AB 470 was supposed to be dead in the California Assembly, but AT&T has lobbied to move this bill forward in the California Senate. If the bill passes it will terminate service for many underserved communities and eliminate good union jobs
AB 470 is AT&T’s latest attempt to eliminate the Carrier of Last Resort mandate for all Eligible Telecommunications Carriers including Frontier/ Verizon, the rule that requires Telecommunications Carriers to provide phone service to everyone in its territory
I am the President of CWA Local 9333 and am writing you in opposition to AB 470 (Mckinnor). The legislation will end the Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) law in California.
A bill before the California Assembly, AB 470, would eliminate AT&T’s obligation to provide telephone services to every home and business in its service territory.