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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>To avoid regulation……<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> VoiceOps <voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ryan Finnesey<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 24, 2021 8:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> Mike Johnston <mjohnston@wiktel.com>; VoiceOps <voiceops@voiceops.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [VoiceOps] Carriers Keeping Acquired Defunct Company Names<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Why would a company want to be both an ILEC and CLEC in the same area? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> VoiceOps <<a href="mailto:voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org">voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mike Johnston<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 24, 2021 3:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> VoiceOps <<a href="mailto:voiceops@voiceops.org">voiceops@voiceops.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [VoiceOps] Carriers Keeping Acquired Defunct Company Names<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>I see situations up here in Minnesota where it appears that CenturyLink is essentially CLECing themselves. An simple example would be Warroad, MN.<br><a href="https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratecenter=WARROAD&state=MN">https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratecenter=WARROAD&state=MN</a><br>CENTURYTEL OF MINNESOTA, INC. (CenturyLink, Inc) OCN 1445 is the original ILEC in Warroad with 218-386.<br>CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LL (CenturyLink, Inc) OCN 508J has CLECed Warroad with 218-986-6.<o:p></o:p></p><p>The same sort of thing exists for <a href="https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratecenter=ROSEAU&state=MN">Roseau</a>, <a href="https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratecenter=BAUDETTE&state=MN">Baudette</a>, and <a href="https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratecenter=HUMBOLDT&state=MN">Humbolt</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Over in Thief River Falls, MN, the original ILEC is 218-681, shown as QWEST CORPORATION OCN 9631.<br><a href="https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratecenter=THIFRIVFLS&state=MN">https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratecenter=THIFRIVFLS&state=MN</a><br>CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LL (CenturyLink, Inc) OCN 508J is also present in this exchange with 218-684-7.<br>As a bonus, LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - (CenturyLink, Inc) OCN 5256 is here too with 218-416-8.<o:p></o:p></p><p>We have a nickname for this company where we try to slur all the names together. It sounds something like:<br>Qwest-tree-Tel-Link<br>But trying to add Level 3 and Lumen to the mix is somewhat challenging. Maybe make the "tree" sound into a "three"? I'm open to suggestions on this clearly very important topic.<br>Qwest-3-Tel-Link ???<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>