Oppose AB 470 & Save Landlines: Carrier of Last Resort (COLR)
Congratulations… and thank you!
AB 470 was stopped in Committee.
Working with a fantastic coalition, and with you as our partners, we have stopped AB 470—the bill that would have resulted in residents losing their landlines!
AT&T spent more than $2 million in lobbying, deployed huge teams of people in Sacramento, ran a widespread ground game in numerous counties, and pushed huge amounts of disinformation. In response, we dug deep, pulled together, and won!
Thank you all for your work! Thank you for raising your voice, signing letters, and making phone calls. The more legislators heard about the bill, the more they realized how disastrous AB 470 would be.
This is truly an incredible win against all odds.
Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) obligations are legal requirements that ensure every household and business has access to basic telephone service, regardless of location remoteness, unprofitability or access challenges. Without COLR obligations, telecommunications companies, including AT&T, would have the authority to deploy new fiber and other technologies in affluent communities, while freely neglecting low-income, rural and tribal communities it deems unprofitable.
Mark Toney has served as executive director of The Utility Reform Network since 2007, which has held telecommunications and utility companies accountable to providing their customers with universal and affordable phone service, and clean and affordable power for over 50 years. Kat Taylor, an advocate for social justice and environmental sustainability, is co-founder and co-board chair of Beneficial State Bank. She also serves as a founding director of TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation, promoting regenerative food systems.
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