
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06-23-2005
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Haider Bokhari, Milwaukee, WI
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(NOTICE OF DEBARMENT)
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06-23-2005
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Qasim Bokhari, Milwaukee, WI
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(NOTICE OF DEBARMENT)
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03-08-2005
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John Henry Weaver, York, PA
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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02-16-2005
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Qasim Bokhari
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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02-16-2005
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Haider Bokhari
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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01-19-2005
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Inter-Tel Technologies, Inc.
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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12-06-2004
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John Dotson, Bronx, NY
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(NOTICE OF DEBARMENT)
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10-07-2004
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John Dotson, Bronx, NY
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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12-23-2003
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Mr. Oscar Alvarez, Staten Island, NY
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(NOTICE OF DEBARMENT)
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12-23-2003
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Mr. John Angelides, Staten Island, NY
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(NOTICE OF DEBARMENT)
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12-23-2003
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Mr. Duane Maynard, Fresno, CA
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(NOTICE OF DEBARMENT)
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09-11-2003
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Mr. Duane Maynard, Fresno, CA
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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08-21-2003
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Mr. Oscar Alvarez, Staten Island, NY
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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08-21-2003
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Mr. John Angelides, Staten Island, NY
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(NOTICE OF SUSPENSION)
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Other Universal Service Fund Enforcement Actions
06-11-2008
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Unicom Communications, L.L.C.
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(ORDER & CONSENT DECREE)
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06-10-2008
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CapRock Communications, Inc.
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(ORDER & CONSENT DECREE)
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06-04-2008
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WTI Communications, Inc.
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(ORDER & CONSENT DECREE)
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05-19-2008
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Local Phone Services, Inc.
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(ORDER OF FORFEITURE)
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04-16-2008
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Telrite Corporation
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(NAL)
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04-10-2008
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Global Crossing North America, Inc., Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc., Global Crossing Bandwidth, Inc., and Budget Call Long Distance, Inc.
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(NAL)
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04-10-2008
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Compass Global, Inc.
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(NAL)
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03-13-2008
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Communications Options, Inc.
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(FORFEITURE ORDER)
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09-28-2007
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TELUS Communication Company
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(ORDER & CONSENT DECREE)
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09-24-2007
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Ultimate Medium Communications Corporation
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(NAL & ORDER)
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09-24-2007
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Liberty Phones, Inc.
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(NAL & ORDER)
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08-15-2007
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VCI Company
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(NAL)
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07-27-2007
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Communications Options, Inc.
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(NAL)
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07-27-2007
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International Telecom Exchange, Inc.
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(FORFEITURE ORDER)
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07-03-2007
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Verizon
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(ORDER & CONSENT DECREE)
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05-15-2007
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Carrera Communications, LP
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(FORFEITURE ORDER)
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05-11-2007
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Teletronics, Inc.
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(ORDER & CONSENT DECREE)
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05-04-2007
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Global Teldata II, LLC
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(FORFEITURE ORDER)
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05-03-2007
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InPhonic, Inc.
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(FORFEITURE ORDER & NAL)
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12-21-2006
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Intelecom Solutions, Inc.
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(ORDER & CONSENT DECREE)
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09-21-2006
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Telecom House, Inc.
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(ORDER & CONSENT DECREE)
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09-15-2006
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Communication Services Integrated, Inc.
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(ORDER & CONSENT DECREE)
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09-15-2006
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Telecom Management, Inc.
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(FORFEITURE ORDER)
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09-15-2006
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OCMC, Inc.
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(FORFEITURE ORDER)
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08-29-2006
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Local Phone Services, Inc.
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(NAL)
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07-31-2006
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FPL FiberNet, LLC
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(ORDER & CONSENT DECREE)
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06-15-2006
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Universal Telecommunications, Inc.
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(NAL)
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06-01-2006
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International Telecom Exchange, Inc.
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(NAL)
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05-19-2006
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Clear World Communications Corp.
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(ORDER)
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05-19-2006
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Clear World Communications Corp.
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(CONSENT DECREE)
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04-27-2006
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Unicom Communications, L.L.C.
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(NAL)
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04-19-2006
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Globcom, Inc. d/b/a Globcom Global Communications
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(FORFEITURE ORDER)
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12-09-2005
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United Networks International, Inc.
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(ORDER & CONSENT DECREE)
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10-31-2005
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Global Teldata II, LLC
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(NAL)
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10-31-2005
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Communication Services Integrated, Inc.
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(NAL)
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10-03-2005
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Locus Telecommunications, Inc.
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(ORDER & CONSENT DECREE)
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09-14-2005
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QuickLink Telecom, Inc.
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(ORDER OF FORFEITURE)
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09-13-2005
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Telecom House, Inc.
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(NAL)
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09-13-2005
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BCE Nexxia Corporation
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(NAL)
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08-12-2005
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Telecom Management, Inc.
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(NAL)
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08-12-2005
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OCMC, Inc.
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(NAL)
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07-25-2005
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Teletronics, Inc.
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(NAL)
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07-25-2005
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InPhonic, Inc.
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(NAL)
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07-25-2005
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Carrera Communications, LP
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(NAL)
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07-05-2005
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QuickLink Telecom, Inc.
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(NAL)
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02-23-2005
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BigZoo.com Corporation
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(FORFEITURE ORDER)
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12-21-2004
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BigZoo.com Corporation
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(NAL & ORDER)
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12-16-2004
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SBC Communications Inc.
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(ORDER)
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12-16-2004
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SBC Communications Inc.
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(CONSENT DECREE)
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10-28-2004
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TON Services, Inc.
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(ORDER & CONSENT DECREE)
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09-24-2004
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Manhattan Telecommunications Corporation
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(ORDER & CONSENT DECREE)
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09-23-2004
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Virgin Islands Telephone Corporation d/b/a Innovative Telephone, Innovative Long Distance, Inc., and Vitelcom Cellular, Inc. d/b/a Innovative Wireless
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(ORDER)
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09-23-2004
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Virgin Islands Telephone Corporation d/b/a Innovative Telephone, Innovative Long Distance, Inc., and Vitelcom Cellular, Inc. d/b/a Innovative Wireless
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(CONSENT DECREE)
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09-13-2004
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New Edge Network, Inc.
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(ORDER & CONSENT DECREE)
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03-16-2004
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WestCom Corporation
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(ORDER & CONSENT DECREE)
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02-20-2004
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Business Options, Inc.
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(CONSENT DECREE)
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09-30-2003
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Globcom, Inc. d/b/a Globcom Global Communications
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(NAL)
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06-15-2001
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PTT Telekom, Inc.
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(FORFEITURE ORDER)
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04-20-2001
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Advanced Telecom. Network, Inc.
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(FORFEITURE ORDER)
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03-29-2001
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PTT Telekom, Inc.
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(NAL)
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03-02-2001
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Advanced Telecom. Network, Inc.
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(NAL)
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03-02-2001
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North American Telephone Network, LLC
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(FORFEITURE ORDER)
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02-20-2001
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Matrix Telecom, Inc.
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(FORFEITURE ORDER)
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12-05-2000
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America's Tele-Network Corp.
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(FORFEITURE ORDER)
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11-01-2000
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Intellicall Operator Services
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(FORFEITURE ORDER)
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08-04-2000
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North American Telephone Network, LLC
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(NAL)
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08-01-2000
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America's Tele-Network Corp.
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(NAL)
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07-27-2000
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Matrix Telecom, Inc.
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(NAL)
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07-27-2000
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Intellicall Operator Services
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(NAL)
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07-26-1999
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ConQuest Operator Services Corp.
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(FORFEITURE ORDER)
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08-14-1998
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ConQuest Operator Services Corp.
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(NAL)
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