For more than a century, a network of hardline phone wires has served as a crucial communication lifeline for rural California communities, but that lifeline could soon be severed.
During a virtual meeting on Tuesday, dozens of callers logged onto the California Public Utilities Commission website to sound off on a plan to discontinue landline phone service.Telecommunications giant AT&T is seeking approval from the CPUC to end this service for almost all Californians. Since 2022, company executives have argued that maintaining the "Carrier of Last Resort" status places them at a competitive disadvantage.
Sometimes it just goes out," said Tracy Rhine, a senior policy analyst at the Rural County Representatives of California.Rhine and others worry that if AT&T's request is granted, the impact will be particularly severe in regions prone to losing cell and internet connectivity during winter storms, such as the Santa Cruz Mountains."How are you gonna get if there’s some kind of emergency?" questioned San Jose resident Ruben Razo.
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