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This is the best summary I could come up with:
AT&T's application to end its landline phone obligations in California is drawing protest from residents as state officials consider whether to let AT&T off the hook.
"If approved by the CPUC, over 580,000 affected AT&T customers would be left with fewer options in terms of choice, quality, and affordability," warns the Rural County Representatives of California.
Residents also described problems with wireless service that could serve as the only replacement for copper networks in areas that AT&T hasn't deemed profitable enough for fiber lines.
Even some residents who have access to cable companies, which generally offer VoIP service, aren't ready to give up their old copper landlines.
The last time I tried to report a grass fire adjacent to a Cal State University, the dispatcher didn't know what city I was calling from."
An AT&T filing on January 16 disputed claims that low-income households could see their bills double and that "AT&T has stated that it intends to shut down its telephone network."
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