AT&T: FCC docket 25-333
AT&T has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering Remote Call Forwarding Service or TeleBranch services in certain wire centers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin, on or after November 15, 2026.
Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on January 12, 2026. 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 services, not ordinary copper phone lines. We list it so the record is complete.
Filing details
- Docket
- WC Docket No. 25-333 (FCC)
- FCC docket opened
- December 3, 2025
- Effective
- On or after November 15, 2026 (requested; approved automatically)
- Services
- Remote Call Forwarding Service or TeleBranch services
- Filed by
- AT&T Services, Inc., on behalf of its affiliates7
- States
- AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, WI
- Area (as filed)
- in certain wire centers in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin, 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.