AT&T Wants to 'Grandfather' Additional Legacy Services
AT&T sought permission Tuesday from the FCC to stop accepting applications for optical carrier network point-to-point and LightGate special access services everywhere they’re still available across the company’s 21-state legacy wireline footprint. Last month, AT&T made a similar request on DS3 services (see 2508180039).
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AT&T previously applied for and received authority “to grandfather DS1 and DS3 special access services in certain wire centers within its footprint,” said this week's undocketed filing. “As with AT&T’s earlier applications, grandfathering these outdated services will benefit the public and serve as an important step toward meeting both AT&T’s and the Commission’s goals of advancing toward next-generation technologies that customers are requesting.”