Flood FCC with pointed Questions about Attack on Landline Access

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Another round of actions needed to save access to landline service (IP transition refers to changing from copper landlines to communication technology over internet protocol, which doesn't work in power outages). Flood the FCC with pointed questions about industry attempts to discontinue safe, reliable, and accessible landline service. Questions DUE by WEDNESDAY:


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From: Wireless Action


The FCC is holding a workshop next week Wed/Thurs July 15/16 on the IP
transition.

This will be a highly visible event with an industry panel, including,
of course, AT&T, with whom the FCC has become so cozy recently.

The public can attend in-person at FCC HQ in Washington, D.C. or watch a
livestream. Public participation is limited to submitting a question
through the online registration form.

Even if you can't attend the workshop, take this opportunity to register
so you can submit a critical question to the FCC, which AT&T may be
forced to answer during the panel. Just as with the FCC dockets, we need
HUNDREDS of registrations and questions to be submitted. This is truly a
once a year (if that) opportunity that will not come around again.
Imagine you had a chance to directly ask the FCC and AT&T a question and
channel your frustration into asking a question to the panel that
naturally highlights the importance of POTS landlines and the downsides
of alternatives.

Public Notice, with panel details:
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-665A1.pdf
Registration form:
https://www.fcc.gov/ip-transition-workshop-online-registration-form

And of course, don't forget to also submit comments to 26-125/26-123 by
tomorrow, 11:59pm Eastern Time, if you have not already done so as part
of submitting to 26-120/26-121. Note that unlike 120/121, there are
several other comments in *support* of the preemption petitions from
think tanks, so getting as much opposition into the docket as possible
is critical. And if you can specifically address preemption and
Lifeline, that is best. There will be time to submit rebuttals to the
think tank comments during reply comment period so just focus on your
opening comments for now. Super critical, esp. given it seems
26-120/26-121 have been silently approved already by the FCC not taking
any action and just letting the timer expire.

More details on both of these at https://savelandlines.org/, and even
more at https://phreaknet.org/action