Big phone companies are racing to abandon old copper networks. The FCC says, ‘not so fast.’

America’s top telecom companies are eager to end support for their aging copper networks in favor of next-gen fiber optic cables that are much more profitable and come with fewer regulatory strings attached. But the nation’s top telecom regulator has a message for them: Not so fast.

By Brian Fung

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