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CUB Q&A: AT&T letters announce end of landline service in 2027

AT&T has mailed letters to customers announcing that it is ending “AT&T Residential Local Service,” the traditional copper landline service, a.k.a. plain old telephone service. Here’s our Q&A on what’s happening (pdf version of this blog). What do the letters mean? For over a decade, the telecom giant has been…...

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Statement by CUB Executive Director David Kolata on veto of SB 1839

We thank Gov. Bruce Rauner for his veto of Senate Bill 1839. This legislation would have hurt people who depend on a landline as their most reliable link to vital services. Also, SB 1839 did nothing to require AT&T to modernize its network, and it would have pushed the state…...

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