AT&T Fails to Ease CPUC Pres. Concerns on DSL Retirement
AT&T responses to California Public Utilities Commission concerns about retiring DSL were “short on details and do little to provide me with the confidence that this action is in the public’s interest,” CPUC President Marybel Batjer wrote the carrier Monday:…
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“The responses provide data that we already have, and do little to back up your claim that these customers will be better served by your competitors or by an alternative service that you offer.” Saying wireless will fill the gap isn’t factually supported, and it may take six years for communities to recover, Batjer said. “The lingering question remains, why hasn’t AT&T made the incremental investments necessary to upgrade all DSL customers to VDSL or even more ideally, fiber to the premises?” she asked. “Underserved communities must be prioritized, not abandoned, especially during a time of unprecedented wildfires and a worldwide public health crisis.” The telco couldn’t be reached by our deadline.