AT&T To Shutdown Land Line System

From NewsBreak: AT&T has started a slow but decisive countdown on the copper phone network that powered the original American landline, and the company is now working toward shutting off most of those traditional lines by 2029. That shift will push millions of homes and businesses toward fiber, fixed wireless, and cellular alternatives, while regulators and communities race to make sure no one is stranded without a dial tone. The clock is ticking loudest in places where landlines still double as lifelines, from rural fire zones to high-rise elevators … (click to read more)