Copper phone line retirement report: February 2026
In February 2026, the FCC published notice of 4 filings to stop copper phone service, from 2 phone companies. They cover 403 telephone exchanges we track in 5 states, 1 of them in a filing for the first time.
The numbers
- Filings
- 4
- Exchanges covered
- 403
- First time in a filing
- 1
- States with exchanges covered
- 5
403 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Communications | 3 | 403 | CA, ME, NH, VT |
| Iowa Telecommunications | 1 | 0 | IA |
The filings
Consolidated Communications, FCC docket 26-32
Legacy voice service in at locations in five exchanges in Maine and one exchange in New Hampshire that are passed by fiber.
Public notice February 11, 2026; date in the filing May 5, 2026. Covers 295 exchanges we track (portions of the state, not every address).
Consolidated Communications, FCC docket 26-33
Legacy voice service in at locations in eight exchanges in Vermont that are passed by fiber.
Public notice February 11, 2026; date in the filing May 5, 2026. Covers 107 exchanges we track (portions of the state, not every address).
Consolidated Communications, FCC docket 26-34
Legacy voice service in at locations in two exchanges in California that are passed by fiber.
Public notice February 11, 2026; date in the filing May 5, 2026. Covers 1 exchange we track (portions of the state, not every address).
Iowa Telecommunications, FCC docket 26-31
Legacy voice and long distance services, including direct lines (trunks), Primary Interexchange Carrier services and toll-free calling 800 service in Iowa.
Public notice February 6, 2026; date in the filing March 16, 2026.
Dates in February 2026
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.
- February 1, 2026: AT&T, docket 25-326 (TX)
- February 9, 2026: WVT Fiber, docket 26-4 (NY)
- February 15, 2026: AT&T, docket 25-314, 1 exchange (TX)
Other services
1 other filing this month was for services other than ordinary copper phone lines (VoIP products, data circuits, long distance): AT&T (26-39).
Running total
Through February 2026: 79 copper phone line filings with an FCC public notice, covering 3,112 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.