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Verizon/Frontier is following in AT&T’s footsteps and trying to get out of its responsibility to provide Basic Service to California residents and businesses, putting public safety and reliable communications at risk—all to put profits ahead of people.
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TURN is monitoring AT&T’s requests to the FCC, each has a unique deadline and docket number, but all four invite the FCC to end Carrier of Last Resort (COLR). Read on to learn more.
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Summary: Verizon has asked the FCC for permission to discontinue Verizon’s Home Phone Service, its legacy copper network that provides Plain Old Telephone Service (“POTS”). As part of this request Verizon claims that all affected customers should have access to an alternative service, such as wireless service, but their wireless service isn’t always reliable, especially in rural areas. Combined, Verizon estimates this plan will impact at least 750,000 residential and business locations across the nation. The Verizon request also severely impacts public safety. Copper lines have been the standard for decades for reliable connections to local emergency services. Now, Verizon proposes to switch from a known reliable technology to an IP based one. Verizon argues that because the FCC has found its wireless service to be sufficient in other areas as a replacement for its copper network, it should do so again here. However, California is unique with roughly half of the state considered “mountainous.” There cannot be a one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to low-income service and public safety.
Link to WC Docket No. 26-252: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/26110076152/1
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Summary: Verizon/Frontier has asked the FCC for permission to its legacy copper network that provides Plain Old Telephone Service (“POTS”). As part of this request Verizon claims that all affected customers should have access to an alternative service, such as wireless service, but their wireless service isn’t always reliable, especially in rural areas. Combined, Verizon estimates this plan will impact at least 750,000 residential and business locations across the nation. Verizon request also severely impacts public safety. Copper lines have been the standard for decades for reliable connections to local emergency services. In fact, many in the home alarm system industry have already expressed their frustrations to the FCC as transitioning away from copper lines to IP-based systems would necessarily leave their systems and technology without a way to interconnect. The FCC cannot pick winners and losers. It should not sacrifice one area of business to prop up another.
Link to WC Docket No. 26-258: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/26110076148/1