AT&T has won an important round in its ongoing battle to end traditional landline service for 184,000 California households, including many that rely on copper-wire phones as an essential connection during natural disasters such as fires, storms, and earthquakes.
The win came in a June 29 decision from the Federal Communications Commission, which contradicted a 2024 mandate from the California Public Utilities Commission that ordered AT&T to continue service.
Despite the F.C.C. ruling, the matter…