Verizon copper phone line retirement
Verizon has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering copper phone service in 2 filings that cover 462 of its telephone exchanges in 4 states. The next date is October 23, 2026.
A filing usually covers part of an area, not every address, and Verizon has to notify customers before it changes their service.
Verizon filings
| Effective | Company | What | States | Verizon towns | Docket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 23, 2026 | Verizon and Frontier | home and business phone lines on the copper network (legacy voice service)Under FCC review | AZ, DE, NJ, NM, OH, RI, SC, UT, VA | 462 | 26-227 |
| October 23, 2026 | Verizon and Frontier | business copper services: business lines, ISDN BRI, PBX trunks and foreign exchange lines | AZ, DE, NJ, NM, OH, RI, SC, UT, VA | 462 | 26-228 |
Towns by state
Each town page shows the filings that may cover it and its dates.
Delaware · 30 town pages state page
New Jersey · 180 town pages state page
- Allentown
- Asbury Park
- Atlantic City
- Atlantic Highlands
- Avalon
- Barnegat
- Bayonne
- Beach Haven
- Beaver Brook
- Belleville
- Belmar (Monmouth)
- Berlin
- Bernardsville
- Blackwood
- Bloomfield
- Boonton
- Bordentown
- Bound Brook
- Bridgeton
- Brigantine
- Burlington
- Butler
- Caldwell
- Camden
- Cape May Court House
- Carteret
- Cedarville
- Chatham
- Cliffside
- Closter
- Collingswood
- Cragmere
- Cranbury
- Cranford
- Deal
- Dennisville
- Dover
- Dumont
- Dunellen
- East Millstone
- Eatontown
- Egg Harbor
- Elizabeth
- Elmer
- Englewood
- Englishtown
- Erskine Lakes
- Ewing
- Fair Lawn
- Fanwood
- Farmingdale
- Florence (Burlington)
- Fort Dix
- Franklin Park
- Franklinville
- Freehold
- Glassboro
- Gloucester
- Hackensack
- Hackettstown
- Haddon Heights
- Haddonfield
- Hammonton
- Hasbrouck Heights
- Hawthorne
- Hightstown
- Holmdel
- Hopatcong
- Hopewell (Mercer)
- Jamesburg
- Jersey City
- Keansburg
- Kearny
- Keyport
- Lakehurst
- Lakewood
- Lambertville
- Laurel Springs
- Lawrenceville
- Leonia
- Linden
- Little Falls
- Livingston
- Long Branch
- Madison
- Manasquan
- Marlton
- Matawan
- Mays Landing
- Medford
- Mendham
- Mercerville
- Merchantville
- Metuchen
- Middletown
- Milford
- Millburn
- Millington
- Millville
- Milmay
- Monmouth Junction
- Moorestown
- Morristown
- Mount Freedom
- Mount Holly
- Mountain View
- Mullica Hill
- Neshanic
- Netcong
- New Brunswick
- New Egypt
- Newark
- Newfoundland
- Nutley
- Oakland
- Ocean City
- Oradell
- Orange
- Park Ridge
- Passaic
- Paterson
- Paulsboro
- Peapack
- Pemberton
- Pennington
- Penns Grove
- Perth Amboy
- Phillipsburg
- Pitman
- Plainfield
- Plainsboro
- Pleasantville
- Point Pleasant
- Pompton Lakes
- Port Norris
- Princeton
- Rahway
- Ramsey
- Red Bank
- Ridgewood
- Riverside
- Riverton
- Rockaway
- Roselle
- Rutherford
- Salem
- Sea Isle City
- Seaside Park
- Somers Point
- Somerville
- South Amboy
- South Orange
- South River
- Spring Lake
- Stroudsburg
- Succasunna
- Summit
- Swedesboro
- Teaneck
- Toms River
- Trenton
- Tuckahoe
- Tuckerton
- Union City
- Unionville
- Verona
- Vincentown
- Vineland
- Washington
- Wenonah
- West Milford
- Westfield
- Westwood
- Whippany
- Wildwood
- Williamstown
- Woodbridge
- Woodbury
- Woodstown
- Wyckoff
Rhode Island · 25 town pages state page
Virginia · 227 town pages state page
- Alberta
- Allwood
- Amherst
- Appalachia
- Appomattox
- Arcola
- Ashland
- Barnesville
- Bedford
- Belle Haven
- Bent Mountain
- Berryville
- Bethia
- Big Island
- Big Prater
- Big Rock
- Big Stone Gap
- Blacksburg
- Bluefield
- Bluemont
- Bowling Green
- Boyce
- Boydton
- Boykins
- Braddock
- Bridgewater
- Broadway
- Brokenburg
- Buchanan
- Callao
- Calverton
- Cape Charles
- Capron
- Cartersville
- Catoctin
- Chancellor
- Charles City
- Charlotte Court House
- Chase City
- Chatham
- Chester
- Chincoteague
- Christiansburg
- Chuckatuck
- Claremont
- Clarksville
- Clinchco
- Clintwood
- Clover
- Coeburn
- Colonial Beach
- Concord
- Courtland
- Craigsville
- Criglersville
- Crittenden
- Culpeper
- Cumberland
- Cumberland Gap
- Dahlgren
- Dale City
- Dante
- Danville
- Davenport
- Dawn
- Dayton
- Deltaville
- Dendron
- Dinwiddie
- Disputanta
- Doswell
- Drakes Branch
- Dublin
- Dulles
- Dulles Metro
- Dwight
- Eastville
- Edom
- Elkton
- Emporia
- Engleside
- Enon
- Eppes Fork
- Farnham
- Fife
- Franklin
- Fredericksburg
- Gainesboro
- Gladstone
- Gloucester
- Goochland
- Gordonsville
- Gore
- Greenwood
- Grottoes
- Grundy
- Hague
- Hanover
- Harrisonburg
- Hartwood
- Hayes
- Haymarket
- Haysi
- Heathsville
- Herndon
- Hinton
- Holland
- Honaker
- Hopewell
- Hurley
- Independent Hill
- Irvington
- Ivor
- Jarratt
- Jewell Ridge
- Jonesville
- Keezletown
- Keysville
- Kilmarnock
- King and Queen
- King George
- King William
- Ladysmith
- Lawrenceville
- Lebanon
- Leesburg
- Lively
- Lorton
- Lorton Metro
- Louisa
- Lovingston
- Lynchburg
- Madison
- Manakin
- Manassas
- Marshall
- Mathews
- Maxie
- McGaheysville
- McKenney
- Mechanicsville
- Middleburg
- Midlothian
- Mineral
- Montross
- Montvale
- Mount Gilead
- Narrows
- Newport News Zone 1
- Newport News Zone 2
- Newport News Zone 3
- Newport News Zone 4
- Nokesville
- Norfolk Zone 1
- Norfolk Zone 2
- Norfolk Zone 3
- Norfolk Zone 4
- Norfolk Zone 6
- Norton
- Oakwood
- Occoquan
- Old Church
- Onancock
- Orange
- Pamplin
- Parksley
- Pearisburg
- Pennington Gap
- Petersburg
- Piney River
- Pocahontas
- Port Royal
- Pound
- Powhatan
- Providence Forge
- Pulaski
- Radford
- Raphine
- Reedville
- Remington
- Richlands
- Richmond
- Roanoke
- Rockville
- Rocky Gap
- Salem
- Saluda
- Sandston
- Shawsville
- Shenandoah Park
- Smithfield
- South Brunswick
- Sperryville
- Spotsylvania
- St Charles
- St Paul
- Stafford
- Staunton
- Stephens City
- Stone Mountain
- Stony Creek
- Suffolk
- Surry
- Tangier
- Tappahannock
- Tazewell
- Temperanceville
- The Plains
- Toano
- Triangle
- Unionville
- Upperville
- Varina
- Wakefield
- Warrenton
- Warsaw
- Washington Zone 17
- Washington Zone 19
- Washington Zone 8
- Waverly
- West Point
- Weyers Cave
- Whaleyville
- Williamsburg
- Winchester
- Windsor
- Wise
Updated October 15, 2026 from public FCC filings and telephone exchange data. Not legal or regulatory advice. Need help moving lines? See POTS line replacement.