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SEC Settles Litigation With Silicon Valley Start-Up, Ex-CEO Charged With Defrauding Investors
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 5:20-cv-04855; N.D. Cal. filed July 20, 2020):
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Securities and Exchange Commission v. YouPlus, Inc. and Shaukat Shamim, No. 5:20-cv-04855 (N.D. Cal. filed July 20, 2020)
On July 10, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed consents and proposed final judgments as to Silicon Valley start-up company YouPlus, Inc. and its former chief executive officer, Shaukat Shamim, in the SEC's civil enforcement action against them.
The SEC's complaint, filed on July 20, 2020, alleged
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WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 5:20-cv-04855; N.D. Cal. filed July 20, 2020):
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Securities and Exchange Commission v. YouPlus, Inc. and Shaukat Shamim, No. 5:20-cv-04855 (N.D. Cal. filed July 20, 2020)
On July 10, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed consents and proposed final judgments as to Silicon Valley start-up company YouPlus, Inc. and its former chief executive officer, Shaukat Shamim, in the SEC's civil enforcement action against them.
The SEC's complaint, filed on July 20, 2020, allegedthat, between 2018 and 2019, Shamim, the founder and CEO of YouPlus, a private company that purported to have developed a machine-learning tool to analyze videos on the internet, raised funds from investors while repeatedly misrepresenting the company's financial condition. According to the complaint, Shamim falsely told investors that YouPlus earned millions of dollars in annual revenue and had more than 100 customers, including Fortune 500 companies. As alleged, the scheme unraveled in late 2019 when Shamim confessed to certain investors that YouPlus had in fact earned less than $500,000 and obtained only four paying customers since the company's inception in 2013.
Without admitting the allegations in the SEC's complaint, YouPlus consented to the entry of a final judgment, subject to court approval, in which YouPlus agreed to be permanently enjoined from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder. Additionally, Shamim consented to the entry of a final judgment, subject to court approval, that permanently enjoins him from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder; imposes an officer and director bar; and orders him to pay disgorgement in the amount of $847,401.46 with prejudgment interest of $23,330.22, which shall be deemed satisfied by the order of restitution entered against him in a parallel criminal matter, United States v. Shamim,Case No. 3:22-cr-00227-JD (N.D. Cal. filed July 17, 2020).
The SEC's litigation was conducted by Erin E. Wilk and supervised by Jason M. Bussey and Jason H. Lee of the SEC's San Francisco Regional Office.
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Resources
* Consent - Shaukat Shamim (https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/litreleases/2026/consent26584-shamim.pdf)
* Proposed Final Judgment - Shaukat Shamim (https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/litreleases/2026/judg26584-shamim.pdf)
* Consent of YouPlus, Inc. (https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/litreleases/2026/consent26584-youplus.pdf)
* Proposed Final Judgment - YouPlus, Inc. (https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/litreleases/2026/judg26584-youplus.pdf)
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Original text here: https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26584
SEC Files Settled Action as to an Electric Vehicle Company, Its CEO for Allegedly Misleading Investors
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 5:26-cv-01591; N.D. Ohio filed July 10, 2026):
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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Michael W. Patterson and Battle Motors, Inc., Civil Action No. 5:26-cv-01591 (N.D. Ohio filed July 10, 2026)
On July 10, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a settled action alleging that Battle Motors, Inc., an Ohio-based manufacturer of electric (BEV) and gas-powered vehicles, and Michael W. Patterson, Battle's CEO and Chairman, made misleading statements portraying Battle as being
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WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 5:26-cv-01591; N.D. Ohio filed July 10, 2026):
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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Michael W. Patterson and Battle Motors, Inc., Civil Action No. 5:26-cv-01591 (N.D. Ohio filed July 10, 2026)
On July 10, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a settled action alleging that Battle Motors, Inc., an Ohio-based manufacturer of electric (BEV) and gas-powered vehicles, and Michael W. Patterson, Battle's CEO and Chairman, made misleading statements portraying Battle as beingmore successful than it actually was in connection with a convertible debt offering that raised $112.5 million from two outside investors.
According to the SEC's complaint, filed in the United States District Court for Northern District of Ohio, Battle and Patterson misrepresented to investors that Battle had received 115 electric vehicle purchase orders totaling $30 million in only three months. The complaint further alleges that, in reality, however, at the time of these statements, Battle only had purchase orders for eight of the vehicles, amounting to approximately $2 million in actual sales; the rest of the projections were based on mere expressions of customer interest. The complaint further alleges that Battle and Patterson represented that Battle's dealer network comprised 180 dealers with 320 locations. At the time of these statements, however, Battle allegedly had a dealer network consisting of only 47 dealers with 156 locations.
Battle and Patterson, without admitting the allegations in the SEC's complaint, each consented to the entry of a final judgment, subject to court approval, which would permanently enjoin them from violating Sections 17(a)(2) and (3) of the Securities Act of 1933. The final judgments, if approved by the court, also would order Battle to pay a $591,127 civil penalty and Patterson to pay a $118,225 civil penalty, as well as impose a two-year officer and director bar on Patterson.
The SEC's investigation was conducted by Adam Sunstrom and Kyle Bradley under the supervision of Natalie Brunson and Justin Jeffries, with assistance from trial counsel Robert Gordon under the supervision of M. Graham Loomis, all of the SEC's Atlanta Regional Office.
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Resources
* SEC Complaint (https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/2026/comp26585.pdf)
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Original text here: https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26585
FTC Endorses Ohio Supreme Court Proposal to Weaken ABA's Law School Accreditation Monopoly
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release:
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FTC Endorses Ohio Supreme Court Proposal to Weaken ABA's Law School Accreditation Monopoly
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The Federal Trade Commission lauded an Ohio Supreme Court proposal to lower the cost of legal representation by ending the American Bar Association's explicit control over whether an Ohio bar applicant's legal education is sufficient for practicing law in the state, undermining its monopoly.
Responding to the court's invitation to comment, the directors of the Office of Policy Planning and Bureau of Competition
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WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release:
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FTC Endorses Ohio Supreme Court Proposal to Weaken ABA's Law School Accreditation Monopoly
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The Federal Trade Commission lauded an Ohio Supreme Court proposal to lower the cost of legal representation by ending the American Bar Association's explicit control over whether an Ohio bar applicant's legal education is sufficient for practicing law in the state, undermining its monopoly.
Responding to the court's invitation to comment, the directors of the Office of Policy Planning and Bureau of Competitionsent a letter to the court on Friday highlighting the competitive risks of continuing to grant the largest trade association of practicing attorneys the power to set policies that limit entrance into the profession.
Restricting the supply of lawyers might increase compensation for ABA members, but it does so by imposing significant burdens on Ohioans seeking legal representation, the letter states.
The ABA's accreditation group is also dominated by law school faculty and administrators with strong incentives to thwart lower cost alternatives for legal education. The letter notes the Department of Justice Antitrust Division recognized these issues in 1995, filing a civil lawsuit alleging the ABA "allowed its law school accreditation process to be captured by those with a direct interest in its outcome" and that the organization "at times acted as a guild" advancing the interests of its members.
Drawing on decades of enforcement, advocacy experience and commentary from legal scholars in the areas of accreditation and occupational licensing, the letter argues in favor of opening law school accreditation to potential new competitors.
Recently, the Florida and Texas Supreme Courts amended their rules so that the ABA would no longer have the "final say" as the "sole gatekeeper" of educational requirements for lawyers. The Tennessee Supreme Court is also considering reducing its reliance on ABA accreditation. Commission staff have strongly endorsed these reforms while also encouraging other states to follow.
At the urging of President Donald Trump, the Department of Education is supporting the entry of new accrediting bodies in higher education and removing "unnecessary requirements and barriers to institutional innovation."
The Commission vote authorizing the issuance of the staff letter was 2-0.
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Original text here: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/07/ftc-endorses-ohio-supreme-court-proposal-weaken-abas-law-school-accreditation-monopoly
FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Comments Invited on Section 214 Application to Discontinue Domestic Non-Dominant Carrier Telecommunications And/Or Interconnected VOIP Services
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-163):
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Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures and dates apply to the application(s) (the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s)) listed in the Appendix.
The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau), upon initial review, has found the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed herein to be acceptable for filing and subject to the procedures set forth in Section 63.71 of the Commission's rules./1 The application(s) request authority,
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WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-163):
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Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures and dates apply to the application(s) (the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s)) listed in the Appendix.
The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau), upon initial review, has found the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed herein to be acceptable for filing and subject to the procedures set forth in Section 63.71 of the Commission's rules./1 The application(s) request authority,under section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,/2 and section 63.71 of the Commission's rules,/3 to discontinue, reduce, or impair certain domestic telecommunications service(s) (Affected Service(s)) in specified geographic areas (Service Area(s)) as applicable and as fully described in each application.
In accordance with section 63.71(f) of the Commission's rules, the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed in the Appendix will be deemed granted automatically on August 13, 2026, the 31st day after the release date of this public notice, unless the Commission notifies any applicant(s) that their grant will not be automatically effective./4 We note that the date on which an application for Commission authorization is deemed granted may be different from the date on which applicants are authorized to discontinue service ("Authorized Date"). Any applicant whose application has been deemed granted may discontinue their Affected Service(s) in their Service Area(s) on or after the authorized discontinuance date(s) specified in the Appendix, in accordance with their filed representations. Accordingly, pursuant to section 63.71(f), and the terms outlined in each application, absent further Commission action, each applicant may discontinue the Affected Service(s) in the Service Area(s) described in their application on or after the authorized discontinuance date(s) listed in the Appendix for that application. For purposes of computation of time when filing a petition for reconsideration, application for review, or petition for judicial review of the Commission's decision(s), the date of "public notice" shall be the later of the auto grant date stated above in this Public Notice, or the release date(s) of any further public notice(s) or order(s) announcing final Commission action, as applicable. Should no petitions for reconsideration, applications for review, or petitions for judicial review be timely filed, the proceeding(s) listed in this Public Notice shall be terminated, and the docket(s) will be closed.
Comments objecting to the application(s) listed in the Appendix must be filed with the Commission on or before July 28, 2026. Comments should refer to the specific WC Docket No. and Comp. Pol. File No. listed in the Appendix for the Section 214 Discontinuance Application. Comments should include specific information about the impact of the proposed discontinuance on the commenter, including any inability to acquire reasonable substitute service. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs. Filers should follow the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting comments. Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. In completing the transmittal screen, filers should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket number./5
Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service. All filings must be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
This proceeding(s) shall be treated as a "permit-but-disclose" proceeding(s) in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules./6 Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding(s) should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530.
For further information, please see the contact(s) for the specific discontinuance proceeding you are interested in as listed in the Appendix. For further information on procedures regarding section 214 please visit https://www.fcc.gov/general/domestic-section-214-discontinuance-service.
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Appendix
1) Applicant(s): Parkland Broadband Telecom, LLC
WC Docket No. 26-163 Comp. Pol. File No. 2157
Link - https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/results?q=(proceedings.name:(%2226163%22))
Affected Service(s) - interconnected VoIP services provided through its Nortel OMS 100 switch Service Area(s) - Berks, Columbia, Luzerne, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Snyder, Montour and Union counties in Pennsylvania
Authorized Date(s) - on or after August 29, 2026
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Footnotes:
1/ 47 CFR Sec. 63.71.
2/ 47 U.S.C. Sec. 214.
3/ 47 CFR Sec. 63.71.
4/ See 47 CFR Sec. 63.71(f)(1) (stating, in relevant part, that an application filed by a non-dominant carrier "shall be automatically granted on the 31st day... unless the Commission has notified the applicant that the grant will not be automatically effective.").
5/ Please note that Commission staff may share filed comments with the applicant(s), along with the commenter's contact information, in order to allow applicant(s) to identify affected customers and fully respond.
6/ 47 CFR Sec. 1.1200 et seq.
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-727A1.pdf
FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Comments Invited on AT&T's Section 214 Application to Discontinue Domestic Legacy Voice Service as Part of Technology Transition
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-162):
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Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures and dates apply to the application(s) (the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s)) listed in the Appendix.
The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau), upon initial review, has found the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed herein to be acceptable for filing and subject to the procedures set forth in Section 63.71 of the Commission's rules./1 The application(s) request authority,
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WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-162):
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Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures and dates apply to the application(s) (the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s)) listed in the Appendix.
The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau), upon initial review, has found the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed herein to be acceptable for filing and subject to the procedures set forth in Section 63.71 of the Commission's rules./1 The application(s) request authority,under section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,/2 and section 63.71 of the Commission's rules,/3 to discontinue, reduce, or impair certain domestic telecommunications service(s) (Affected Service(s)) in specified geographic areas (Service Area(s)) as applicable and as fully described in each application.
In accordance with section 63.71(f) of the Commission's rules, the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed in the Appendix will be deemed granted automatically on August 13, 2026, the 31st day after the release date of this public notice, unless the Commission notifies any applicant(s) that their grant will not be automatically effective./4 We note that the date on which an application for Commission authorization is deemed granted may be different from the date on which applicants are authorized to discontinue service ("Authorized Date"). Any applicant whose application has been deemed granted may discontinue their Affected Service(s) in their Service Area(s) on or after the authorized discontinuance date(s) specified in the Appendix, in accordance with their filed representations. Accordingly, pursuant to section 63.71(f), and the terms outlined in each application, absent further Commission action, each applicant may discontinue the Affected Service(s) in the Service Area(s) described in their application on or after the authorized discontinuance date(s) listed in the Appendix for that application. For purposes of computation of time when filing a petition for reconsideration, application for review, or petition for judicial review of the Commission's decision(s), the date of "public notice" shall be the later of the auto grant date stated above in this Public Notice, or the release date(s) of any further public notice(s) or order(s) announcing final Commission action, as applicable. Should no petitions for reconsideration, applications for review, or petitions for judicial review be timely filed, the proceeding(s) listed in this Public Notice shall be terminated, and the docket(s) will be closed.
Comments objecting to the application listed in the Appendix must be filed with the Commission on or before July 28, 2026. Comments should refer to the specific WC Docket No. and Comp. Pol. File No. listed in the Appendix for the Section 214 Discontinuance Application. Comments should include specific information about the impact of the proposed discontinuance on the commenter, including any inability to acquire reasonable substitute service. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs. Filers should follow the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting comments. Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. In completing the transmittal screen, filers should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket number./5
Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service. All filings must be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
This proceeding shall be treated as a "permit-but-disclose" proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules./6 Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530.
For further information, please see the contact(s) for the specific discontinuance proceeding you are interested in as listed in the Appendix. For further information on procedures regarding section 214 please visit https://www.fcc.gov/general/domestic-section-214-discontinuance-service.
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Appendix
1) Applicant(s): AT&T Services, Inc., on behalf of its affiliates7 (AT&T)
WC Docket No. 26-162, Comp. Pol. File No. 2156
Link - https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/results?q=(proceedings.name:(%2226162%22))
Affected Service(s) - AT&T Residential Local Service (residential POTS), AT&T Business Local Exchange Access Line Service (business POTS), AT&T Phone Service (AT&T's residential, wireline VoIP service), and AT&T Phone for Business (AT&T's business, wireline VoIP service)
Service Area(s) - in portions of 39 wire centers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, as specified in the application
Authorized Date(s) - on or after September 12, 2026
Contact(s) - Kimberly Jackson, (202) 418-7393 (voice), Kimberly.Jackson@fcc.gov, of the Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau
Note: The discontinuance of interconnected VoIP service is not subject to the Adequate Replacement Test for technology transitions, but AT&T includes its VoIP service in this application for administrative ease. On July 6, 2026, AT&T submitted a filing to clarify certain details regarding the proposed discontinuance.
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Footnotes:
1/ 47 CFR Sec. 63.71.
2/ 47 U.S.C. Sec. 214.
3/ 47 CFR Sec. 63.71.
4/ See 47 CFR Sec. 63.71(f)(1) (stating, in relevant part, that an application filed by a non-dominant carrier "shall be automatically granted on the 31st day... unless the Commission has notified the applicant that the grant will not be automatically effective"); see also 47 CFR Sec. 63.71(f)(2)(i) (stating that "[a]n application to discontinue, reduce, or impair an existing retail service as part of a technology transition, as defined in Sec. 63.60(i), may be automatically granted... if: The applicant provides affected customers with the notice required under paragraph (a)(6) of this section, and the application contains the showing or certification described in Sec. 63.602(b)"); Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, WC Docket No. 17-84, Order, DA 25248, para. 6 (WCB Mar. 20, 2025) (waiving the Adequate Replacement Test's "single replacement service" requirement for a period of two years when a carrier seeks to discontinue a legacy voice service pursuant to section 214(a), thereby allowing carriers to satisfy all three prongs of the Adequate Replacement Test with a bundled service); Technology Transitions, GN Docket No. 13-5, Order on Clarification, DA 25-250, para. 6 (WCB Mar. 20, 2025) (clarifying the applicability of the testing methodology and parameters required for meeting the streamlining criteria when a carrier submits a technology transition discontinuance application relying on the "totality of the circumstances" under the Adequate Replacement Test).
5/ Please note that Commission staff may share filed comments with the applicant(s), along with the commenter's contact information, in order to allow applicant(s) to identify affected customers and fully respond.
6/ 47 CFR Sec. 1.1200 et seq.
7/ BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC, d/b/a AT&T Alabama, AT&T Florida, AT&T Georgia, AT&T Kentucky, AT&T Mississippi, AT&T North Carolina, AT&T South Carolina, and AT&T Tennessee; Indiana Bell Telephone Company, LLC, d/b/a AT&T Indiana; and Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, LLC, d/b/a AT&T Arkansas, AT&T Kansas, AT&T Missouri, AT&T Oklahoma, and AT&T Texas.
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-724A1.pdf
FCC Reports Progress on Communications Recovery Following Super Typhoon Bavi
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Federal Communications Commission announced that restoration efforts are steadily advancing across Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands after the devastating passage of super typhoon Bavi. According to daily reports, 10.2% of regional cell sites remain out of service, which is a decrease from the 16.4% reported yesterday.
In the Northern Mariana Islands, 11.8% of cell transmitters are currently inactive. Rota is experiencing the highest impact with 72.7% of its sites offline, while Tinian reports 22.2% down, and Saipan has 1.4% offline. Additionally,
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WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Federal Communications Commission announced that restoration efforts are steadily advancing across Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands after the devastating passage of super typhoon Bavi. According to daily reports, 10.2% of regional cell sites remain out of service, which is a decrease from the 16.4% reported yesterday.
In the Northern Mariana Islands, 11.8% of cell transmitters are currently inactive. Rota is experiencing the highest impact with 72.7% of its sites offline, while Tinian reports 22.2% down, and Saipan has 1.4% offline. Additionally,Guam reports that 7% of its transmitters are out of service. Throughout the affected region, 175 operational cell towers are functioning on emergency backup power.
Cable and wireline outages have also decreased to 3,857 subscribers from 5,097. While only one television station in Guam remains affected, local emergency 911 services continue to operate normally across the region, and the agency has received no reports of outages affecting AM or FM radio stations.
To support recovery, the agency mandated emergency roaming and mutual aid agreements among wireless carriers. The agency also approved emergency satellite coverage from SpaceX and waived key program rules to help affected local residents recover quickly. These coordination efforts align with guidelines established in Improving the Resiliency of Mobile Wireless Communications Networks (PS Docket No. 13-239) to protect vital communications services.
-- Vidhi Gianani, Targeted News Service
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-422983A1.pdf
FCC Reports Communications Recovery Progress in Typhoon-Impacted Islands
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Federal Communications Commission announced that emergency communications restoration is progressing steadily across Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands following super typhoon Bavi. According to agency reports, 10.2 percent of regional wireless cell sites remain out of service, indicating steady recovery from previous days.
In the Northern Mariana Islands, 12.9 percent of cell transmitters are currently offline. Rota continues to experience the heaviest impact with 72.7 percent of its cell sites out of service, while Tinian reports 22.2 percent
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WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Federal Communications Commission announced that emergency communications restoration is progressing steadily across Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands following super typhoon Bavi. According to agency reports, 10.2 percent of regional wireless cell sites remain out of service, indicating steady recovery from previous days.
In the Northern Mariana Islands, 12.9 percent of cell transmitters are currently offline. Rota continues to experience the heaviest impact with 72.7 percent of its cell sites out of service, while Tinian reports 22.2 percentinactive and Saipan has 2.7 percent down. On Guam, 4.7 percent of wireless transmitters remain out of service. Across the affected region, 164 functional cell sites are operating on backup power systems.
Meanwhile, combined cable and wireline outages dropped to 3,712 affected subscribers. Local emergency 911 systems continue to function normally with zero affected answering points, although one television station on Guam remains disrupted. No outages have been reported for any AM or FM radio stations.
To facilitate this critical recovery, the regulatory agency mandated emergency roaming under strict federal guidelines, waived certain universal service funding rules, and approved temporary satellite coverage from Space Exploration Holdings to support local service. These positive regulatory actions align directly with guidelines from Improving the Resiliency of Mobile Wireless Communications Networks (PS Docket Nos. 11-60, 13-239) to protect vital connectivity during disasters.
-- Vidhi Gianani, Targeted News Service
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Original text here: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-422991A1.pdf
