Comcast sought FCC approval to stop selling local phone and inter...
Comcast sought FCC approval to stop selling local phone and international service in Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida, throughout Utah and in four Colorado cities, including Boulder. The company told customers of the plan last week, said Comcast…
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filings received Monday by the agency. It plans to stop service in about a month, but subscribers will be able to make 911 calls for about 30 days after that. “We strongly urge you to act quickly to select Comcast Digital Voice or another new service provider” to have phone service after the Sept. 30 cutoff, said a Thursday letter to Utah users. Last week, Comcast won preliminary FCC permission to stop circuit-switched sales in Michigan, as it and other cable operators instead emphasize VoIP service (CD Aug 20 p10).