XO Communications sought FCC authorization to discontinue services...

XO Communications sought FCC authorization to discontinue services that provide narrowband, dial-up Internet access, due to “a limited number of customers,” in a Section 63.71 application (http://bit.ly/1uRQ77J) posted in docket 14-168 Friday. Affected are consumer dial, corporate dial, wholesale dial, enterprise dial and managed modem services, the company said. The services are expected to be discontinued Nov. 24. They are offered in California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and the state of Washington, the application said.