Document DA-25-1042, issued by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), details AT&T's applications to discontinue several telecommunications services, including VoIP and other specialized access services. These applications are regulated under Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. The process includes reviewing and evaluating applications to discontinue these services in specific geographic areas, with an authorized discontinuation date beginning in November 2026. Stakeholders may submit comments regarding the impact of discontinuation, particularly those who may be affected by the lack of reasonable substitute services. The FCC has provided a public comment period, with a deadline of December 29, 2025, and has detailed the procedures for submitting comments electronically or in paper format.

WHOM DOES IT IMPACT?

First, customers who currently use the specific services AT&T is requesting to discontinue: residential or business users of Remote Call Forwarding/TeleBranch, and customers of the interconnected VoIP services “AT&T Phone Service” and “AT&T Phone for Business” within wire centers.

CONCLUSION:

The Order has a global impact because it refines and completes the allocation framework rather than reconfigures it, but it is materially significant for security and rescue, satellite aviation, active Earth observation, and amateur radio. Furthermore, it sends a signal of regulatory caution in candidate bands for future national priorities, preserving flexibility for the next spectrum planning cycle.