Copper phone line retirement in Alstead, NH
Consolidated Communications, which serves the Alstead exchange, has filed with the FCC to retire copper phone service in portions of New Hampshire, as of April 19, 2025.
The filing covers parts of New Hampshire and doesn't list addresses, so your line may or may not be included. Consolidated Communications has to notify customers before it changes their service.
Or call 623-307-5548
What has been filed
Legacy Voice Service
As of April 19, 2025 · Approved automatically
Consolidated Communications has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering Legacy Voice Service in portions of New Hampshire, as of April 19, 2025.
Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on April 19, 2025. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice
FCC docket 24-698 (at the FCC) · covers portions of the state
Legacy Voice Service
As of April 19, 2025 · Approved automatically
Consolidated Communications has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering Legacy Voice Service in portions of New Hampshire, as of April 19, 2025.
Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on April 19, 2025. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice
FCC docket 25-82 (at the FCC) · covers portions of the state
Legacy Voice Service
As of May 13, 2025 · Approved automatically
Consolidated Communications has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering Legacy Voice Service in portions of New Hampshire, as of May 13, 2025.
Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on April 5, 2025. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice
FCC docket 25-109 (at the FCC) · covers portions of the state
Legacy voice service
As of September 9, 2025 · Approved automatically
Consolidated Communications has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering legacy voice service in portions of New Hampshire, as of September 9, 2025.
Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on August 9, 2025. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice
FCC docket 25-195 (at the FCC) · covers portions of the state
Legacy voice service
As of October 7, 2025 · Approved automatically
Consolidated Communications has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering legacy voice service in portions of New Hampshire, as of October 7, 2025.
Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on August 15, 2025. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice
FCC docket 25-220 (at the FCC) · covers portions of the state
Legacy Voice Service
As of November 12, 2025 · Approved automatically
Consolidated Communications has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering Legacy Voice Service in portions of New Hampshire, as of November 12, 2025.
Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on September 22, 2025. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice
FCC docket 25-257 (at the FCC) · covers portions of the state
Legacy Voice Service
As of January 27, 2026 · Approved by the FCC
Consolidated Communications has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering Legacy Voice Service in portions of New Hampshire, as of January 27, 2026.
The FCC approved this application on November 21, 2025. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice
FCC docket 25-284 (at the FCC) · covers portions of the state
Legacy voice service
As of March 24, 2026 · Approved automatically
Consolidated Communications has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering Legacy voice service in portions of New Hampshire, as of March 24, 2026.
Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on February 9, 2026. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice
FCC docket 26-6 (at the FCC) · covers portions of the state
Legacy voice service
As of May 5, 2026 · Approved automatically
Consolidated Communications has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering Legacy voice service in portions of New Hampshire, as of May 5, 2026.
Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on March 16, 2026. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice
FCC docket 26-32 (at the FCC) · covers portions of the state
Legacy voice service
As of June 2, 2026 · Approved automatically
Consolidated Communications has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering Legacy voice service in portions of New Hampshire, as of June 2, 2026.
Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on April 16, 2026. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice
FCC docket 26-64 (at the FCC) · covers portions of the state
Legacy voice service
As of July 14, 2026 · Approved automatically
Consolidated Communications has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering Legacy voice service in portions of New Hampshire, as of July 14, 2026.
Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on May 30, 2026. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice
FCC docket 26-91 (at the FCC) · covers portions of the state
Legacy voice service
As of August 27, 2026 · Approved automatically
Consolidated Communications has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering Legacy voice service in portions of New Hampshire, as of August 27, 2026.
Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on July 17, 2026. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice
FCC docket 26-145 (at the FCC) · covers portions of the state
Legacy voice service
As of September 17, 2026 · Approved automatically
Consolidated Communications has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering legacy voice service in portions of New Hampshire, as of September 17, 2026.
Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on September 17, 2026. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice
FCC docket 26-202 (at the FCC) · covers portions of the state
Legacy voice service
As of November 3, 2026 · Approved automatically
Consolidated Communications has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering legacy voice service in portions of New Hampshire, as of November 3, 2026.
Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on September 27, 2026. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice
FCC docket 26-225 (at the FCC) · covers portions of the state
Legacy voice service
On or after December 1, 2026
Consolidated Communications has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering legacy voice service in portions of New Hampshire, on or after December 1, 2026.
FCC docket 26-277 (at the FCC) · covers portions of the state
Get an email when another filing names Alstead, NH
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Areas served by the Alstead exchange
Besides Alstead, the exchange serves Acworth, Langdon and South Acworth.
ZIP codes: 03602, 03604, 03607. Exchange boundaries don't follow ZIP codes exactly, so check your phone number to be sure.
What usually runs on these lines
- Fire alarm and security panels that dial out
- Elevator emergency phones
- Fax machines
- Gate and call boxes
- Card terminals and ATMs
- Main business lines and phone systems
While you're moving off copper
Your phones
If your business phones are on Consolidated Communications copper lines, this is a good time to move them to a cloud phone system. You keep your numbers, and calls ring on desk phones, computers and cell phones.
See phone systemsYour internet
If your internet is DSL from Consolidated Communications, it runs over the same copper. And once your phones and alarms run over the internet or cellular, an outage affects all of them. We compare the providers that serve your address, and can add cellular backup so things keep working when the line is down.
Get a plan for your lines in Alstead
Tell us what runs on your Consolidated Communications lines. We'll tell you which are affected and what we'd replace them with: business VoIP for phones and fax, and Ooma AirDial for alarm panels, elevator phones and other equipment. No obligation.
Prefer to talk? Call 623-307-5548.
Questions about Alstead, NH
When is Consolidated Communications retiring copper phone lines in Alstead, NH?
Consolidated Communications, which serves the Alstead exchange, has filed with the FCC to retire copper phone service in portions of New Hampshire, as of April 19, 2025. The filing covers parts of New Hampshire and doesn't list addresses, so a line in Alstead may or may not be included. Consolidated Communications has to notify customers before it changes their service.
How can I tell if my line in Alstead is affected?
Check the phone number with our free line check, which matches it to its telephone exchange and the FCC filings that cover it, and watch for a written notice from Consolidated Communications. Filings that cover "portions" of a state don't list addresses, so the notice is the final word.
What happens to alarm, elevator and fax lines in Alstead?
Anything that runs on a copper line stops working when the line does, so it has to move first. Phones and fax usually move to business VoIP. Fire alarm panels, elevator phones, gates and similar equipment usually move to a cellular replacement such as Ooma AirDial, tested with your alarm or elevator company before the copper line is cancelled.
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Updated November 2, 2026 from public FCC filings and telephone exchange data. Not legal or regulatory advice.