Copper phone line retirement report: May 2024
In May 2024, the FCC published notice of 3 filings to stop copper phone service, from 3 phone companies. They cover 0 telephone exchanges we track in 19 states.
The numbers
- Filings
- 3
- Exchanges covered
- 0
- First time in a filing
- 0
- States with exchanges covered
- 19
By phone company
| Phone company | Filings | Exchanges covered | States with exchanges covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fusion | 1 | 0 | CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, MA, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, RI, TN, TX, VA |
| Consolidated Communications | 1 | 0 | PA, WA |
| OneSource Communications | 1 | 0 | TX |
The filings
Fusion, FCC docket 24-142
Voice and data services provided over copper, DSL, Ethernet, MPLS, and Endlink in California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Public notice May 9, 2024; date in the filing June 20, 2024.
Consolidated Communications, FCC docket 24-143
Business local exchange voice and data services provisioned over third- party facilities in Bethel Park, Butler, Canonsburg, Carnegie, Cecil, Coraopolis, Freedom, Greensburg, Grove City, Irwin, Jefferson Hills, Karns City, McMurray, Monroeville, Mt. Lebanon, Natrona Heights, New Castle, North Huntingdon, Penn Hills, Pittsburgh, Robinson, Sewickley, Slippery Rock, Tarentum, Vandergrift, Washington, and West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.
Public notice May 9, 2024; date in the filing August 17, 2024.
OneSource Communications, FCC docket 24-160
TDM-based local and long distance voice telecommunications and T1 services in Fort Worth, Texas.
Public notice May 23, 2024; date in the filing July 21, 2024.
Dates in May 2024
Filings whose requested date falls this month. A date in a filing is when the phone company asked to stop service, not proof that it has.
- May 8, 2024: Level 3 (Lumen), docket 24-52 (KY)
Other services
1 other filing this month was for services other than ordinary copper phone lines (VoIP products, data circuits, long distance): TDS (24-158).
Running total
Through May 2024: 9 copper phone line filings with an FCC public notice, covering 0 telephone exchanges we track. See the full timeline or browse by state and town.
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How we count
- A month's filings are the ones whose FCC public notice is dated that month.
- State counts are the states where we track exchanges a filing covers. A filing can list more states than that, for example where the company is not the local phone company.
- An exchange is a telephone exchange (rate center) with a town page on this site. Some filings name exchanges or wire centers; others cover portions of a state without listing places, and we count the exchanges in those areas separately.
- A filing is a request. The phone company has to notify affected customers in writing before it changes their service.
- Sources: FCC public notices and the Electronic Comment Filing System, linked from each filing page. This product uses FCC APIs and/or Data but is not endorsed or certified by the FCC.
Data as of November 2, 2026, from FCC public notices. Not legal or regulatory advice.