AT&T’s bid to eliminate copper landline service through large swaths of California will not draw subpoenas from San Mateo County officials after representatives from the telecommunications giant met with them.
“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.”
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