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AT&T Wants to Drop Legacy Voice Service in 18 States

AT&T asked the FCC to allow it to stop offering legacy voice services to some 90,000 customers in 18 states starting on or after Nov. 15, 2026. The carrier previously “grandfathered” the services throughout the affected area and isn’t accepting…

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new applications for service, said a filing posted Tuesday. “Here, as with AT&T’s earlier discontinuance applications approved by the Commission, discontinuing the Affected Services will benefit the public and serve as an important step toward meeting both AT&T’s and the Commission’s goal of advancing next-generation communication technologies.”