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“Don’t let them drop us!” Landline users protest AT&T copper retirement plan | California hears protests as AT&T seeks end to Carrier of Last Resort obligation. (arstechnica.com)
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“Don’t let them drop us!” Landline users protest AT&T copper retirement plan | California hears protests as AT&T seeks end to Carrier of Last Resort obligation.::California hears protests as AT&T seeks end to Carrier of Last Resort obligation.

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[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 year ago (18 children)

Is there a reason to maintain a legacy network and not switching to the fiber one?

[–] knotthatone@lemmy.one 13 points 1 year ago

Yes. Because it still works and hasn't all been replaced yet.

The burden is on the telcos to prove otherwise and justify all the subsidies they got to wire unprofitable areas.

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