AT&T, Blocked by California Regulators From Scrapping Landlines, Launches Double-Barreled Appeal at Federal Level

Source: The Press Democrat |By Ethan Baron

Seeking to override state authorities and cut landline service across California, utility giant AT&T filed a federal court complaint Wednesday against California regulators and submitted two petitions to the Federal Communications Commission, the latest volley in its years-long battle to withdraw the service.

At the time, the Utility Reform Network estimated hundreds of thousands of households in the Bay Area and millions around California would lose landline service if the commission approved AT&T’s proposal.

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