Copper phone line retirement report: November 2024
In November 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 10 states.
The numbers
- Filings
- 2
- Exchanges covered
- 0
- First time in a filing
- 0
- States with exchanges covered
- 10
By phone company
| Phone company | Filings | Exchanges covered | States with exchanges covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 3 (Lumen) | 1 | 0 | NY |
| Global Crossing (Lumen) | 1 | 0 | CO, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, PA, WI |
The filings
Level 3 (Lumen), FCC docket 24-592
Basic Business Line Service; VersiPak Flex T-24; and Long Distance Service in Albany, Binghamton, Colonie, Endicott, Glenville, Kirkwood, Lathan, Niskayuna, Owego, Troy, and Vestal, New York.
Public notice November 13, 2024; date in the filing February 19, 2025.
Global Crossing (Lumen), FCC docket 24-595
Local Exchange Service; Operator Service and Directory Assistance; Long Distance Service; Toll Free Service; and Voice Local Services in in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Public notice November 13, 2024; date in the filing February 8, 2025.
Dates in November 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.
- November 7, 2024: MetTel, docket 24-123 (NY)
- November 7, 2024: MetTel, docket 24-289 (PA)
- November 7, 2024: MetTel, docket 24-290 (NJ)
- November 10, 2024: Lumen (CenturyLink), docket 24-292, 148 exchanges (CO)
- November 30, 2024: AT&T, docket 24-447 (AK)
Other services
1 other filing this month was for services other than ordinary copper phone lines (VoIP products, data circuits, long distance): Whistle Phone (24-594).
Running total
Through November 2024: 22 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.