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dane » Wed May 11, 2022 12:37 pm
davideo wrote:Thanks for replying, Dane.
I posted this because I wasn't sure you were aware of AT&T application # A.21-05-007 to the CPUC. I'm told by fellow activists that this is a plan to discontinue copper landline service. While it's true that Fusion service doesn't depend on ATT voice switching, it does depend on the continued maintenance of the copper network.
No, this is a misunderstanding of that proceeding. AT&T is just seeking to exit the resale of Frontier phone service where they've historically done that in some limited Frontier territories. No bearing on us, our customers, or typical AT&T customers at all.
I spoke with an AT&T repairman about this. He confirmed to me that they do plan to abandon the copper network. I thought it critically important that you be aware of this.
Yes, AT&T eventually wants to kill POTS voice (and replace it with IP services) and in areas where they have newer technologies such as fiber and fixed wireless, to retire the old copper eventually too. The former has no bearing on us, and the latter is a long way out, and has less and less relevance to our customers as we continue to migrate more and more to Sonic fiber.