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Supervisor stresses need for AT&T landline investment at CPUC workshop on rural communications
Summary
A supervisor who attended a California Public Utilities Commission workshop at Twin Pine told the board that landlines remain critical for public safety in rural Lake County and said cellular coverage and broadband are not adequate replacements.
Supervisor (unnamed), a member of the Lake County Board of Supervisors, spoke about communications infrastructure during a recent California Public Utilities Commission workshop at Twin Pine, saying landline service remains essential for public safety in rural areas.
"We need to continue to have AT&T's investment in landlines," the supervisor said, adding that "we just do not have adequate cell coverage and redundancy and broadband" to replace those lines. The supervisor said she participated in a public-safety panel that included Sheriff Bingham and later appeared on a panel with other supervisors from rural counties to discuss maintaining landline infrastructure.
The supervisor said this was her second CPUC workshop in recent years on the subject. She did not specify any regulatory filings made at the workshop or any formal requests the board plans to send to the CPUC or telecommunications providers. She also noted a number of related meetings she attends regularly, including a Lake County Biomass project monthly meeting, a Naco EEU call, and a monthly check-in regarding home hardening, but did not link those directly to the CPUC item.
The calendars update did not include any formal board direction or votes about telecommunications policy.
