LANSING, September 27.   The Michigan Public Service Commission today 
granted KMC Data LLC, (KMC) a license to provide basic local telephone service 
in Michigan.  KMC joins more than 150 companies that are currently licensed to 
provide basic local telephone service in Michigan.  

	The Commission approved the license because it determined that KMC 
possesses sufficient technical, financial and managerial resources and abilities 
to provide basic local telephone service within the geographic area of the license.  
The Commission concluded that competition for telephone service is advantageous to 
Michigan residents.  By granting this request for a license, opportunities for 
competition may expand.  

The Commission conditioned the license on compliance with the Commission's 
anti-slamming procedures, the number portability provisions of the MTA, and the 
Commissions number reclamation process.  The Commission also conditioned the license 
upon the company providing service to customers within a reasonable time, indicating 
that failure to comply may result in revocation of the license or other penalties.  
Further, the Commission noted that any numbers obtained by the companies are a public 
resource and are not owned by the company.  Therefore, if the company fails to provide 
service or goes out of business, any numbers assigned are subject to reclamation.

	KMC was granted a license to provide basic local telephone service for all 
telephone exchanges and zones currently served by Ameritech Michigan, Verizon North 
Inc., and Verizon North Systems.  Telephone exchanges and zones are geographic 
boundaries that define customer's local calling area.  KMC applied for a license on 
June 5, 2001.

	KMC will be able to begin to provide basic local telephone service once it 
has finalized interconnection arrangements with other telephone service providers 
and has filed approved tariffs with the Commission, reflecting the services it will 
offer and identifying the telephone exchanges in which it will offer service.  
Interconnection arrangements allow its customers to place calls to, and receive 
them from, customers of other local telephone service providers.

	KMC is headquartered in Bedminster, New Jersey.

	The MPSC is an agency within the Department of Consumer and Industry 
Services.


Case No.  U-12969
September 27, 2001
(KMC Data LLC is granted a license to provide basic local telephone service)