By Sean Ridgway, TME

At recent public hearings organized by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the argument on the table was simple but urgent: in an increasingly wireless world, should California still protect old-fashioned landlines?

While major telecom companies like AT&T argue for phasing out copper-based landline service in favor of modern technologies like fiber, satellite, and VoIP, many Californians are not ready to hang up on the reliable technology just yet. This is especially true in rural areas of California like Frazier Park…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Photo of Frazier Park, CA from the TME archives

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