AT&T greenlit to nix 1.2 million landlines in Illinois as mobile takes over

You know we live in the era of wireless communications when AT&T is lobbying hard to cut off millions of legacy landlines, and getting its way. More than 1.2 million Illinois residents may see their access to the good ol' landline cut off, after the General Assembly of the state overrode the Governor's veto, and allowed AT&T to nix the landlines if it gets an FCC approval to do it.

Needless to say, the AARP retiree organization isn't pleased, and is claiming that this would put older and sicker folks who rely on the landline for their communication with ...