AT&T: FCC docket 25-229
AT&T has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering Remote Call Forwarding Service or TeleBranch in portions of certain wire centers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, as of June 30, 2026.
Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on August 25, 2025. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice
This filing is about Remote Call Forwarding Service or TeleBranch, not ordinary copper phone lines. We list it so the record is complete.
Filing details
- Docket
- WC Docket No. 25-229 (FCC)
- FCC docket opened
- July 16, 2025
- Effective
- As of June 30, 2026 (requested; approved automatically)
- Services
- Remote Call Forwarding Service or TeleBranch
- Filed by
- AT&T Services, Inc., on behalf of its affiliates8
- States
- AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MO, MS, OK, SC, TN, TX
- Area (as filed)
- in portions of certain wire centers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, as specified in the application
Updated November 4, 2026 from public FCC filings and telephone exchange data. Not legal or regulatory advice. Need help moving lines? See POTS line replacement.