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CenturyLink and Frontier Sunset Frame Relay and ATM Services Effective January 22, 2014

On January 22, 2014, CenturyLink announced the discontinuation of Frame Relay and ATM services. Frontier Communications has also ceased accepting new requests for these services. Frame Relay and ATM circuits, historically used to connect customer field offices to the MPLS network, are now outdated, with Ethernet and other technologies advancing rapidly. Existing circuits will remain until contracts expire on June 30, 2014. CTS is assessing these circuit types and will work with customers to explore alternative options before February 18, 2014.

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CenturyLink and Frontier Sunset Frame Relay and ATM Services Effective January 22, 2014

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  1. Network: Frame Relay and ATM Services Sunset January 22, 2014

  2. Facts • CenturyLink gave CTS notice that they are sun-setting their Frame Relay and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) services. • Frontier Communications gave CTS notice that they will not accept any new requests for these types of circuit connections. • These services are typically used by CTS to provide connectivity of customer field offices to the MultiProtocol Label Switched (MPLS) network. • These circuit types and the technology used is old and has declined in recent years with the advances of other technologies such as Ethernet.

  3. Impacts • Existing circuits can remain until CTS contracts expire (June 30, 2014) • Approximately number of circuits involved: • 218 Frame Relay circuits • 6 ATM circuits • 30 DSL circuits • Circuits must be replaced with a different technology, such as Ethernet

  4. Next steps • CTS is reviewing the usage of these circuit types and is working to develop alternatives for each customer. • Each customer agency will be contacted by CTS to review and discuss options, by February 18, 2014. • Plans will be developed with each customer. Questions?

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