{"id":118798,"date":"2009-12-31T03:48:28","date_gmt":"2009-12-31T08:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2009\/12\/31\/att-asks-fcc-to-phase-out-landline-regulations\/"},"modified":"2009-12-31T03:48:28","modified_gmt":"2009-12-31T08:48:28","slug":"att-asks-fcc-to-phase-out-landline-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/118798","title":{"rendered":"AT&T asks FCC to phase out landline regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>A day without landline phones? Some may say that’s inevitable, but it looks like AT&T is now starting to try to speed things up a bit, with it recently responding to an FCC request for comments with a 32-page filing that details its position on the matter. That more or less boils down to two major requests: that the FCC eliminate the regulatory requirements that it support a landline network, and that it provide a firm deadline for phasing it out. To back up that request, AT&T has provided the FCC with a whole host of statistics that paint a bleak picture for landlines, including the fact that less than 20% of Americans rely exclusively on switched-access lines for voice service (though plenty more still use them as their primary voice service), that at least 18 million homes now use a VoIP service, and that those two numbers are fast growing in opposite directions. Needless to say, such a change would have a broad range of regulatory implications, and AT&T isn’t providing answers for everything — like exactly how it expects that last mile of users to transition away from landlines, or how to deal with issues of public safety or those with disabilities.<\/p>\n

AT&T asks FCC to phase out landline regulations<\/a> originally appeared on Engadget<\/a> on Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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