Sec.  63.501   Contents of applications to sever physical connection or to
terminate or suspend interchange of traffic with another carrier.

   The application shall contain:

   (a) The name and address of each applicant;

   (b)  The  name,  title, and post office address of the officer to whom
   correspondence concerning the application is to be addressed;

   (c) Nature of the proposed change;

   (d) Identification of community or part of community involved and date on
   which applicant desires to make proposed discontinuance, reduction, or
   impairment  effective;  if  for  a temporary period only, indicate the
   approximate period for which authorization is desired;

   (e) Proposed new tariff listing, if any, and differences, if any, between
   present charges to the public and charges for the service to be substituted;

   (f)  Description of the service area affected including population and
   general character of business of the community;

   (g) Name of any other carrier or carriers providing telegraph or telephone
   service to the community;

   (h) Statement of the reasons for proposed discontinuance, reduction, or
   impairment;

   (i) Statement of the factors showing that neither present nor future public
   convenience and necessity would be adversely affected by the granting of the
   application;

   (j) Description of any previous discontinuance, reduction, or impairment of
   service to the community affected by the application, which has been made by
   the applicant during the 12 months preceding filing of application, and
   statement of any present plans for future discontinuance, reduction, or
   impairment of service to such community;

   (k) Name of other carrier;

   (l) Points served through such physical connection or interchange;

   (m) Description of the service involved;

   (n) Statement as to how points served by means of such physical connection
   or interchange will be served thereafter;

   (o) Amount of traffic interchanged for each month during preceding 6-month
   period;

   (p) Statement as to whether severance of physical connection or termination
   or suspension of interchange of traffic is being made with consent of other
   carrier.