AT&T: FCC docket 26-208
AT&T has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering Optical Carrier Network Point to Point service; LightGate (a.k.a. BellSouth SPA Point to Point Network) Special Access Service; Dedicated SONET Ring Service, and SMARTRing Service in portions of certain AT&T wire centers located in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas, on or after September 1, 2027.
This filing is about Optical Carrier Network Point to Point service; LightGate (a.k.a. BellSouth SPA Point to Point Network) Special Access Service; Dedicated SONET Ring Service, and SMARTRing Service, not ordinary copper phone lines. We list it so the record is complete.
Filing details
- Docket
- WC Docket No. 26-208 (FCC)
- FCC docket opened
- August 7, 2026
- Effective
- On or after September 1, 2027
- Services
- Optical Carrier Network Point to Point service; LightGate (a.k.a. BellSouth SPA Point to Point Network) Special Access Service; Dedicated SONET Ring Service, and SMARTRing Service
- Filed by
- AT&T Services, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates7
- States
- AR, GA, KY, LA, NC, OK, TN, TX
- Area (as filed)
- in portions of certain AT&T wire centers located in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas, as specified in the application
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