Cline Lauds FCC Pause on Effort to Eliminate Copper-Based Landlines

Phone company retirees oppose Verizon plan to end copper landline service

While Verizon has announced plans to terminate most copper landline telephone service across 18 states including New York, an association that represents the company’s retired staff and those from other legacy phone companies is urging the federal government to reject…

FCC Needs More Time To Weigh Verizon Copper Retirement

The Federal Communications Commission says it needs more time to think about Verizon's request for the agency's permission to end copper line telephone service in certain parts of nine different states.

Cline lauds FCC pause on effort to eliminate copper-based landlines

On Friday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it did not grant Verizon’s initial application to discontinue copper-based landline services across much of Virginia, according to a media release from Rep. Ben Cline (R-6th).

FCC Needs More Time to Look at Verizon Copper Retirement

Local governments and others had raised concerns about the availability of replacement services

Verizon hits roadblock in plan to retire landline phone service

Verizon has hit an unexpected snag in its plan to discontinue traditional copper landline phone service in portions of nine states. In August, the carrier submitted an application to the Federal Communications Commission seeking approval of this plan that affects states such as Arizona, South…

FCC halts Verizon's plan to remove "Plain Old Telephone Service" in several States

The FCC pauses its decision about Verizon's request to end "POTS in nine States."