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December 31st, 2009, 08:40
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/01/2009-01-06attlogo.jpg (http://gigaom.com/2009/12/30/att-to-fcc-let-my-landlines-go/)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.AT&T asks FCC to phase out landline regulations (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/31/atandt-asks-fcc-to-phase-out-landline-regulations/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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