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Copper phone line retirement by phone company

Every local phone company with an FCC filing to stop offering copper phone service, with the towns and dates each one covers.

Other companies discontinuing phone lines

Competitive carriers and resellers (companies that sell lines over another company's network) and filings that name cities rather than telephone exchanges. These aren't matched to town pages; each filing page has the details and a link to the FCC docket.

EffectiveCompanyWhatStatesTownsDocket
As of March 1, 2024HCIanalog voice service(s) supported by copper telephone linesKSnot by town24-22
As of March 1, 2024Global Crossing (Lumen)copper phone service (legacy voice)Nationwidenot by town24-23
As of April 22, 2024Cedar NetworksResidential Phone Service LineCOnot by town24-33
As of May 8, 2024Level 3 (Lumen)Basic Business Line Service; Channel 12 Service; and VersiPak IPRI ServiceKYnot by town24-52
As of June 7, 2024Level 3 (Lumen)Basic Business Line Service; Complete Lines/Trunks Service (a/k/a Complete Lines DS0); and VersiPak Flex T-12TXnot by town24-69
As of June 20, 2024Fusionvoice and data services provided over copper, DSL, Ethernet, MPLS, and EndlinkCA, CT, DC, FL, GA, MA, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, RI, TN, TX, VAnot by town24-142
As of June 28, 2024Lumen (CenturyLink)Business Line Service; Integrated Services Digital Network; and Primary Rate InterfaceKSnot by town24-100
As of July 21, 2024OneSource CommunicationsTDM-based local and long distance voice telecommunications and T1 servicesTXnot by town24-160
As of August 9, 2024SEITDM-based voice service and Lifeline serviceINnot by town24-188
As of August 17, 2024Consolidated Communicationsbusiness local exchange voice and data services provisioned over third- party facilitiesPA, WAnot by town24-143
As of August 19, 2024TDSall TDM-based voice (local exchange and interexchange) and data servicesWInot by town24-215
As of October 26, 2024Level 3 (Lumen)Basic Business Line Service; Complete Lines/Trunks Service (a/k/a Complete Lines DS0); and Digital PBX Trunk ServiceLAnot by town24-216
As of November 7, 2024MetTellocal exchange and domestic long distance servicesNYnot by town24-123
As of November 7, 2024MetTellocal exchange and domestic long distance servicesPAnot by town24-289
As of November 7, 2024MetTellocal exchange and domestic long distance servicesNJnot by town24-290
As of November 30, 2024AT&TAT&T Residential Long Distance Service and AT&T Business Long- Distance ServiceAKnot by town24-447
As of December 5, 2024Level 3 (Lumen)Basic Business Line Service; Digital PBX Trunk Service; VersiPak Flex T- 6 Service; and VersiPak Lines and Trunks ServiceWInot by town24-265
As of January 9, 2025Level 3 (Lumen)Basic Business Line Service; Complete Lines/Trunks Service (a/k/a Complete Lines DS0); Channel 12 Service; VersiPak Flex T-12; and Dedicated LD AccessTXnot by town24-448
As of February 8, 2025Global Crossing (Lumen)Local Exchange Service; Operator Service and Directory Assistance; Long Distance Service; Toll Free Service; and Voice Local ServicesCO, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, PA, WInot by town24-595
As of February 14, 2025Nitellegacy analog voice services (i.e., Plain Old Telephone Services, or "POTS")IL, IN, MA, NY, WAnot by town25-1
As of February 19, 2025Level 3 (Lumen)Basic Business Line Service; VersiPak Flex T-24; and Long Distance ServiceNYnot by town24-592
As of March 31, 2025Great Works Internetlocal exchange service, domestic long distance service, toll free service, and internet access service6MEnot by town25-16
As of May 15, 2025Metronetresold plain old telephone services (POTS) and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)6 services provided over copper loops leased from LumenMNnot by town25-152
As of June 24, 2025Global Crossing (Lumen)business copper phone services (business lines, PBX trunks, ISDN and similar)AL, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MT, NC, NE, OR, VA, VT, WA, WInot by town25-105
As of July 8, 2025American Broadbandresold Local Exchange ServiceMInot by town25-130
As of July 10, 2025Lumen (CenturyLink)business copper phone services (business lines, PBX trunks, ISDN and similar)AK, AR, AZ, DE, LA, ME, MN, MO, MS, ND, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, RI, SC, SD, WV, WYnot by town25-161
As of September 2, 2025Global Crossing (Lumen)business copper phone services (business lines, PBX trunks, ISDN and similar)CT, IL, PA, UTnot by town25-193
As of September 9, 2025Lumen (CenturyLink)Plain Old Telephone Service and Primary Rate Interface ServiceAL, LA, MS, WInot by town25-202
As of September 16, 2025Lumen (CenturyLink)Local Exchange Service, Operator Service and Directory Assistance, Long Distance Service, Toll Free Service, and Voice Local ServicesCA, NJ, NY, TN, TXnot by town25-160
As of September 30, 2025American Broadbandlocal exchange serviceMInot by town25-184
As of November 24, 2025Lumen (CenturyLink)Plain Old Telephone Services also known as "POTS" and Primary Rate Interface ServiceAL, MN, TNnot by town25-259
As of December 26, 2025Highline InternetTDM-based Legacy Voice Service, including switched access service and standalone long distance serviceCO, GA, KS, NE, TXnot by town25-300
As of February 1, 2026AT&TLegacy Voice Service called AT&T Residential Local ServiceTXnot by town25-326
As of February 9, 2026WVT FiberPlain Old Telephone Services also known as “POTS” and telecommunications data services available to business customers, including DS1 serviceNYnot by town26-4
As of March 1, 2026GCIlocal exchange service, marketed as Basic Phone Service, Business Voice, No Limits Home CallingAKnot by town25-265
As of March 16, 2026Iowa Telecommunicationslegacy voice and long distance services, including direct lines (trunks), Primary Interexchange Carrier services and toll-free calling 800 serviceIAnot by town26-31
As of March 26, 2026Lumen (CenturyLink)Plain Old Telephone Services also known as “POTS” and Primary Rate Interface ServiceMNnot by town25-350
As of June 30, 2026Granite Telecommunicationsresold legacy TDM-based business local exchange serviceAL, AR, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, WInot by town26-24
As of July 31, 2026VerizonIntegrated Services Digital Network Primary Rate Interface, Full T1 Service, Digital PBX Trunks, and Virtual Foreign ExchangeDCnot by town26-154
As of August 27, 2026IDT Americaresold long-distance, local exchange and toll-free voice servicesNationwidenot by town26-188
As of September 8, 2026Lumen (CenturyLink)Plain Old Telephone Services, Primary Rate Interface Service, and Long Distance ServiceALnot by town26-135
As of October 5, 2026NT&Tall voice and data services including interexchange and local exchange servicesCO, IA, MN, NE, SDnot by town26-231
November 3, 2026Fidiumlegacy voice serviceMNnot by town26-226
November 3, 2026Consolidated Communicationslegacy voice serviceNYnot by town26-233

See also the timeline of every filing and all states and towns.

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.