As AT&T pursues regulatory approvals to shutter its aging copper-based DSL network across the country, the operator is offering regulators a view of falling demand in Oklahoma.
AT&T gave regulators a peek at its efforts to shutter its aging copper network, arguing that demand for and use of it has mostly collapsed.
"Across AT&T's entire footprint, new orders for AT&T Residential Local Service have plummeted by 96% since 2014," the operator wrote to the FCC in reference to its copper-based DSL network.
In its filing AT&T focused on operations in Oklahoma, where it hopes to shutter its legacy
TDM-based voice service in nine wire centers. Specifically, the operator wants regulatory approval to "grandfather" those locations on December 15, 2024, and then completely discontinue service across its Oklahoma copper network on September 15, 2025. Because, according to AT&T, "there is virtually no demand for the service" in the area. Read more here.