AT&T plans to eliminate traditional landline service across the U.S. over the next five years. Here's how it affects Ohio.

Telecommunications company AT&T plans to eliminate traditional landline phone service to nearly all of the U.S. in its service area over the next five years.

AT&T will eliminate its landline phone service in almost every state in its service area, including Oklahoma, the company announced this week. Since early this year, AT&T has said its copper wire phone lines are "antiquated" and require costly service that is not as effective as wireless broadband networks.