AT&T filed a request with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to replace its aging PSTN landline network with a broadband VoIP one. The company argued that since 99 percent of Americans have wireless coverage today and that 86 percent subscribe, most people no longer see the need for a landline phone, with 700,000 landline subscriptions ending every month. AT&T did not ask for a specific switch date, but under AT&T’s proposal the federal government would regulate high-speed broadband access.