La. PSC Grants AT&T Request to Relinquish ETC Status
The Louisiana Public Service Commission granted AT&T’s request to exit the state Lifeline program in all ILEC service areas except those in Connect America Fund II census blocks, in an order released Friday. In its petition to relinquish status as…
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an eligible telecom carrier, AT&T said the number of Louisiana Lifeline customers declined 92 percent from 2008 to 2016 and the company now serves less than 1 percent of state Lifeline subscribers. AT&T is exiting Lifeline programs in several states due to increased competition and recent changes to the federal USF program (see 1705020049).