July 23, 2026
As California fights to keep AT&T from convincing the Federal Communications Commission to let it stop providing plain old telephone service in the Golden State, lawmakers and consumer advocacy groups are lining up behind the state, urging the FCC not to let AT&T out of its obligations.
July 20, 2026
AT&T was hoping to score a preliminary injunction that would allow it to get around California's requirements that the telecom behemoth continue providing copper phone service throughout the state, but a California federal judge has dashed that hope.
July 16, 2026
The California Public Utilities Commission has told AT&T that it's not pleased to hear that the cost of certain copper services has gone up "exponentially" as the state and the mobile behemoth duke it out in federal court and at the Federal Communications Commission over AT&T's desire to end legacy copper service.
May 26, 2026
The Federal Communications Commission has asked for public input on an effort from AT&T to be freed of its eligible telecommunications carrier requirements in California, days after the telecom giant sued in federal court for similar relief.
May 21, 2026
AT&T asked a California federal court to preempt state regulations that require it to continue offering "plain old telephone service" to new customers, saying it needs to retire the "outdated" system to move forward with plans to devote $19 billion on modern telecom tech in the Golden State.