As AT&T seeks to phase out landlines in California, people living in remote areas are worried about getting cut off, including a Marin County therapist who is worried her business will not survive.
MARIN COUNTY -- As AT&T seeks to phase out landlines in California, people living in remote areas are worried about getting cut off, including a Marin County therapist who is worried her business will not survive.Small but mighty, that's how Gina Catania describes her landline.When the San Rafael-based therapist found out AT&T is considering removing landline services in California, her immediate reaction was fear.
'I can't get a modem because the way the offices are cut up. We can't have different modems in the different spaces. So, my landline is everything.'She says it is the critical connection point that enables her to provide consistent care for the patients she passionately serves.When asked what she would do if AT&T did proceed with removing landlines in the area, she stated:'I have no idea and that really scares me. I don't know what I'm going to do.
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