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Copper phone line retirement report: November 2026

No new FCC public notices for copper phone line filings so far in November 2026.

This month is still in progress. The numbers update as new notices come in.

Dates in November 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.

Running total

Through November 2026: 147 copper phone line filings with an FCC public notice, covering 6,550 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.