AT&T Looks to Discontinue Copper Landline Phone Service State By State
Illinois is the latest state where AT&T is seeking to discontinue copper landline phone service.
Illinois is the latest state where AT&T is seeking to discontinue copper landline phone service.
CenturyLink said the retirements are necessary to “respond to various factors in the outside plant, including road construction, maintenance problems and growth accommodation.”
The letters, filed by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), claimed just 0.39 percent of the $50.7 billion that Verizon has spent on its landline network from 2008 through 2014 has been allocated to its copper infrastructure.
The Birch-Renodis alliance began following an acquisition in 2013.
Windstream’s decision was having a positive impact on other network services providers – such as Verizon, AT&T and a number of cable companies – as well.
The FCC granted an AT&T request that could be the beginning of the end for copper.
XO says the expansion allows it to serve thousands of new businesses and offer them a more competitive alternative for their local and nationwide communications and networking needs.
Carolyn Bradfield, InterCall co-founder and founder of Quorum Conferencing and InterAct Conferencing, has joined Copper Conferencing’s board of managers. “Carolyn brings considerable experience in the conferencing and collaboration industry to our board,” said Brad Dupee, chairman and CEO of Copper Conferencing. “She has been the driving force behind the adoption of many of the most […]
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