Copper phone line retirement report: September 2024
In September 2024, the FCC published notice of 3 filings to stop copper phone service, from 2 phone companies. They cover 148 telephone exchanges we track in 3 states, 148 of them in a filing for the first time.
The numbers
- Filings
- 3
- Exchanges covered
- 148
- First time in a filing
- 148
- States with exchanges covered
- 3
148 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumen (CenturyLink) | 1 | 148 | CO |
| MetTel | 2 | 0 | NJ, PA |
The filings
Lumen (CenturyLink), FCC docket 24-292
Legacy voice service in Boulder, Colorado.
Public notice September 16, 2024; date in the filing November 10, 2024. Covers 148 exchanges we track (portions of the state, not every address).
MetTel, FCC docket 24-289
Local exchange and domestic long distance services in Pennsylvania.
Public notice September 16, 2024; date in the filing November 7, 2024.
MetTel, FCC docket 24-290
Local exchange and domestic long distance services in New Jersey.
Public notice September 16, 2024; date in the filing November 7, 2024.
Dates in September 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.
- September 1, 2024: AT&T, docket 24-226, 1,572 exchanges (FL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, OK, SC, more)
- September 28, 2024: altafiber (Cincinnati Bell), docket 24-170, 12 exchanges (OH)
Running total
Through September 2024: 18 copper phone line filings with an FCC public notice, covering 1,732 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.