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GOP Candidate for California Governor Dings FCC, AT&T on Effort to End California Landline Obligations

Steve Hilton, endorsed by President Trump, urges the FCC to let state regulators preserve AT&T’s voice services for rural Californians.

Jericho Casper

Jericho Casper

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GOP Candidate for California Governor Dings FCC, AT&T on Effort to End California Landline Obligations
Photo of Steve Hilton, Republican nominee for California Governor, by Damian Dovarganes/AP.

WASHINGTON, July 8, 2026 – Two Trump-backed Republicans are finding themselves on opposite sides of a political fight regarding the future of landline phone service in California.

In a letter sent Monday, Republican California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton urged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr to reverse the agency's recent decision allowing AT&T to discontinue landline service for roughly 184,000 California customers.

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