AT&T Nearing Completion of Its Copper Retirement Push

AT&T is killing off its ancient copper network faster than ever — here’s why

The carrier is accelerating copper-based network decommissioning with just 1% remaining customers.

AT&T Nearing Completion of Its Copper Retirement Push

Susan Johnson, AT&T's senior executive vice president for transformation and supply chain, wrote in a blog post Monday that the carrier is nearing the homestretch as it seeks to retire all its copper lines across the U.S. Only about 1%...

AT&T Says Just 1% of Eligible Customers Still Use Copper Voice Lines

AT&T cites rising copper theft and longer repair times for moving customers to newer technologies

AT&T copper shutdown plan to speed up as legacy base drops to 1%

In its latest copper network shutdown update, AT&T says it has shut down more than 100 wire centers and discontinued copper services in 500 communities across 1.3 million locations in 18 states.