Copper phone line retirement report: October 2024
In October 2024, the FCC published notice of 2 filings to stop copper phone service, from 2 phone companies. They cover 0 telephone exchanges we track in 2 states.
The numbers
- Filings
- 2
- Exchanges covered
- 0
- First time in a filing
- 0
- States with exchanges covered
- 2
By phone company
| Phone company | Filings | Exchanges covered | States with exchanges covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | 0 | AK |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | 1 | 0 | TX |
The filings
AT&T, FCC docket 24-447
AT&T Residential Long Distance Service and AT&T Business Long- Distance Service in Akutan, Alakanuk, Aniak, Bethel, Chefornak, Chevak, Dillingham, Eek, Ekwok, Emmonak, Galena, Golovin, Goodnews Bay, Holy Cross, Iliamna, King Cove, King Salmon, Kipnuk, Koliganek, Kongiganak, Levelock, Manokotak, Marshall, Mountain Village, New Stuyahok, Nome, Nondalton, Pilot Station, Quinhagak, Russian Mission, St. Mary’s, Sand Point, Scammon Bay, Shageluk, Stebbins, Togiak, Toksook Bay, Tununak.
Public notice October 15, 2024; date in the filing November 30, 2024.
Level 3 (Lumen), FCC docket 24-448
Basic Business Line Service; Complete Lines/Trunks Service (a/k/a Complete Lines DS0); Channel 12 Service; VersiPak Flex T-12; and Dedicated LD Access in at Lackland Air Force Base and in Live Oak, San Antonio, and Universal City, Texas.
Public notice October 15, 2024; date in the filing January 9, 2025.
Dates in October 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.
- October 26, 2024: Level 3 (Lumen), docket 24-216 (LA)
Other services
2 other filings this month were for services other than ordinary copper phone lines (VoIP products, data circuits, long distance): Rochester Telecom Systems (24-449), Global Crossing (Lumen) (24-503).
Running total
Through October 2024: 20 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.