Verizon Moves To Retire Copper Landlines Across US, Sparking Concerns
If you use Verizon for an old school landline, it soon might be gone. The carrier has applied for regulatory permission to remove copper-based landlines across the US. A local media outlet in New York spotted Verizon disclosing the plans in a new webpage that was apparently published last week.
- ▪If you use Verizon for an old school landline, it soon might be gone.
- ▪The carrier has applied for regulatory permission to remove copper-based landlines across the US.
- ▪A local media outlet in New York spotted Verizon disclosing the plans in a new webpage that was apparently published last week.
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| Publication time | Fri, 18 Sep 26 14:38:06 +0000 |
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If you use Verizon for an old school landline, it soon might be gone. The carrier has applied for regulatory permission to remove copper-based landlines across the US. A local media outlet in New York spotted Verizon disclosing the plans in a new webpage that was apparently published last week. “We’re investing in the future by replacing aging, traditional copper-based services with modern, capable, and reliable alternatives like fiber and wireless,” the page says.Verizon says it also sent letters to affected customers after the company filed an application with the US’s Federal Communications Commission to retire the copper lines. However, the carrier only plans on phasing out the copper “until an FCC-approved replacement service is available at your location.
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