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AT&T: FCC docket 26-211

AT&T has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering AT&T Phone Service (AT&T’s residential, wireline VoIP service), and AT&T Phone for Business (AT&T’s business, wireline VoIP service) in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin, on or after September 1, 2027.

Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on October 18, 2026. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice

This filing is about AT&T Phone Service (AT&T’s residential, wireline VoIP service), and AT&T Phone for Business (AT&T’s business, wireline VoIP service), not ordinary copper phone lines. We list it so the record is complete.

Filing details

Docket
WC Docket No. 26-211 (FCC)
FCC docket opened
August 7, 2026
Effective
On or after September 1, 2027 (requested; approved automatically)
Services
AT&T Phone Service (AT&T’s residential, wireline VoIP service), and AT&T Phone for Business (AT&T’s business, wireline VoIP service)
Filed by
AT&T Services, Inc., on behalf of its affiliates8
States
AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NV, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, WI
Area (as filed)
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, 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.