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The Not-So-Bright Side of Sunsetting Copper Services

May 5, 2021

Via: No Jitter

The issue of sunsetting copper-based telecom services was first addressed in 2014, when AT&T announced a trial to eliminate landlines at Carbon Hill, Ala., and West Delray Beach, Fla. If approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), AT&T planned to stop offering plain old telephone service (POTS) in those markets immediately, and disconnect all landlines by 2020.

AT&T’s hasn’t yet accomplished its plan to eliminate POTS, which is still available for order across the U.S., but other copper-based telecom services are being aggressively discontinued in favor of fiber.

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