AT&T: FCC docket 26-67
AT&T has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering home and business phone lines on the copper network in portions of the following AT&T wire centers: Wetumpka, AL (WTMPALMA); Bentonville, AR (BNTVVARCR); Jonesboro, AR (JNBOARMA); Cochran, GA (CCHRGAMA); Paola, KS (PAOLKSPE); Hutchinson, KS (HTSNKS02); Wichita Amherst, KS (WCHTKSAM); Wichita Kechi, KS (WCHTKSKE); Desoto, MO (DESTMOGI); Maxville, MO (MXVLM060); Cherokee, OK (CHRKOKMA); Idabel, OK (IDBLOKMA); Greenville, TX (GNVLTXGL); Comeron, TX (C, as of May 15, 2026.
Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on April 19, 2026. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice
We matched it to 12 telephone exchanges in 7 states. A filing that covers "portions" of a state doesn't list addresses, so a line in one of these towns may or may not be included.
Filing details
- Docket
- WC Docket No. 26-67 (FCC)
- FCC docket opened
- March 13, 2026
- Effective
- As of May 15, 2026 (requested; approved automatically)
- Services
- home and business phone lines on the copper network
- Filed by
- AT&T Services, Inc., on behalf of its affiliates6 (AT&T)
- States
- AL, AR, GA, KS, MO, OK, TX
- Area (as filed)
- in portions of the following AT&T wire centers: Wetumpka, AL (WTMPALMA); Bentonville, AR (BNTVVARCR); Jonesboro, AR (JNBOARMA); Cochran, GA (CCHRGAMA); Paola, KS (PAOLKSPE); Hutchinson, KS (HTSNKS02); Wichita Amherst, KS (WCHTKSAM); Wichita Kechi, KS (WCHTKSKE); Desoto, MO (DESTMOGI); Maxville, MO (MXVLM060); Cherokee, OK (CHRKOKMA); Idabel, OK (IDBLOKMA); Greenville, TX (GNVLTXGL); Comeron, TX (C
Every filing for these towns' phone company: AT&T copper retirement.
Towns this filing may cover
Alabama · 1 town page state page
- Wetumpka (Wetumpka wire center)
Arkansas · 2 town pages state page
- Bentonville (Bentonville wire center)
- Jonesboro (Jonesboro wire center)
Georgia · 1 town page state page
- Cochran (Cochran wire center)
Kansas · 3 town pages state page
- Hutchinson (Hutchinson wire center)
- Paola (Paola wire center)
- Wichita (Wichita Kechi wire center)
Missouri · 1 town page state page
- Maxville (Maxville wire center)
Oklahoma · 2 town pages state page
Texas · 2 town pages state page
- Greenville (Greenville wire center)
- Hearne (Hearne wire center)
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.