If a suitable replacement is not yet available, we will not discontinue the customer’s copper voice service at this time. If a suitable replacement is not yet available, we will not discontinue the customer’s copper voice service at this time. Sellers said N.C. Rep. Karl Gillespie and N.C. Sen. Kevin Corbin (both Franklin Republicans) have been looped in, along with Graham County commissioners. "Initially, state leaders were under the impression that only individuals applying for new landline service would be affected. However, we have since informed them that the letters received by residents appear to indicate that existing landline service may also be terminated.