AT&T to FCC: Let My Landlines Go!2009-12-30 09:54 by DanielaTags: AT&T, FCC, VoIP
The Federal Communications Commission is delving into the future of communications with a request for comments on an all-IP telephone network. In a 32-page filing last week, AT&T asked the FCC to eliminate regulatory requirements that it support a landline network and to provide a deadline for phasing it out. The (almost) one in five Americans relying exclusively on a plain old telephone line should prepare to kiss that wall jack goodbye as the major wireline telephone providers back away from that dying (and expensive business). However, AT&T in its filing doesn’t offer a way to bridge the gap for that 20 percent of Americans relying only on landlines, nor does it address what an all-IP future means for the 33 percent of Americans who have access to broadband but do not subscribe (although those broadband laggards might be paying for a digital voice product from a cable provider). To defend the rush to VoIP, AT&T offered data that shows how the increase in voice options, from cellular phones to cable VoIP, and the rise in costs associated with running a switched access network are hurting its business while providing little benefit to the consumer. Read more -here-
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