SOUTH GEORGIA (WALB) – Several South Georgia communities are included in a list of locations where AT&T could begin discontinuing certain copper-based landline services starting Nov. 15.
According to the Copper Retirement Tracker from Metro Colo Advisory, 42 Georgia wire centers are included in AT&T’s application approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Among the South Georgia communities listed are
- Americus
- Baconton
- Camilla
- Colquitt
- Cordele
- Leesburg
- Newton
- Pelham
- Sylvester
A wire center is a local telephone office that serves a group of addresses. However, being included on the list does not mean every AT&T customer in those communities will lose service…