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Dated notes on what changed at home internet providers, who it affects and what to do now.
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- AT&T: only 1% of eligible customers still on copper voice; 1,500 more communities to move in the next year
AT&T's own figures on its copper shutdown, its 2027 and 2029 targets, and what DSL and landline households should expect.
- HughesNet is ending hughes.net email: move your mail before November 16, 2026
HughesNet's own help page sets the cutoff. Drafts and Deleted items don't move, and HughesNet internet service isn't affected.
- Verizon sets Frontier copper shutdown dates: on or after Nov 6 in six states, Dec 10 in eight more
Two rounds of public notices cover all remaining copper locations in hundreds of wire centers across 14 states. Your own letter gives your date.
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