Copper Retirement Execution, Legal, Cybersecurity, and Regulatory Exposure

AT&T says copper service has ended in more than 500 communities covering 1.3 million locations; federal clearance permits shutoffs beginning November 15 in 175 Kansas and Missouri towns. An October 30 FCC chair draft would preempt California rules requiring verification that replacement services work, but is not adopted; the $177 million settlement has final approval, with payout timing unclear. A local Texoma service disruption illustrates possible transition impacts but is anecdotal.