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AT&T Defends Copper Network Retirement Plan Amid Union Opposition

Broadband Breakfast

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2025 – AT&T is resisting pressure from the Communications Workers of America, which has demanded that the Federal Communications Commission keep the telecommunications giant investing in copper-based networks.

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January 2027 PSTN Switch-Off: What Services Are Affected & Why You Might Need to Act Fast

TechAdvance

The PSTN switch-off isnt just about traditional landlines. If your business uses any of the following, you could be impacted: Business Phone Lines Any landline-based systems still running on PSTN or ISDN will need replacing with modern VoIP solutions. What Services Will Be Affected?

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Bipartisan Rural Broadband Protection Act Passes the Senate Commerce Committee

Blandin on Broadband

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the statement below following the unanimous Senate Commerce Committee passage of the bipartisan Rural Broadband Protection Act. As co-chair of the Senate Broadband Caucus, I’ll keep fighting to close the digital divide and ensure Minnesota families can reliably access the high-speed internet they need.”

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Sen Klobuchar on BEAD/Federal approval of Minnesota Broadband Infrastructure Plan

Blandin on Broadband

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), a senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee, announced that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce approved Minnesota’s plan for broadband infrastructure deployment. In June 2023, Klobuchar announced that the U.S.

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Pennsylvanians Demand Consumer Protections in Verizon-Frontier Merger Review

Broadband Breakfast

21, 2025 – Pennsylvania broadband advocates pressed the state’s Public Utility Commission on Thursday to require state-specific consumer protections before approving Verizon’s proposed acquisition of Frontier Communications. "If I had a chance to move away from Frontier, I would do it in a heartbeat," he said. "My

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A Spectrum Shortage and Redundant Networks Are Holding America Back

AT&T Connects

In dramatic fashion, consumers have largely abandoned older telecommunication products for more capable, modern services. Were also proud to offer AT&T Phone Advanced , a new product that meets FCC requirements to replace traditional landlines. It uses broadband or wireless service to connect customers like a landline would.

Network 98
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Draft BEAD program update would give states more leeway to use LEO, FWA services using unlicensed spectrum when more economical than FTTP.

EldoTelecom

Instead, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite and fixed wireless service (FWA) using unlicensed spectrum may have to suffice to fill the many thousands of holes in the Swiss cheese deployment of landline advanced telecommunications infrastructure over the past three decades.