During #DigitalInclusionWeek, NextGen celebrates a win for public safety: the defeat of #AB470 that would have let AT&T abandon its duty to provide phone service across CA. 🛜🤝 Learn more about NextGen’s #DigitalEquity work to keep communities connected.
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Thank You! AB 470, held in Committee. NextGen California logo.
NextGen extends our gratitude to Sen. Anna Caballero & Senate Pro Temp Mike McGuire for protecting Californians from #AB470. 🎉 👏 By HOLDING AB 470 in committee today, public safety & a connected CA was prioritized over corporate greed! Thank you!!
While I am disappointed that #AB470 was held in the Senate Appropriations Committee, this issue is not going away. California’s telecommunications infrastructure is failing and we must find ways to incentivize private investments to keep homes, schools and businesses connected across the state.
Breaking: CA State Council of Laborers add momentum, major labor support for #AB470. AB 470 will create the largest union built privately financed buildout of advanced fiber optic networks in state history; connecting rural & underserved areas across California.
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Read Kat Taylor & The Utility Reform Network ED Mark Toney’s op-ed on how #AB470 lets AT&T walk away from landline service, strips oversight & abandons maintenance—putting the lives of rural, fire-prone & low-income communities in CA at risk.
More in @sacbee.com: www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...
CADE logo. No on AB 470. Prioritize public safety over corporate profits.
Tomorrow, #AB470 will be heard in the Senate Approps Committee! 🚨 This bill will cost CA millions it doesn’t have, put public safety & property at risk, & drive up costs for ratepayers! 📈 💸 #AB470 = a worse CA! #NOonAB470
CADE logo. No on AB 470. Prioritize public safety over corporate profits.
#AB470 prioritizes AT&T’s profits over affordability & fiscal responsibility! 🚫 Bill’s fiscal analysis projects $5.5M in ongoing costs & higher rates for consumers‼️ #AB470 drains money CA doesn't have & worsen the affordability crisis. #NOonAB470
CADE logo. No on AB 470. Prioritize public safety over corporate profits.
Get the facts! 🚨📶 #AB470 disconnects Californians by allowing Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) providers to END landline phone services, leaving underserved rural & urban CA communities CUT OFF from this vital service! #NOonAB470
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California consumer advocates say no on AB 470. From urban centers to rural communities, we stand united against corporate abandonment. AB 470 puts lives at risk. It’s a no from us. AB 470 eliminates AT&T’s mandate to serve everyone, and replaces it with corporate discretion. From a duty to serve all to choosing who gets service. No on AB 470. Includes logos for organizations in opposition against AB 470 including NextGen California.
AB 470 is NOT about innovation, it’s about corporate GREED!! 📵 #AB470 allows AT&T walk away from its responsibility to provide basic phone service, especially harming low income, rural, & fire prone CA communities. It's essential that #CALeg #StopAB470! 🚫
Fact Check: AB 470 doesn’t modernize… It ABANDONS. AB 470 doesn’t “modernize” California’s phone service, it lets AT&T walk away from its responsibility as the Carrier of Last resort (COLR). The Reality: AT&T can already modernize its networks, nothing in current law stops them from upgrading to fiber. AB 470 just gives them a free pass to abandon people, especially rural, elderly, and low-income Californians, with no real accountability. In an emergency, you don’t need corporate loopholes. You need guaranteed service.
#AB470 allows AT&T to walk away from its commitment to provide basic telephone service to Californians. Call your State Senator & urge them to stop AT&T from abandoning underserved communities! #NoOnAB470#CALeg: findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov
Fact Check: Assembly Bill 470. AB 470 is not about modernizing networks. The bill lets AT&T walk away from its responsibility as a Carrier of Last Resort (COLR), a commitment to providing basic telephone service to California residents. The reality: AT&T can already modernize its networks, nothing in current law stops them from upgrading to fiber. AB 470 gives AT&T a free pass to abandon a consumer protection that helps rural, elderly, and low-income Californians. This bill serves AT&T’s corporate interests, NOT community interests.
BILL UPDATE 🚨 AB 470 will end CA’s longstanding commitment to universal service by no longer requiring AT&T to provide basic telephone service to CA residents. NextGen urges #CALeg to VOTE NO on #AB470 as it’s still under consideration in #CAAssembly! 📣 🛜
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#AB470 serves corporate, telecom interests, NOT community interests. Maintain critical consumer protections for phone connectivity in CA. #CALeg #CAAssembly #NOAB470
OPPOSE AB 470! @asmmarkgonzalez.bsky.social @esmeraldasoria.bsky.social @buffywicks.bsky.social @blancapacheco.bsky.social
Call your assemblymember: vote no on AB 470. Now is the time to call and urge them to VOTE NO as this bill will hurt our most vulnerable populations. Assemblymember. Phone number. Asm. Mark Gonzalez, City of Commerce, Montebello, Vernon. (916) 319-2054. Asm Esmeralda Soria, Central Valley, San Joaquin Valley, Fresno, Madera. (916) 319-2027. Asm Buffy Wicks, Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, Bay area. (916)319-2014. Asm Blanca Pacheco, Bell Gardens, Cudahy, Downey, SELA. (916)319-2064. Asm. Cecilia Aguiar-Curry. Northern California, Napa, Clearlake. (916)319-2004
#AB470 allows AT&T to walk away from its commitment to provide basic telephone service to CA residents‼️Call @asmmarkgonzalez.bsky.social @esmeraldasoria.bsky.social @buffywicks.bsky.social & @blancapacheco.bsky.social & urge them to stop AT&T from abandoning underserved communities! 📲❌ #NOAB470
#AB470 allows AT&T to walk away from its commitment to provide basic telephone service to CA residents. Call @asmmarkgonzalez.bsky.social @esmeraldasoria.bsky.social @buffywicks.bsky.social @blancapacheco.bsky.social & urge them to stop AT&T from abandoning underserved communities! #NOAB470
#AB470 allows AT&T to walk away from its commitment to provide basic telephone service to CA residents. Call @asmmarkgonzalez.bsky.social @esmeraldasoria.bsky.social @buffywicks.bsky.social @blancapacheco.bsky.social & urge them to stop AT&T from abandoning underserved communities! #NOAB470
#AB470 serves corporate, telecom interests, NOT community interests. Maintain critical consumer protections for phone connectivity in CA. #CALeg #CAAssembly OPPOSE AB 470!
#AB470 allows AT&T to walk away from its commitment to provide basic telephone service to CA residents. Call @asmmarkgonzalez.bsky.social @esmeraldasoria.bsky.social @buffywicks.bsky.social @blancapacheco.bsky.social & urge them to stop AT&T from abandoning underserved communities! #NOAB470
My #AB470 creates a framework to protect all areas of the state & facilitate investments in modern telecommunications to ensure that 99.9% of all households will continue to be able to make affordable, reliable telephone calls & connect with emergency services when they need it. youtu.be/4cCBX4myRZk
