How to Keep Our Landlines In Spite of AT&T

Ann R. Thryft has been writing about tech since 300 baud modems were state of the art. Her work has appeared in publications like EE Times, Design News, Semiconductor Engineering, Test & Measurement World, COTS Journal, and EDN. She’s covered cybersecurity, manufacturing materials and processes, robotics, AI, and all kinds of communications and networking tech.

AT&T has been trying to eliminate our landlines and its "Carrier of Last Resort" obligations for several years, but citizen action and robust state regulations have prevented that. Learn what's still at stake, how we've won so far, and what you can do to continue influencing state regulators and legislators in this ongoing effort.