Verizon: FCC docket 26-86
Verizon has asked the FCC for permission to stop offering Voice Grade/Voiceband Service, WATS Access Line Service, Digital Data Service, DIGIPATH Digital Service II, and Feature Group A in District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia, as of June 1, 2026.
This filing is about Voice Grade/Voiceband Service, WATS Access Line Service, Digital Data Service, DIGIPATH Digital Service II, and Feature Group A, not ordinary copper phone lines. We list it so the record is complete.
Filing details
- Docket
- WC Docket No. 26-86 (FCC)
- FCC docket opened
- April 20, 2026
- Effective
- As of June 1, 2026
- Services
- Voice Grade/Voiceband Service, WATS Access Line Service, Digital Data Service, DIGIPATH Digital Service II, and Feature Group A
- Filed by
- Verizon Delaware LLC; Verizon Maryland LLC; Verizon New England Inc.; Verizon New Jersey Inc.; Verizon New York Inc.; Verizon North LLC; Verizon Pennsylvania LLC; Verizon South Inc.; Verizon Virginia LLC; and Verizon Washington, DC Inc. (Verizon)
- States
- DC, DE, MA, MD, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA
- Area (as filed)
- District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia
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.