Network Change Notice for Belhaven, NC Service Area
Wilkes Telephone Membership Corporation (Tri-County) d/b/a RiverStreet Networks
Public Notice of Copper Retirement Under Rules 51.333
Public Notice Number: 20-001
Title: Sidney, NC Exchange Copper Retirement
Issue Date: February 25, 2020
Implementation Date: June 26, 2020
Carrier’s Name: Wilkes Telephone Membership Corporation (Tri-County) d/b/a RiverStreet Networks
Carrier’s Address: 2193 NC 99 Hwy South
Belhaven, NC 27810
Contact: Tim Tribble
Telephone: 336-973-6164
Network Change Summary:
Wilkes Telephone Membership Corporation (Tri-County) d/b/a RiverStreet Networks (RiverStreet) has been overbuilding the copper network in the Sidney, NC exchange with fiber. The Sidney exchange includes all customers served by the NPA-NXX 252-964. The next phase will be to start deploying fiber loops to premises and deactivating copper facilities.
Description of type of changes planned:
Existing copper facilities used to serve customers in the Sidney, NC exchange as identified by the NPA-NXX 252-964 will be retired. The Company has been in the process of overbuilding existing copper facilities with fiber facilities. The next phase is to start deploying fiber loops to individual premises and retiring copper facilities in stages.
Description of Reasonably Foreseeable Impact of the Planned Changes:
After retirement of the copper facilities, RiverStreet will (1) no longer offer services over copper facilities; and (2) cease maintaining copper facilities. All services previously provisioned over copper facilities to affected customers will continue over fiber facilities.
Description of any changes in prices, terms, or conditions that will accompany the planned changes:
Customers will not see a change in rates, terms and conditions of their service due to conversion from copper to fiber. This impacts voice and broadband services.
Location of Change: CLLI-SDNYNCZA964 City-Belhaven State-North Carolina
Certification of Public Notice of Change Under Rule 51.329(a)
On February 25, 2020 the following Public Notice(s) of Network Change(s) have been made by Wilkes Telephone Membership Corporation (Tri-County) d/b/a RiverStreet Networks pursuant to Code of Federal Regulations 47, Subsections 51.325-51.335.
Tim Tribble
Accounting& Regulatory Manager
Telephone: 336-973-6164
Date: February 25, 2020
This Public Notice can be obtained on the Internet at:
https://myriverstreet.net/regulatory-notices/
Title of Network Notification(s):
20-001: Public Notice of Copper Retirement Under Rules 51.333 – Sidney, NC
Certification of Public Notice of Copper Retirement Under Rule 51.333
I, Tim Tribble, do hereby certify that there are no known providers of telephone exchange service that interconnect directly with Wilkes Telephone Membership Corporation (Tri-County) d/b/a RiverStreet Networks in the Sidney, NC exchange. Therefore, no provider notices were sent regarding this Public Notice.
Tim Tribble
Accounting& Regulatory Manager
Telephone: 336-973-6164
Date: February 25, 2020
This Public Notice can be obtained on the Internet at:
https://myriverstreet.net/regulatory-notices/
Title of Network Notification(s):
20-001: Public Notice of Copper Retirement Under Rules 51.333 – Sidney, NC
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