AT&T landline service changes could affect parts of several South Georgia communities starting Nov. 15

SOUTH GEORGIA (WALB) - Several South Georgia communities are included in a list of locations where AT T could begin discontinuing certain copper-based landline services starting Nov. 15.According to the Copper Retirement Tracker from Metro Colo Advisory, 42 Georgia wire centers are included in AT T’s application approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).Among the South Georgia communities listed are AmericusBacontonCamillaColquittCordeleLeesburgNewtonPelhamSylvesterA wire center is a local telephone office that serves a group of addresses. However, being included on the list does not mean every AT T customer in those communities will lose service.MORE WALB NEWS The application covers portions of the listed wire centers, not every phone line or customer in each area. It applies to AT T Residential Local Service and AT T Business Local Exchange Access Line Service.The Nov. 15 date marks the earliest AT T can begin discontinuing the covered services. It does not mean all aff