Copper phone line retirement timeline
14 FCC filings have their date in the next 90 days, covering 4,409 towns. Under FCC rules in effect from October 15, 2026, a request to stop copper phone service is approved automatically 31 days after the FCC's public notice unless the FCC steps in. Customers get written notice from their phone company and 15 days to comment.
Next 90 days
| Effective | Company | What | States | Towns | Docket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026 | AT&T | business copper phone services (business lines, PBX trunks, ISDN and similar) | AL, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, MS, NC, NV, OH, TN, TX, WI | 2,653 | 26-276 |
| November 15, 2026 | AT&T | home and business phone lines on the copper networkApproved automatically | AL, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, TN, TX, WI | 1,703 | 25-335 |
| November 15, 2026 | AT&T | business copper phone services (business lines, PBX trunks, ISDN and similar)Approved automatically | AR, GA, LA, SC, TN | 672 | 26-200 |
| November 16, 2026 | Verizon and Frontier | residential and business legacy TDM-based voice serviceApproved automatically | FL, IN, MN, NC, NE, NV, TX, WI | 845 | 26-170 |
| November 16, 2026 | Verizon and Frontier | business copper phone services (business lines, PBX trunks, ISDN and similar)Approved automatically | FL, IN, MN, NC, NE, NV, TX, WI | 845 | 26-171 |
| November 30, 2026 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | legacy voice service | FL, NV | 99 | 26-285 |
| December 1, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice service | IL | 1 | 26-259 |
| December 1, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice service | TX | 21 | 26-260 |
| December 1, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice service | PA | 11 | 26-261 |
| December 1, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice service | VT | 107 | 26-262 |
| December 1, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice service | ME, NH | 295 | 26-277 |
| December 5, 2026 | Georgetown Telephone | home and business phone lines on the copper network | MS | not by town | 26-291 |
| December 7, 2026 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | phone lines on the copper network (legacy voice service)Approved automatically | NM | 1 | 26-247 |
| January 29, 2027 | AT&T | home and business phone lines on the copper networkApproved automatically | FL, GA, KS, LA, MO, NC, TX, WI | 1,070 | 26-224 |
Towns = our town pages each filing may cover. Many towns are in more than one filing.
Newest FCC filings
- October 22, 2026: Georgetown Telephone, docket 26-291, home and business phone lines on the copper network (MS), on or after December 5, 2026.
- October 22, 2026: AT&T, docket 26-293, home and business phone lines on the copper network (AL, AR, FL, GA, KS, LA, MO, NC, TN, TX, WI), on or after April 2, 2027.
- October 5, 2026: Lumen (CenturyLink), docket 26-285, legacy voice service (FL, NV), on or after November 30, 2026.
- October 1, 2026: Belcom, docket 26-278, long distance telecommunications services (FL, ID, MI, TX, VA, WA), on or after November 28, 2026.
- October 1, 2026: Consolidated Communications, docket 26-277, legacy voice service (ME, NH), on or after December 1, 2026.
- September 30, 2026: AT&T, docket 26-276, business copper phone services (business lines, PBX trunks, ISDN and similar) (AL, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, MS, NC, NV, OH, TN, TX, WI), on or after November 5, 2026.
- September 17, 2026: Consolidated Communications, docket 26-259, legacy voice service (IL), on or after December 1, 2026.
- September 17, 2026: Consolidated Communications, docket 26-260, legacy voice service (TX), on or after December 1, 2026.
- September 17, 2026: Consolidated Communications, docket 26-261, legacy voice service (PA), on or after December 1, 2026.
- September 17, 2026: Consolidated Communications, docket 26-262, legacy voice service (VT), on or after December 1, 2026.
- September 9, 2026: Optimum, docket 26-246, interconnected VoIP service (TX), as of October 22, 2026.
- September 9, 2026: Lumen (CenturyLink), docket 26-247, phone lines on the copper network (legacy voice service) (NM), on or after December 7, 2026.
Later
| Effective | Company | What | States | Towns | Docket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2027 | AT&T | home and business phone lines on the copper network | AL, AR, FL, GA, KS, LA, MO, NC, TN, TX, WI | 1,356 | 26-293 |
| June 1, 2027 | AT&T | business copper phone services (business lines, PBX trunks, ISDN and similar)Approved by the FCC | CA | 408 | 26-120 |
| June 1, 2027 | AT&T | home phone lines on the copper networkApproved by the FCC | CA | 408 | 26-121 |
| September 1, 2027 | AT&T | home and business phone lines on the copper networkApproved automatically | AL, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NV, TN, WI | 1,397 | 26-210 |
Dates already passed
These filings' dates have passed. Service in the areas they cover may already have changed.
| Effective | Company | What | States | Towns | Docket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As of November 3, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | NY | not by town | 26-233 |
| As of November 3, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | PA | 11 | 26-230 |
| As of November 3, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | IL | 1 | 26-229 |
| As of November 3, 2026 | Fidium | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | MN | not by town | 26-226 |
| As of November 3, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | ME, NH | 295 | 26-225 |
| As of November 3, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | VT | 107 | 26-223 |
| As of November 3, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | MN | 12 | 26-222 |
| As of November 3, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | TX | 21 | 26-221 |
| As of October 23, 2026 | Verizon and Frontier | business copper services: business lines, ISDN BRI, PBX trunks and foreign exchange linesApproved automatically | AZ, DE, NJ, NM, OH, RI, SC, UT, VA | 831 | 26-228 |
| As of October 23, 2026 | Verizon and Frontier | home and business phone lines on the copper network (legacy voice service)Under FCC review | AZ, DE, NJ, NM, OH, RI, SC, UT, VA | 831 | 26-227 |
| As of October 18, 2026 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | IA, UT | 151 | 26-242 |
| As of October 16, 2026 | AT&T | home and business phone lines on the copper networkApproved automatically | AR, FL, GA, KS, LA, MO, NC, TN, TX, WI | 1,355 | 26-192 |
| As of October 5, 2026 | NT&T | all voice and data services including interexchange and local exchange servicesApproved automatically | CO, IA, MN, NE, SD | not by town | 26-231 |
| As of September 30, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | MN | 12 | 26-232 |
| As of September 30, 2026 | AT&T | home phone lines on the copper networkApproved automatically | AL, LA, MS | 456 | 26-201 |
| As of September 17, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | NH | 120 | 26-202 |
| As of September 12, 2026 | AT&T | home and business phone lines on the copper networkApproved automatically | AL, FL, GA, KS, KY, MS, NC, TN, TX | 1,170 | 26-162 |
| As of September 8, 2026 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | Plain Old Telephone Services, Primary Rate Interface Service, and Long Distance ServiceApproved automatically | AL | not by town | 26-135 |
| As of September 8, 2026 | Frontier | residential and business legacy TDM-based voice serviceApproved automatically | AL, GA, IA, MS, TN | 88 | 26-116 |
| As of September 8, 2026 | Frontier | business copper phone services (business lines, PBX trunks, ISDN and similar)Approved automatically | AL, GA, IA, MS, TN | 88 | 26-115 |
| As of August 27, 2026 | IDT America | resold long-distance, local exchange and toll-free voice servicesApproved automatically | Nationwide | not by town | 26-188 |
| As of August 27, 2026 | Noxapater Telephone | legacy TDM-based voice service, Digital Subscriber Line service, and Ethernet servicesWithdrawn | MS | 1 | 26-161 |
| As of August 27, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | PA | 11 | 26-148 |
| As of August 27, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | VT | 107 | 26-147 |
| As of August 27, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | TX | 21 | 26-146 |
| As of August 27, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | NH | 120 | 26-145 |
| As of August 27, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | IL | 1 | 26-144 |
| As of August 25, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | ME | 175 | 26-183 |
| As of August 25, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | TX | 21 | 26-182 |
| As of August 25, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | CA | 1 | 26-181 |
| As of August 25, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | IL | 1 | 26-180 |
| As of August 25, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | PA | 11 | 26-179 |
| As of August 24, 2026 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | CO | 148 | 26-178 |
| As of August 24, 2026 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | FL, NV | 99 | 26-177 |
| As of August 24, 2026 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | IA, ID, UT | 184 | 26-176 |
| As of August 11, 2026 | AT&T | home and business phone lines on the copper networkApproved automatically | LA, MO, OK, TX, WI | 8 | 26-143 |
| As of July 31, 2026 | Verizon | Integrated Services Digital Network Primary Rate Interface, Full T1 Service, Digital PBX Trunks, and Virtual Foreign ExchangeApproved automatically | DC | not by town | 26-154 |
| As of July 14, 2026 | AT&T | home and business phone lines on the copper networkApproved automatically | AL, AR, IN, KS, MO, OH, OK, SC, TX, WI | 30 | 26-98 |
| As of July 14, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | VT | 107 | 26-92 |
| As of July 14, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | ME, NH | 295 | 26-91 |
| As of July 14, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | PA | 11 | 26-90 |
| As of June 30, 2026 | AT&T | business copper phone services (business lines, PBX trunks, ISDN and similar)Approved automatically | GA, KY, LA, MS, SC, TN | 18 | 26-106 |
| As of June 30, 2026 | Granite Telecommunications | resold legacy TDM-based business local exchange serviceApproved automatically | AL, AR, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, WI | not by town | 26-24 |
| As of June 30, 2026 | AT&T | home and business phone lines on the copper networkApproved automatically | FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, OK, TN, TX, WI | 1,880 | 25-228 |
| As of June 2, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | MN | 12 | 26-65 |
| As of June 2, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | ME, NH | 295 | 26-64 |
| As of June 2, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | PA | 11 | 26-63 |
| As of June 2, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | VT | 107 | 26-62 |
| As of June 2, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | IL | 1 | 26-61 |
| As of June 2, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | TX | 21 | 26-60 |
| As of June 1, 2026 | AT&T | business copper phone services (business lines, PBX trunks, ISDN and similar)Approved automatically | NC | 1 | 26-73 |
| As of May 15, 2026 | AT&T | home and business phone lines on the copper networkApproved automatically | AL, AR, GA, KS, MO, OK, TX | 12 | 26-67 |
| As of May 15, 2026 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | CO | 148 | 26-66 |
| As of May 5, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | CA | 1 | 26-34 |
| As of May 5, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | VT | 107 | 26-33 |
| As of May 5, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | ME, NH | 295 | 26-32 |
| As of April 20, 2026 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | IA, UT | 3 | 26-55 |
| As of April 1, 2026 | AT&T | home and business phone lines on the copper networkApproved automatically | AR, KS, OK, TX | 6 | 25-346 |
| As of March 31, 2026 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | FL | 91 | 26-8 |
| As of March 26, 2026 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | Plain Old Telephone Services also known as “POTS” and Primary Rate Interface ServiceApproved automatically | MN | not by town | 25-350 |
| As of March 24, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | VT | 107 | 26-7 |
| As of March 24, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | ME, NH | 295 | 26-6 |
| As of March 24, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | IL | 1 | 26-5 |
| As of March 16, 2026 | Iowa Telecommunications | legacy voice and long distance services, including direct lines (trunks), Primary Interexchange Carrier services and toll-free calling 800 serviceApproved automatically | IA | not by town | 26-31 |
| As of March 3, 2026 | AT&T | legacy voice service called AT&T Residential Local ServiceApproved automatically | KS, KY, TX, WI | 5 | 25-327 |
| As of March 1, 2026 | GCI | local exchange service, marketed as Basic Phone Service, Business Voice, No Limits Home CallingApproved by the FCC | AK | not by town | 25-265 |
| As of February 15, 2026 | AT&T | home and business phone lines on the copper networkApproved automatically | TX | 1 | 25-314 |
| As of February 9, 2026 | WVT Fiber | Plain Old Telephone Services also known as “POTS” and telecommunications data services available to business customers, including DS1 serviceApproved automatically | NY | not by town | 26-4 |
| As of February 1, 2026 | AT&T | Legacy Voice Service called AT&T Residential Local ServiceApproved automatically | TX | not by town | 25-326 |
| As of January 27, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy Voice ServiceApproved by the FCC | TX | 21 | 25-286 |
| As of January 27, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy Voice ServiceApproved by the FCC | IL | 1 | 25-285 |
| As of January 27, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy Voice ServiceApproved by the FCC | ME, NH | 295 | 25-284 |
| As of January 27, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy Voice ServiceApproved by the FCC | VT | 107 | 25-283 |
| As of January 27, 2026 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy Voice ServiceApproved by the FCC | PA | 11 | 25-282 |
| As of December 26, 2025 | Highline Internet | TDM-based Legacy Voice Service, including switched access service and standalone long distance serviceApproved automatically | CO, GA, KS, NE, TX | not by town | 25-300 |
| As of November 24, 2025 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | Plain Old Telephone Services also known as "POTS" and Primary Rate Interface ServiceApproved automatically | AL, MN, TN | not by town | 25-259 |
| As of November 12, 2025 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy Voice ServiceApproved automatically | ME, NH | 295 | 25-257 |
| As of November 12, 2025 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy Voice ServiceApproved automatically | VT | 107 | 25-256 |
| As of October 7, 2025 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | VT | 107 | 25-221 |
| As of October 7, 2025 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | ME, NH | 295 | 25-220 |
| As of October 6, 2025 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | ND | 29 | 25-242 |
| As of September 30, 2025 | American Broadband | local exchange serviceApproved automatically | MI | not by town | 25-184 |
| As of September 16, 2025 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | Local Exchange Service, Operator Service and Directory Assistance, Long Distance Service, Toll Free Service, and Voice Local ServicesApproved automatically | CA, NJ, NY, TN, TX | not by town | 25-160 |
| As of September 9, 2025 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | VT | 107 | 25-210 |
| As of September 9, 2025 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | Plain Old Telephone Service and Primary Rate Interface ServiceApproved automatically | AL, LA, MS, WI | not by town | 25-202 |
| As of September 9, 2025 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | NH | 120 | 25-195 |
| As of September 2, 2025 | Global Crossing (Lumen) | business copper phone services (business lines, PBX trunks, ISDN and similar)Approved automatically | CT, IL, PA, UT | not by town | 25-193 |
| As of August 12, 2025 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | ME | 175 | 25-182 |
| As of August 1, 2025 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | CO | 148 | 25-177 |
| As of August 1, 2025 | Frontier | home and business phone lines on the copper networkApproved automatically | PA | 16 | 25-172 |
| As of July 31, 2025 | Alaska Communications (ACS) | copper phone service (legacy voice)Approved automatically | AK | 1 | 25-199 |
| As of July 21, 2025 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | FL | 91 | 25-170 |
| As of July 15, 2025 | Consolidated Communications | copper phone service (legacy voice)Approved automatically | PA | 11 | 25-191 |
| As of July 10, 2025 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | business copper phone services (business lines, PBX trunks, ISDN and similar)Approved automatically | AK, AR, AZ, DE, LA, ME, MN, MO, MS, ND, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, RI, SC, SD, WV, WY | not by town | 25-161 |
| As of July 8, 2025 | Consolidated Communications | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | ME | 175 | 25-162 |
| As of July 8, 2025 | American Broadband | resold Local Exchange ServiceApproved automatically | MI | not by town | 25-130 |
| As of June 24, 2025 | Global Crossing (Lumen) | business copper phone services (business lines, PBX trunks, ISDN and similar)Approved automatically | AL, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MT, NC, NE, OR, VA, VT, WA, WI | not by town | 25-105 |
| As of June 10, 2025 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy Voice ServiceApproved automatically | TX | 21 | 25-137 |
| As of June 10, 2025 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy Voice ServiceApproved automatically | IL | 1 | 25-136 |
| As of May 15, 2025 | Metronet | resold plain old telephone services (POTS) and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)6 services provided over copper loops leased from LumenApproved automatically | MN | not by town | 25-152 |
| As of May 15, 2025 | Consolidated Communications | copper phone service (legacy voice)Approved automatically | MN | 12 | 25-148 |
| As of May 13, 2025 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy Voice ServiceApproved automatically | NH | 120 | 25-109 |
| As of April 19, 2025 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy Voice ServiceApproved automatically | NH | 120 | 25-82 |
| As of April 19, 2025 | Consolidated Communications | Legacy Voice ServiceApproved automatically | ME, NH | 295 | 24-698 |
| As of April 1, 2025 | Consolidated Communications | copper phone service (legacy voice)Approved automatically | MN | 12 | 25-104 |
| As of March 31, 2025 | Great Works Internet | local exchange service, domestic long distance service, toll free service, and internet access service6Approved automatically | ME | not by town | 25-16 |
| As of February 19, 2025 | Level 3 (Lumen) | Basic Business Line Service; VersiPak Flex T-24; and Long Distance ServiceApproved automatically | NY | not by town | 24-592 |
| As of February 14, 2025 | Nitel | legacy analog voice services (i.e., Plain Old Telephone Services, or "POTS")Approved automatically | IL, IN, MA, NY, WA | not by town | 25-1 |
| As of February 13, 2025 | Frontier | Foreign Exchange ServiceApproved automatically | CA, NV | 237 | 24-707 |
| As of February 8, 2025 | Global Crossing (Lumen) | Local Exchange Service; Operator Service and Directory Assistance; Long Distance Service; Toll Free Service; and Voice Local ServicesApproved automatically | CO, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, PA, WI | not by town | 24-595 |
| As of January 9, 2025 | Level 3 (Lumen) | Basic Business Line Service; Complete Lines/Trunks Service (a/k/a Complete Lines DS0); Channel 12 Service; VersiPak Flex T-12; and Dedicated LD AccessApproved automatically | TX | not by town | 24-448 |
| As of December 5, 2024 | Level 3 (Lumen) | Basic Business Line Service; Digital PBX Trunk Service; VersiPak Flex T- 6 Service; and VersiPak Lines and Trunks ServiceApproved automatically | WI | not by town | 24-265 |
| As of November 30, 2024 | AT&T | AT&T Residential Long Distance Service and AT&T Business Long- Distance ServiceApproved automatically | AK | not by town | 24-447 |
| As of November 10, 2024 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | CO | 148 | 24-292 |
| As of November 7, 2024 | MetTel | local exchange and domestic long distance servicesApproved automatically | NJ | not by town | 24-290 |
| As of November 7, 2024 | MetTel | local exchange and domestic long distance servicesApproved automatically | PA | not by town | 24-289 |
| As of November 7, 2024 | MetTel | local exchange and domestic long distance servicesWithdrawn | NY | not by town | 24-123 |
| As of October 26, 2024 | Level 3 (Lumen) | Basic Business Line Service; Complete Lines/Trunks Service (a/k/a Complete Lines DS0); and Digital PBX Trunk ServiceApproved automatically | LA | not by town | 24-216 |
| As of September 28, 2024 | altafiber (Cincinnati Bell) | legacy voice serviceApproved automatically | OH | 12 | 24-170 |
| As of September 1, 2024 | AT&T | AT&T Residential Local Service and AT&T Business Local Exchange Access Line ServiceApproved automatically | FL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, OK, SC, TN, TX, WI | 1,572 | 24-226 |
| As of August 19, 2024 | TDS | all TDM-based voice (local exchange and interexchange) and data servicesApproved automatically | WI | not by town | 24-215 |
| As of August 17, 2024 | Consolidated Communications | business local exchange voice and data services provisioned over third- party facilitiesApproved automatically | PA, WA | not by town | 24-143 |
| As of August 9, 2024 | SEI | TDM-based voice service and Lifeline serviceApproved automatically | IN | not by town | 24-188 |
| As of July 21, 2024 | OneSource Communications | TDM-based local and long distance voice telecommunications and T1 servicesApproved automatically | TX | not by town | 24-160 |
| As of June 28, 2024 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | Business Line Service; Integrated Services Digital Network; and Primary Rate InterfaceApproved automatically | KS | not by town | 24-100 |
| As of June 20, 2024 | Fusion | voice and data services provided over copper, DSL, Ethernet, MPLS, and EndlinkApproved automatically | CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, MA, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, RI, TN, TX, VA | not by town | 24-142 |
| As of June 7, 2024 | Level 3 (Lumen) | Basic Business Line Service; Complete Lines/Trunks Service (a/k/a Complete Lines DS0); and VersiPak Flex T-12Approved automatically | TX | not by town | 24-69 |
| As of May 8, 2024 | Level 3 (Lumen) | Basic Business Line Service; Channel 12 Service; and VersiPak IPRI ServiceApproved automatically | KY | not by town | 24-52 |
| As of April 22, 2024 | Cedar Networks | Residential Phone Service LineApproved automatically | CO | not by town | 24-33 |
| As of March 1, 2024 | Global Crossing (Lumen) | copper phone service (legacy voice)Approved automatically | Nationwide | not by town | 24-23 |
| As of March 1, 2024 | HCI | analog voice service(s) supported by copper telephone linesApproved automatically | KS | not by town | 24-22 |
| As of March 1, 2024 | Frontier | home and business phone lines on the copper networkApproved automatically | PA | 16 | 23-422 |
Other services being discontinued
VoIP products, data circuits, long distance and similar services. Not ordinary copper phone lines, listed for completeness.
| Effective | Company | What | States | Towns | Docket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2027 | AT&T | Optical Carrier Network Point to Point service; LightGate (a.k.a. BellSouth SPA Point to Point Network) Special Access Service; Dedicated SONET Ring Service, and SMARTRing ServiceApproved automatically | AR, GA, KY, LA, NC, OK, TN, TX | not by town | 26-208 |
| September 1, 2027 | AT&T | special access DS1 and DS3 services | AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NV, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, WI | not by town | 26-209 |
| September 1, 2027 | AT&T | AT&T Phone Service (AT&T’s residential, wireline VoIP service), and AT&T Phone for Business (AT&T’s business, wireline VoIP service)Approved automatically | AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NV, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, WI | not by town | 26-211 |
| September 1, 2027 | AT&T | Remote Call Forwarding Service or TeleBranchApproved automatically | AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NV, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, WI | not by town | 26-212 |
| November 28, 2026 | Belcom | long distance telecommunications services | FL, ID, MI, TX, VA, WA | not by town | 26-278 |
| November 15, 2026 | AT&T | Remote Call Forwarding Service or TeleBranch servicesApproved automatically | AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, WI | not by town | 25-333 |
| November 15, 2026 | AT&T | VoIP services called AT&T Phone Service and AT&T Phone for BusinessApproved automatically | AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, WI | not by town | 25-334 |
| November 15, 2026 | AT&T | Optical Carrier Network Point to Point service, LightGate (known as BellSouth SPA Point to Point Network) Special Access Service, Dedicated SONET Ring Service, and SMARTRing ServiceApproved automatically | GA, IL, MI, OH, WI | not by town | 25-336 |
| November 15, 2026 | AT&T | special access DS1 and DS3 servicesApproved automatically | AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, WI | not by town | 25-337 |
| November 15, 2026 | AT&T | Remote Call Forwarding Service or TeleBranch ServiceApproved automatically | MS, SC, TN | not by town | 26-203 |
| November 15, 2026 | AT&T | wireline business VoIP service called AT&T Phone for BusinessApproved automatically | AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MI, MO, MS, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, WI | not by town | 26-204 |
| As of November 1, 2026 | Network Innovations | Interconnected VoIP service and associated featuresApproved automatically | AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY | not by town | 26-243 |
| As of October 22, 2026 | Optimum | interconnected VoIP serviceApproved automatically | TX | not by town | 26-246 |
| As of October 18, 2026 | Transworld | resold long-distance telecommunications services and toll-free servicesApproved automatically | AZ, FL, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, NC, NM, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, WI | not by town | 26-241 |
| As of August 29, 2026 | Parkland Broadband Telecom | interconnected VoIP services provided through its Nortel OMS 100 switchApproved automatically | PA | not by town | 26-163 |
| As of August 1, 2026 | GCI | interstate interexchange carrier service marketed as GCI Long-Distance ServiceApproved automatically | AK | not by town | 26-128 |
| As of July 31, 2026 | AT&T | long-distance operator serviceApproved automatically | AK | not by town | 26-158 |
| As of July 6, 2026 | RingCentral MiCloud & Sky | interconnected VoIP services known as MiCloud by RingCentralApproved automatically | Nationwide | not by town | 25-332 |
| As of July 1, 2026 | AT&T | AT&T OPT-E-WAN® Virtual Private LAN ServiceApproved automatically | Nationwide | not by town | 26-117 |
| As of June 30, 2026 | AT&T | special access DS1 and DS3 servicesApproved automatically | AL, FL, GA, IN, KY, MI, MO, OK, TN, TX, WI | not by town | 25-227 |
| As of June 30, 2026 | AT&T | Remote Call Forwarding Service or TeleBranchApproved automatically | AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MO, MS, OK, SC, TN, TX | not by town | 25-229 |
| As of June 30, 2026 | AT&T | Interconnected VoIP services, called AT&T Phone Service and AT&T Phone for BusinessApproved automatically | AL, AR, FL, GA, IN, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, WI | not by town | 25-230 |
| As of June 30, 2026 | AT&T | AT&T Phone for Business, wireline business VoIP serviceApproved automatically | AL, KY, LA, MO, MS, OK, SC, TX | not by town | 26-107 |
| As of June 1, 2026 | Verizon | Voice Grade/Voiceband Service, WATS Access Line Service, Digital Data Service, DIGIPATH Digital Service II, and Feature Group AApproved automatically | DC, DE, MA, MD, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA | not by town | 26-86 |
| As of June 1, 2026 | Lumos | 411 directory assistance and operator servicesApproved automatically | VA | not by town | 26-89 |
| As of March 31, 2026 | AT&T | Inter-Office Channel Services offered at Voice Grade, DS0, FT1, T1, T3, OC3, OC12, and OC48 speedsApproved automatically | AK | not by town | 26-39 |
| As of February 15, 2026 | AT&T | interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service called AT&T Phone Service and AT&T Phone for BusinessApproved automatically | TX | not by town | 25-315 |
| As of December 31, 2025 | Mitel Cloud Services | network services (SIP Trunks, Dynamic Local Services, Integrated Local Services, Dedicated Long Distance, Switched Long-Distance, Toll-Free Services, Private Line, and Webfax) that are or facilitate telecommunications anApproved automatically | CA, IN | not by town | 25-222 |
| As of December 26, 2025 | Zippytech | Residential Phone Service, Enterprise Primary Rate Interface and interconnected VoIP servicesApproved automatically | CO, NM | not by town | 25-289 |
| As of December 26, 2025 | Wavefly | resold interconnected VoIP servicesApproved automatically | FL | not by town | 25-292 |
| As of December 26, 2025 | AT&T | Easy Reach 800® ServiceApproved automatically | Nationwide | not by town | 25-313 |
| As of November 1, 2025 | AT&T | special access DS3 servicesApproved by the FCC | AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NV, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, WI | not by town | 25-254 |
| As of November 1, 2025 | AT&T | Optical Carrier Network Point to Point, and LightGate service (a.k.a. BellSouth SPA Point to Point Network) Special Access ServiceApproved by the FCC | AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NV, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, WI | not by town | 25-264 |
| As of October 19, 2025 | Seiontec | interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) serviceApproved by the FCC | VA | not by town | 25-281 |
| As of October 1, 2025 | AT&T | Access Channel Service and Inter-Office Channel Service offered at T1, T3, OC3, OC12, and OC48 speeds, as well as AT&T Toll-Free MEGACOM® ServiceApproved automatically | HI | not by town | 25-141 |
| As of October 1, 2025 | AT&T | special access DS1 and DS3 servicesApproved automatically | OK | not by town | 25-231 |
| As of September 1, 2025 | RingCentral | business interconnected VoIP services known as SKY by RingCentralApproved automatically | Nationwide | not by town | 25-183 |
| As of August 8, 2025 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | Engage Business VoIP serviceApproved automatically | Nationwide | not by town | 25-206 |
| As of July 8, 2025 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | Business VoIP serviceApproved automatically | DC | not by town | 25-186 |
| As of June 30, 2025 | Everstream Solutions | all communications services, including wavelength, managed services, hosted PBX, Ethernet direct internet access,6 point-to-point and point-to-multipoint Ethernet, and interconnected VoIPWithdrawn | DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA | not by town | 25-100 |
| As of May 24, 2025 | Wavecom Solutions | 800 toll-free long-distance serviceApproved automatically | HI | not by town | 25-164 |
| As of May 19, 2025 | Pineland Telephone | 411 directory assistance and operator servicesApproved automatically | GA | not by town | 25-140 |
| As of May 19, 2025 | Pineland Telephone | 411 directory assistance and operator servicesApproved automatically | GA, WA | not by town | 25-142 |
| As of April 30, 2025 | Mitel Cloud Services | MiCloud Flex service which includes interconnected VoIP servicesApproved automatically | Nationwide | not by town | 25-43 |
| As of April 21, 2025 | Fulton Telephone | 411 directory assistance and operator servicesApproved automatically | GA, MS | not by town | 25-29 |
| As of April 18, 2025 | Level 3 (Lumen) | Channel 12 Service and Long Distance ServiceApproved automatically | TX | not by town | 25-125 |
| As of March 23, 2025 | One Ring Networks | interconnected VoIPApproved automatically | CA | not by town | 25-83 |
| As of February 7, 2025 | Whistle Phone | VoIP servicesApproved automatically | Nationwide | not by town | 24-594 |
| As of January 18, 2025 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | Engage Voice over Internet Protocol ServiceApproved automatically | Nationwide | not by town | 24-696 |
| As of January 13, 2025 | altafiber (Cincinnati Bell) | Voice Grade 2W and 4W Analog Circuits; Digital Data Service (DDS) MercLink; DS1 MercNET 1.5; DS3 MercNet 45; Point-to-Point SONET with OC-3, OC-12, OC- 48 and OC-192; Dedicated Ring SONET with OC-3, O-12, OC-48, and OC-1Approved automatically | IN, KY, OH | not by town | 24-124 |
| As of December 31, 2024 | Global Crossing (Lumen) | VoIP servicesApproved automatically | Nationwide | not by town | 24-503 |
| As of December 19, 2024 | Rochester Telecom Systems | switchless long distance and toll-free servicesApproved automatically | MN | not by town | 24-449 |
| As of September 30, 2024 | Onvoy | switched long-distance serviceApproved automatically | MN | not by town | 24-247 |
| As of September 17, 2024 | Lumen (CenturyLink) | Business VoIP, Digital Home Phone, and Simple VoIPApproved automatically | AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, IA, ID, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY | not by town | 24-246 |
| As of September 9, 2024 | Stanacard | interconnected VOIP service via the KeKu application and via the webApproved automatically | Nationwide | not by town | 24-241 |
| As of September 1, 2024 | AT&T | AT&T Phone for Business (business VoIP service)Approved automatically | TX | not by town | 24-225 |
| As of September 1, 2024 | AT&T | legacy DS1 serviceApproved automatically | FL, TN | not by town | 24-228 |
| As of September 1, 2024 | AT&T | DS1 and DS3 servicesApproved automatically | IL, MO, OH, TN | not by town | 24-229 |
| As of August 31, 2024 | ANPI | switchless interstate long distance and toll free servicesApproved automatically | AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, KS, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI | not by town | 24-190 |
| As of July 22, 2024 | AT&T | POTS in a Box, an interconnected VOIP serviceApproved automatically | Nationwide | not by town | 24-177 |
| As of July 15, 2024 | TDS | all voice and data servicesApproved automatically | WI | not by town | 24-167 |
| As of July 9, 2024 | TDS | Interconnected VoIP ServiceApproved automatically | NM | not by town | 24-158 |
| As of July 5, 2024 | Mitel Cloud Services | MiCloud Engage Contact Center service, which includes interconnected VoIP serviceApproved automatically | Nationwide | not by town | 24-70 |
| As of June 30, 2024 | Mitel Cloud Services | MiCloud Hospitality Service, which includes interconnected VoIPApproved automatically | Nationwide | not by town | 24-32 |
| As of June 30, 2024 | Mitel Cloud Services | MiCloud Business Service, which includes interconnected VoIPApproved automatically | Nationwide | not by town | 24-34 |
| As of April 8, 2024 | TDS | all retail voice and data services provided over Unbundled Network Elements to commercial customersApproved automatically | WI | not by town | 24-46 |
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Updated November 4, 2026 from public FCC filings and telephone exchange data. Not legal or regulatory advice. Need help moving lines? See POTS line replacement.