SOUTH GEORGIA (WALB) - Several South Georgia communities are included in a list of locations where AT&T could begin discontinuing certain copper-based landline services starting Nov. 15.

According to the Copper Retirement Tracker from Metro Colo Advisory, 42 Georgia wire centers are included in AT&T’s application approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Among the South Georgia communities listed are

• Americus
• Baconton
• Camilla
• Colquitt
• Cordele
• Leesburg
• Newton
• Pelham
• Sylvester

A wire center is a local telephone office that serves a group of addresses. However, being included on the list does not mean every AT&T customer in those communities will lose service.

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The application covers portions of the listed wire centers, not every phone line or customer in each area. It applies to AT&T Residential Local Service and AT&T Business Local Exchange Access Line Service.

The Nov. 15 date marks the earliest AT&T can begin discontinuing the covered services. It does not mean all affected lines will be disconnected on that day.

AT&T has offered broadband-based phone service or mobile lines as alternatives to traditional copper landlines.

Customers who want to know whether their service is affected should review any notices they have received directly from AT&T.

For the full list of affected Georgia wire centers, visit: AT&T Copper Retirement Tracker – Georgia.

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