https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...d-leave-americans-with-worse-internet-access/
... without providing "functional replacements"... leaving many DSL customers, many rural, High and Dry, and likewise, people that require POTS service for alarms or medical devices.
I think that this is a shame, and that the republican-controlled FCC is an affront to a civilized society, that depends on reliable, fairly-supported, and inexpensive telecommunication services.
If the FCC allows telcos to gut or abandon their copper networks, at the very least, they should be required to wire them up with fiber.
Edit: I believe that this is a totally separate issue than the "net neutrality" debate / vote.