Copper phone line retirement report: June 2024
In June 2024, the FCC published notice of 2 filings to stop copper phone service, from 2 phone companies. They cover 12 telephone exchanges we track in 2 states, 12 of them in a filing for the first time.
The numbers
- Filings
- 2
- Exchanges covered
- 12
- First time in a filing
- 12
- States with exchanges covered
- 2
12 are in areas where a filing covers portions of a state without listing places, so not every address in them is included.
By phone company
| Phone company | Filings | Exchanges covered | States with exchanges covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| altafiber (Cincinnati Bell) | 1 | 12 | OH |
| SEI | 1 | 0 | IN |
The filings
altafiber (Cincinnati Bell), FCC docket 24-170
Legacy voice service in Yorktowne Community in Sharonville, Ohio.
Public notice June 6, 2024; date in the filing September 28, 2024. Covers 12 exchanges we track (portions of the state, not every address).
SEI, FCC docket 24-188
TDM-based voice service and Lifeline service in Indiana (zip code 47250).
Public notice June 25, 2024; date in the filing August 9, 2024.
Dates in June 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.
- June 7, 2024: Level 3 (Lumen), docket 24-69 (TX)
- June 20, 2024: Fusion, docket 24-142 (CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, MA, MD, MI, more)
- June 28, 2024: Lumen (CenturyLink), docket 24-100 (KS)
Other services
3 other filings this month were for services other than ordinary copper phone lines (VoIP products, data circuits, long distance): TDS (24-167), AT&T (24-177), ANPI (24-190).
Running total
Through June 2024: 11 copper phone line filings with an FCC public notice, covering 12 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.