Now AT&T has taken the fight to the government. More than a third (35%) of California residents still use landlines, and around 5% of Californians reside in rural areas where they depend on landlines.

AT&T would like to shed its Carrier of Last Resort status, which in California requires that it provide landline phone availability in its service area.

For months, ABC7 has reported on AT&T customers who have lost their landline service due to copper theft. Now, the provider wants to stop being the "carrier of last resort." ...

A Senate committee hearing is scheduled for today on a new bill that would allow the company to withdraw as California’s carrier of last resort.

California's Assembly Bill 470 could allow AT&T to phase out landlines, affecting public safety. The bill aims to transition to modern technologies, but critics worry about reliability during ...