AT&T trying to kill all landlines in California, which would have
devastating effects
AT&T is sending out letters warning they want to kill virtually all
landlines (and perhaps related data circuits where fiber is
unavailable) across essentially their entire coverage area throughout
California. This would have devastating effects. Related CPUC meetings
will be taking place through March.
Landlines provide crucial services for individuals, businesses, and
other organizations in a wide variety of situations -- not just
emergencies when cellular and Internet service tends to rapidly fail,
but also for vast numbers of people in areas with poor (or no)
reliable cell service, no fiber, etc.
Landlines often provide the only available communication in a wide
variety of security and safety situations, from elevators to interior
spaces of all sorts where cell service simply doesn't work.
Many disabled and other persons have crucial equipment that depends on
landlines. Often they are not tech-savvy and do not have friends or
relatives to help them through forced technology changes.
AT&T has been shirking its public safety responsibilities for years,
while still leveraging their effective monopoly on services in so many
areas.
Their new effort must be stopped. I'll have much more to say about
this as the situation progresses. -L
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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
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