Rural California Counties Fight AT&T Over Landline Cutoff
Source:Action News Now|By Ainsley Van Reusen
According to RCRC and CSAC, AT&T is seeking to end its Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) obligations, which require the company to provide basic telephone service to all Californians. The organizations say those obligations help ensure residents have access to reliable communications during disasters, power outages and other emergencies.
Rural and county representatives are backing California in a legal fight to protect reliable phone service for all residents. The Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) and the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) filed an amicus curiae brief supporting the California Public Utilities Commission and the California Attorney General in a lawsuit brought by AT&T. The groups partnered with The Utility Reform Network (TURN) and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) to file the brief.
