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AT&T wants to cut the cord on landline phones, alarming rural Californians

04/03/24 7:10 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS California Public Utilities commission emergency communications investing in broadband infrastructure Newsom's Broadband for All initiative rural California telecom giants pull back on spending
AT&T is asking the California Public Utilities Commission to drop its obligation to offer traditional landline phone access to residents and businesses in order to redistribute those resources to broadband.
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Brad Hooker
Associate Editor, Agri-Pulse West

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