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.