To avoid regulation?? From: VoiceOps <voiceops-bounces at voiceops.org> On Behalf Of Ryan Finnesey Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2021 8:08 PM To: Mike Johnston <mjohnston at wiktel.com>; VoiceOps <voiceops at voiceops.org> Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] Carriers Keeping Acquired Defunct Company Names Why would a company want to be both an ILEC and CLEC in the same area? From: VoiceOps <voiceops-bounces at voiceops.org <mailto:voiceops-bounces at voiceops.org> > On Behalf Of Mike Johnston Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2021 3:16 PM To: VoiceOps <voiceops at voiceops.org <mailto:voiceops at voiceops.org> > Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] Carriers Keeping Acquired Defunct Company Names I see situations up here in Minnesota where it appears that CenturyLink is essentially CLECing themselves. An simple example would be Warroad, MN. https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratec... <https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratec...> &state=MN CENTURYTEL OF MINNESOTA, INC. (CenturyLink, Inc) OCN 1445 is the original ILEC in Warroad with 218-386. CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LL (CenturyLink, Inc) OCN 508J has CLECed Warroad with 218-986-6. The same sort of thing exists for Roseau <https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratec...> , Baudette <https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratec...> , and Humbolt <https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratec...> . Over in Thief River Falls, MN, the original ILEC is 218-681, shown as QWEST CORPORATION OCN 9631. https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratec... <https://www.telcodata.us/search-area-code-exchange-by-ratecenter-state?ratec...> &state=MN CENTURYLINK COMMUNICATIONS, LL (CenturyLink, Inc) OCN 508J is also present in this exchange with 218-684-7. As a bonus, LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - (CenturyLink, Inc) OCN 5256 is here too with 218-416-8. We have a nickname for this company where we try to slur all the names together. It sounds something like: Qwest-tree-Tel-Link 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. Qwest-3-Tel-Link ???