AT&T: FCC docket 26-98
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: Aiken, SC (AIKNSCMA); Athens, AL (ATHNALMA); Auburn, IN (AUBNIN01), Boca Main, FL (BCRTFLMA); Bucksville, AL (BSMRALBU); Boynton, FL (BYBHFLMA); Cottonwood Falls, KS (CTFLKSBR); Emporia, KS (EMPRKS08); Eufaula, AL (EUFLALMA); Florence, SC (FLRNSCMA); Gravette, AR (GRVTARMA); Henryetta, OK (HNRYOKMA); Houston- Satsuma, TX (HSTNTXSA); Joplin, MO (JPLNM, as of July 14, 2026.
Nothing stopped this request, so under FCC rules it was approved automatically on June 11, 2026. The phone company still has to notify customers before it changes their service. FCC notice
We matched it to 30 telephone exchanges in 10 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. 26-98 (FCC)
- FCC docket opened
- April 28, 2026
- Effective
- As of July 14, 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, IN, KS, MO, OH, OK, SC, TX, WI
- Area (as filed)
- in portions of the following AT&T wire centers: Aiken, SC (AIKNSCMA); Athens, AL (ATHNALMA); Auburn, IN (AUBNIN01), Boca Main, FL (BCRTFLMA); Bucksville, AL (BSMRALBU); Boynton, FL (BYBHFLMA); Cottonwood Falls, KS (CTFLKSBR); Emporia, KS (EMPRKS08); Eufaula, AL (EUFLALMA); Florence, SC (FLRNSCMA); Gravette, AR (GRVTARMA); Henryetta, OK (HNRYOKMA); Houston- Satsuma, TX (HSTNTXSA); Joplin, MO (JPLNM
Every filing for these towns' phone company: AT&T copper retirement.
Towns this filing may cover
Alabama · 4 town pages state page
- Athens (Athens wire center)
- Eufaula (Eufaula wire center)
- Mobile (Saraland wire center)
- Montgomery (Millbrook wire center)
Arkansas · 1 town page state page
- Gravette (Gravette wire center)
Indiana · 4 town pages state page
- Auburn (Auburn wire center)
- Linton (Linton wire center)
- Muncie (Muncie wire center)
- Spencerville (Spencerville wire center)
Kansas · 4 town pages state page
- Cottonwood Falls (Cottonwood Falls wire center)
- Emporia (Emporia wire center)
- Kansas City (Shawnee wire center)
- Wichita (Wichita Andover wire center)
Missouri · 5 town pages state page
- Joplin (Joplin wire center)
- Kansas City (Gladstone wire center)
- Kirkwood (Kirkwood wire center)
- Monett (Monett wire center)
- Washington (Washington wire center)
Ohio · 1 town page state page
- Alton (New Rome wire center)
Oklahoma · 4 town pages state page
South Carolina · 3 town pages state page
- Aiken (Aiken wire center)
- Florence (Florence wire center)
- Summerville (Summerville wire center)
Texas · 3 town pages state page
Wisconsin · 1 town page state page
- New London (New London wire center)
Updated November 2, 2026 from public FCC filings and telephone exchange data. Not legal or regulatory advice. Need help moving lines? See POTS line replacement.