Policy · 12h ago
AT&T Loses Bid to Drop California Landline Service
AT&T lost a key court ruling in its attempt to stop offering basic phone service in California. The telecom giant argued state regulations should be preempted by federal law, but the court disagreed. AT&T plans to continue its legal fight and seek FCC intervention.
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This ruling underscores the tension between state consumer protections and telecoms' desire to sunset legacy services, a conflict likely to intensify as more carriers push to retire copper networks.
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