AT&T Backed Bill to Phase Out Landline Service Moves Forward in California Legislature

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Written By Alejandra Cruz

Source: The South Pasadenan |  By News

California lawmakers are advancing a controversial proposal that could mark the beginning of the end for most traditional landline phone service in the state.  Assembly Bill 470, backed by AT&T, cleared the Assembly in June and is now under review by the state Senate Appropriations Committee. The legislation seeks to eliminate the company’s “carrier of last resort” obligation, which currently requires it to provide copper-wire landline service to anyone who requests it.

“There is no way the commission has the resources to verify throughout the entire state where there are verified alternative services,” said Regina Costa of The Utility Reform Network, a San Francisco-based advocacy group.

 
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