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“The application to cease landline service in certain rural communities of the 19th Congressional District threatens public safety, especially in those areas vulnerable to natural disasters,” said Rep. Jimmy Panetta in a release. “We wanted to make sure that the CPUC fully understands the lack of connectivity in certain rural areas in good times and in bad, and the need for land lines for the people who live in those types of communities.”
"Abandoning landline service to county residents without a replacement service is unacceptable," the Editorial Board writes. "Commissioners need to ensure people don’t have to face next winter wondering if they’ll be able to reach the outside world once the power, as it so often does, goes out."
The California Public Utilities Commission is hosting two hearings in Ukiah Thursday to collect public comments regarding a proposal by AT&T that could leave many rural residents without the landlines they depend upon for communication.
The California Public Utilities Commission is hosting two hearings in Ukiah Thursday to collect public comments regarding a proposal by AT&T that could leave many rural residents without the landlines they depend upon for communication.
"We've heard a lot of concern from the community, people who are frankly terrified at the idea of these lines going away and rightfully so," said 1st District Supervisor Manu Koenig who co-sponsored the resolution alongside 2nd District Supervisor Zach Friend.
The California Public Utilities Commission is reviewing an application from AT&T California that would allow the telecommunications giant to be relieved of its decades-old obligation to provide landline service in many regions across the state, including large swaths of Santa Cruz County.
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(FOX40.COM) — California’s rural communities are taking a stand against AT&T’s filing to the California Public Utilities Commission to drop their responsibilities as Carrier of Last Resort (COLR). A COLR is a telecommunications service provider that stands ready to provide basic telephone service, commonly landline telephone service, to any customer requesting such service within a […]