Copper phone line retirement by state and town
Phone companies have asked the FCC for permission to stop offering copper phone service in 6,550 telephone exchanges across 39 states. We also cover 472 more Lumen (CenturyLink) exchanges, where Lumen says it is moving toward the end of sale of business voice. Check a phone number, ZIP code or town below, or pick your state.
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- Alabama122 exchanges · AT&T, FrontierFilings dated from May 15, 2026
- Alaska1 exchange · ACS of FairbanksFilings dated from July 31, 2025
- Arizona77 exchanges · Frontier, LumenFilings dated from October 23, 2026
- Arkansas112 exchanges · AT&TFilings dated from April 1, 2026
- California627 exchanges · AT&T, Consolidated Communications, FrontierFilings dated from February 13, 2025
- Colorado148 exchanges · CenturyLink (Lumen)Filings dated from November 10, 2024
- Delaware30 exchanges · VerizonFilings dated from October 23, 2026
- Florida215 exchanges · AT&T, CenturyLink (Lumen), FrontierFilings dated from September 1, 2024
- Georgia127 exchanges · AT&T, FrontierFilings dated from May 15, 2026
- Idaho33 exchanges · CenturyLink (Lumen)Filings dated from August 24, 2026
- Illinois266 exchanges · AT&T, Consolidated CommunicationsFilings dated from June 10, 2025
- Indiana343 exchanges · AT&T, FrontierFilings dated from September 1, 2024
- Iowa161 exchanges · CenturyLink (Lumen), FrontierFilings dated from April 20, 2026
- Kansas155 exchanges · AT&TFilings dated from March 3, 2026
- Kentucky170 exchanges · AT&TFilings dated from September 1, 2024
- Louisiana173 exchanges · AT&TFilings dated from September 1, 2024
- Maine175 exchanges · Consolidated CommunicationsFilings dated from April 19, 2025
- Michigan277 exchanges · AT&TFilings dated from September 1, 2024
- Minnesota259 exchanges · Consolidated Communications, Frontier, LumenFilings dated from April 1, 2025
- Mississippi185 exchanges · AT&T, Frontier, Noxapater TelFilings dated from June 30, 2026
- Missouri217 exchanges · AT&TFilings dated from September 1, 2024
- Montana56 exchanges · Lumen
- Nebraska94 exchanges · Frontier, LumenFilings dated from November 16, 2026
- Nevada66 exchanges · AT&T, CenturyLink (Lumen), FrontierFilings dated from February 13, 2025
- New Hampshire120 exchanges · Consolidated CommunicationsFilings dated from April 19, 2025
- New Jersey180 exchanges · VerizonFilings dated from October 23, 2026
- New Mexico46 exchanges · CenturyLink (Lumen), FrontierFilings dated from October 23, 2026
- North Carolina130 exchanges · AT&T, FrontierFilings dated from June 1, 2026
- North Dakota29 exchanges · CenturyLink (Lumen)Filings dated from October 6, 2025
- Ohio449 exchanges · AT&T, Frontier, altafiber (Cincinnati Bell)Filings dated from September 28, 2024
- Oklahoma192 exchanges · AT&TFilings dated from September 1, 2024
- Oregon64 exchanges · Lumen
- Pennsylvania27 exchanges · Consolidated Communications, FrontierFilings dated from March 1, 2024
- Rhode Island25 exchanges · VerizonFilings dated from October 23, 2026
- South Carolina126 exchanges · AT&T, FrontierFilings dated from September 1, 2024
- South Dakota33 exchanges · Lumen
- Tennessee191 exchanges · AT&T, FrontierFilings dated from September 1, 2024
- Texas604 exchanges · AT&T, Consolidated Communications, FrontierFilings dated from September 1, 2024
- Utah60 exchanges · CenturyLink (Lumen), FrontierFilings dated from April 20, 2026
- Vermont107 exchanges · Consolidated CommunicationsFilings dated from September 9, 2025
- Virginia228 exchanges · Frontier, VerizonFilings dated from October 23, 2026
- Washington68 exchanges · Lumen
- Wisconsin224 exchanges · AT&T, Frontier, LumenFilings dated from September 1, 2024
- Wyoming30 exchanges · Lumen
No filing for ordinary phone lines yet: Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, West Virginia.
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Updated November 2, 2026 from public FCC filings and telephone exchange data. Not legal or regulatory advice.