BCN POTS & Copper Retirement Tracker

Alabama

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-228, WC 25-259, WC 25-335, WC 26-200, WC 26-162 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Nov 24, 2025 (WC 25-259); Jun 30, 2026 (WC 25-228); Nov 15, 2026 (WC 25-335) | 22 days from today

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-861 (WC Docket No. 26-200); FCC Public Notice DA 26-724 (WC Docket No. 26-162); FCC Public Notice DA 25-667 (WC Docket No. 25-228); FCC Public Notice DA 25-762 (WC Docket No. 25-259); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-335).

Alaska

No confirmed program tracked | Earliest shut-off: None announced

No confirmed carrier retirement filing or footprint-level program is tracked for Alaska yet. National FCC rule changes (Mar 2025 and Mar 2026) apply here too, so filings could emerge as carriers expand their retirement schedules.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Not applicable.
• Typical exposure: Monitor. No specific businesses flagged yet.

Arizona

Active: Lumen footprint | WC 26-227 | Earliest shut-off: Full retirement filings expected 2026-2029

Part of Lumen's 14-state legacy CenturyLink/Qwest territory. Lumen stopped accepting new and move/add/change POTS orders here on May 1, 2025; full wire-center retirement filings are expected to follow through 2026-2029 under the FCC's streamlined framework.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Lumen fiber, SIP trunking.
• Typical exposure: Rural businesses and life-safety systems in legacy Qwest exchanges.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-890 (WC Docket No. 26-227).

Arkansas

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-228, WC 25-335, WC 25-346, WC 26-200, WC 26-192, WC 26-162 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Apr 1, 2026 (WC 25-346); Jun 30, 2026 (WC 25-228); Nov 15, 2026 (WC 25-335) | 22 days from today

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-861 (WC Docket No. 26-200); FCC Public Notice DA 26-790 (WC Docket No. 26-192); FCC Public Notice DA 26-724 (WC Docket No. 26-162); FCC Public Notice DA 25-667 (WC Docket No. 25-228); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-335); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1071 (WC Docket No. 25-346).

California

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 26-181, WC 26-120 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Jun 1, 2027 | 220 days from today

FCC approved AT&T's Section 214 application on June 29, 2026 to discontinue copper voice service at 184,000+ locations. AT&T's separate request to preempt CPUC copper-retirement rules is still pending; AT&T is also suing the CPUC over carrier-of-last-resort obligations.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber ($19B pledged expansion), wireless.
• Typical exposure: Rural/COLR-area households, small businesses, and life-safety systems still on the ~3% of CA lines that remain copper.

Sources: AT&T Gets FCC Approval for Calif. Copper Retirement; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-774 (WC Docket No. 26-181); FCC Public Notice DA 26-539 (WC Docket No. 26-120).

Colorado

Active: Lumen footprint | Earliest shut-off: Full retirement filings expected 2026-2029

Part of Lumen's 14-state legacy CenturyLink/Qwest territory. Lumen stopped accepting new and move/add/change POTS orders here on May 1, 2025; full wire-center retirement filings are expected to follow through 2026-2029 under the FCC's streamlined framework.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Lumen fiber, SIP trunking.
• Typical exposure: Rural businesses and life-safety systems in legacy Qwest exchanges.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19).

Connecticut

Active: Verizon footprint | Earliest shut-off: Filings ongoing, market-by-market

Part of Verizon's Northeast/Mid-Atlantic ILEC territory. Verizon has used the FCC's 2026 streamlined waivers to accelerate copper discontinuance filings in select markets here.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Verizon Fios, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses on remaining copper in urban/suburban exchanges not yet converted to Fios.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19).

Delaware

Application pending at the FCC | WC 26-227 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Oct 23, 2026

Part of Verizon's Northeast/Mid-Atlantic ILEC territory. Verizon has used the FCC's 2026 streamlined waivers to accelerate copper discontinuance filings in select markets here.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Verizon Fios, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses on remaining copper in urban/suburban exchanges not yet converted to Fios.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-890 (WC Docket No. 26-227).

Florida

Confirmed: filings underway | WC 25-228, WC 25-335, WC 26-192, WC 26-170, WC 26-162 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance target Nov 15, 2026 | 22 days from today

AT&T has filed copper retirement notices for 8 South Florida wire centers (Miami Metro, Indian Creek, Northside, Opa Locka, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Perrine, Port St. Lucie), part of its broader 18-state, ~90,000-customer discontinuance filing.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Commercial buildings in Miami-Dade, Broward & Palm Beach Counties: fire alarm panels, elevator phones, POS backup lines.

Sources: AT&T Approved to Discontinue Service at More Than 30% of Copper Footprint This Year; FCC Public Notice DA 26-790 (WC Docket No. 26-192); FCC Public Notice DA 26-763 (WC Docket No. 26-170); FCC Public Notice DA 26-724 (WC Docket No. 26-162); FCC Public Notice DA 25-667 (WC Docket No. 25-228); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-335).

Georgia

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-228, WC 25-335, WC 26-200, WC 26-192, WC 26-162 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Jun 30, 2026 (WC 25-228); Nov 15, 2026 (WC 25-335) | 22 days from today

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-861 (WC Docket No. 26-200); FCC Public Notice DA 26-790 (WC Docket No. 26-192); FCC Public Notice DA 26-724 (WC Docket No. 26-162); FCC Public Notice DA 25-667 (WC Docket No. 25-228); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-335).

Hawaii

No confirmed program tracked | Earliest shut-off: None announced

No confirmed carrier retirement filing or footprint-level program is tracked for Hawaii yet. National FCC rule changes (Mar 2025 and Mar 2026) apply here too, so filings could emerge as carriers expand their retirement schedules.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Not applicable.
• Typical exposure: Monitor. No specific businesses flagged yet.

Idaho

Active: Lumen footprint | Earliest shut-off: Full retirement filings expected 2026-2029

Part of Lumen's 14-state legacy CenturyLink/Qwest territory. Lumen stopped accepting new and move/add/change POTS orders here on May 1, 2025; full wire-center retirement filings are expected to follow through 2026-2029 under the FCC's streamlined framework.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Lumen fiber, SIP trunking.
• Typical exposure: Rural businesses and life-safety systems in legacy Qwest exchanges.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19).

Illinois

Active: AT&T footprint | WC 26-180 | Earliest shut-off: Rolling filings through 2029

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-774 (WC Docket No. 26-180).

Indiana

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-228, WC 25-335, WC 26-192, WC 26-170, WC 26-162 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Jun 30, 2026 (WC 25-228); Nov 15, 2026 (WC 25-335) | 22 days from today

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-790 (WC Docket No. 26-192); FCC Public Notice DA 26-763 (WC Docket No. 26-170); FCC Public Notice DA 26-724 (WC Docket No. 26-162); FCC Public Notice DA 25-667 (WC Docket No. 25-228); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-335).

Iowa

Application pending at the FCC | WC 26-55 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Apr 20, 2026

Part of Lumen's 14-state legacy CenturyLink/Qwest territory. Lumen stopped accepting new and move/add/change POTS orders here on May 1, 2025; full wire-center retirement filings are expected to follow through 2026-2029 under the FCC's streamlined framework.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Lumen fiber, SIP trunking.
• Typical exposure: Rural businesses and life-safety systems in legacy Qwest exchanges.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-227 (WC Docket No. 26-55).

Kansas

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-327, WC 25-335, WC 25-346, WC 26-192, WC 26-162 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Mar 3, 2026 (WC 25-327); Apr 1, 2026 (WC 25-346); Nov 15, 2026 (WC 25-335) | 22 days from today

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-790 (WC Docket No. 26-192); FCC Public Notice DA 26-724 (WC Docket No. 26-162); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-327); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-335); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1071 (WC Docket No. 25-346).

Kentucky

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-228, WC 25-327, WC 25-335, WC 26-162 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Mar 3, 2026 (WC 25-327); Jun 30, 2026 (WC 25-228); Nov 15, 2026 (WC 25-335) | 22 days from today

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-724 (WC Docket No. 26-162); FCC Public Notice DA 25-667 (WC Docket No. 25-228); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-327); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-335).

Louisiana

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-228, WC 25-335, WC 26-200, WC 26-192, WC 26-143 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Jun 30, 2026 (WC 25-228); Nov 15, 2026 (WC 25-335) | 22 days from today

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-861 (WC Docket No. 26-200); FCC Public Notice DA 26-790 (WC Docket No. 26-192); FCC Public Notice DA 26-596 (WC Docket No. 26-143); FCC Public Notice DA 25-667 (WC Docket No. 25-228); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-335).

Maine

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-220, WC 25-257, WC 26-183 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Oct 7, 2025 (WC 25-220); Nov 12, 2025 (WC 25-257)

Consolidated Communications is retiring legacy copper in favor of its Fidium Fiber brand, offering displaced copper customers fiber upgrades where built, with copper decommissioning following fiber conversion market-by-market.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Fidium Fiber.
• Typical exposure: Rural/small-town businesses awaiting fiber conversion in legacy Consolidated Communications exchanges.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-774 (WC Docket No. 26-183); FCC Public Notice DA 25-623 (WC Docket No. 25-220); FCC Public Notice DA 25-752 (WC Docket No. 25-257).

Maryland

Active: Verizon footprint | Earliest shut-off: Filings ongoing, market-by-market

Part of Verizon's Northeast/Mid-Atlantic ILEC territory. Verizon has used the FCC's 2026 streamlined waivers to accelerate copper discontinuance filings in select markets here.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Verizon Fios, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses on remaining copper in urban/suburban exchanges not yet converted to Fios.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19).

Massachusetts

Active: Verizon footprint | Earliest shut-off: Filings ongoing, market-by-market

Part of Verizon's Northeast/Mid-Atlantic ILEC territory. Verizon has used the FCC's 2026 streamlined waivers to accelerate copper discontinuance filings in select markets here.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Verizon Fios, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses on remaining copper in urban/suburban exchanges not yet converted to Fios.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19).

Michigan

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-228, WC 25-335 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Jun 30, 2026 (WC 25-228); Nov 15, 2026 (WC 25-335) | 22 days from today

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 25-667 (WC Docket No. 25-228); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-335).

Minnesota

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-259, WC 25-350, WC 26-170 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Nov 24, 2025 (WC 25-259); Mar 26, 2026 (WC 25-350)

Part of Lumen's 14-state legacy CenturyLink/Qwest territory. Lumen stopped accepting new and move/add/change POTS orders here on May 1, 2025; full wire-center retirement filings are expected to follow through 2026-2029 under the FCC's streamlined framework.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Lumen fiber, SIP trunking.
• Typical exposure: Rural businesses and life-safety systems in legacy Qwest exchanges.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-763 (WC Docket No. 26-170); FCC Public Notice DA 25-762 (WC Docket No. 25-259); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1098 (WC Docket No. 25-350).

Mississippi

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-228, WC 25-335, WC 26-201, WC 26-162, WC 26-161 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Jun 30, 2026 (WC 25-228); Nov 15, 2026 (WC 25-335) | 22 days from today

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-861 (WC Docket No. 26-201); FCC Public Notice DA 26-724 (WC Docket No. 26-162); FCC Public Notice DA 26-780 (WC Docket No. 26-161); FCC Public Notice DA 25-667 (WC Docket No. 25-228); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-335).

Missouri

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-228, WC 25-335, WC 26-192, WC 26-143, WC 26-162 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Jun 30, 2026 (WC 25-228); Nov 15, 2026 (WC 25-335) | 22 days from today

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-790 (WC Docket No. 26-192); FCC Public Notice DA 26-596 (WC Docket No. 26-143); FCC Public Notice DA 26-724 (WC Docket No. 26-162); FCC Public Notice DA 25-667 (WC Docket No. 25-228); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-335).

Montana

Active: Lumen footprint | Earliest shut-off: Full retirement filings expected 2026-2029

Part of Lumen's 14-state legacy CenturyLink/Qwest territory. Lumen stopped accepting new and move/add/change POTS orders here on May 1, 2025; full wire-center retirement filings are expected to follow through 2026-2029 under the FCC's streamlined framework.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Lumen fiber, SIP trunking.
• Typical exposure: Rural businesses and life-safety systems in legacy Qwest exchanges.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19).

Nebraska

Active: Lumen footprint | WC 26-170 | Earliest shut-off: Full retirement filings expected 2026-2029

Part of Lumen's 14-state legacy CenturyLink/Qwest territory. Lumen stopped accepting new and move/add/change POTS orders here on May 1, 2025; full wire-center retirement filings are expected to follow through 2026-2029 under the FCC's streamlined framework.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Lumen fiber, SIP trunking.
• Typical exposure: Rural businesses and life-safety systems in legacy Qwest exchanges.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-763 (WC Docket No. 26-170).

Nevada

Active: AT&T footprint | WC 26-170 | Earliest shut-off: Rolling filings through 2029

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-763 (WC Docket No. 26-170).

New Hampshire

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-220, WC 25-257, WC 26-202 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Oct 7, 2025 (WC 25-220); Nov 12, 2025 (WC 25-257)

Consolidated Communications is retiring legacy copper in favor of its Fidium Fiber brand, offering displaced copper customers fiber upgrades where built, with copper decommissioning following fiber conversion market-by-market.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Fidium Fiber.
• Typical exposure: Rural/small-town businesses awaiting fiber conversion in legacy Consolidated Communications exchanges.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-863 (WC Docket No. 26-202); FCC Public Notice DA 25-623 (WC Docket No. 25-220); FCC Public Notice DA 25-752 (WC Docket No. 25-257).

New Jersey

Application pending at the FCC | WC 26-227 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Oct 23, 2026

Part of Verizon's Northeast/Mid-Atlantic ILEC territory. Verizon has used the FCC's 2026 streamlined waivers to accelerate copper discontinuance filings in select markets here.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Verizon Fios, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses on remaining copper in urban/suburban exchanges not yet converted to Fios.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-890 (WC Docket No. 26-227).

New Mexico

Active: Lumen footprint | WC 26-227 | Earliest shut-off: Full retirement filings expected 2026-2029

Part of Lumen's 14-state legacy CenturyLink/Qwest territory. Lumen stopped accepting new and move/add/change POTS orders here on May 1, 2025; full wire-center retirement filings are expected to follow through 2026-2029 under the FCC's streamlined framework.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Lumen fiber, SIP trunking.
• Typical exposure: Rural businesses and life-safety systems in legacy Qwest exchanges.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-890 (WC Docket No. 26-227).

New York

Active: Verizon footprint | Earliest shut-off: Filings ongoing, market-by-market

Part of Verizon's Northeast/Mid-Atlantic ILEC territory. Verizon has used the FCC's 2026 streamlined waivers to accelerate copper discontinuance filings in select markets here.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Verizon Fios, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses on remaining copper in urban/suburban exchanges not yet converted to Fios.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19).

North Carolina

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-228, WC 25-335, WC 26-192, WC 26-170, WC 26-162 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Jun 30, 2026 (WC 25-228); Nov 15, 2026 (WC 25-335) | 22 days from today

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-790 (WC Docket No. 26-192); FCC Public Notice DA 26-763 (WC Docket No. 26-170); FCC Public Notice DA 26-724 (WC Docket No. 26-162); FCC Public Notice DA 25-667 (WC Docket No. 25-228); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-335).

North Dakota

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-242 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Oct 6, 2025 (WC 25-242)

Part of Lumen's 14-state legacy CenturyLink/Qwest territory. Lumen stopped accepting new and move/add/change POTS orders here on May 1, 2025; full wire-center retirement filings are expected to follow through 2026-2029 under the FCC's streamlined framework.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Lumen fiber, SIP trunking.
• Typical exposure: Rural businesses and life-safety systems in legacy Qwest exchanges.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 25-705 (WC Docket No. 25-242).

Ohio

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-228, WC 25-335, WC 26-227 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Jun 30, 2026 (WC 25-228); Nov 15, 2026 (WC 25-335) | 22 days from today

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-890 (WC Docket No. 26-227); FCC Public Notice DA 25-667 (WC Docket No. 25-228); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-335).

Oklahoma

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-228, WC 25-335, WC 25-346, WC 26-192, WC 26-143, WC 26-162 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Apr 1, 2026 (WC 25-346); Jun 30, 2026 (WC 25-228); Nov 15, 2026 (WC 25-335) | 22 days from today

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-790 (WC Docket No. 26-192); FCC Public Notice DA 26-596 (WC Docket No. 26-143); FCC Public Notice DA 26-724 (WC Docket No. 26-162); FCC Public Notice DA 25-667 (WC Docket No. 25-228); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-335); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1071 (WC Docket No. 25-346).

Oregon

Active: Lumen footprint | Earliest shut-off: Full retirement filings expected 2026-2029

Part of Lumen's 14-state legacy CenturyLink/Qwest territory. Lumen stopped accepting new and move/add/change POTS orders here on May 1, 2025; full wire-center retirement filings are expected to follow through 2026-2029 under the FCC's streamlined framework.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Lumen fiber, SIP trunking.
• Typical exposure: Rural businesses and life-safety systems in legacy Qwest exchanges.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19).

Pennsylvania

Active: Verizon footprint | WC 26-179 | Earliest shut-off: Filings ongoing, market-by-market

Part of Verizon's Northeast/Mid-Atlantic ILEC territory. Verizon has used the FCC's 2026 streamlined waivers to accelerate copper discontinuance filings in select markets here.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Verizon Fios, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses on remaining copper in urban/suburban exchanges not yet converted to Fios.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-774 (WC Docket No. 26-179).

Rhode Island

Application pending at the FCC | WC 26-227 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Oct 23, 2026

Part of Verizon's Northeast/Mid-Atlantic ILEC territory. Verizon has used the FCC's 2026 streamlined waivers to accelerate copper discontinuance filings in select markets here.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Verizon Fios, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses on remaining copper in urban/suburban exchanges not yet converted to Fios.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-890 (WC Docket No. 26-227).

South Carolina

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-228, WC 25-335, WC 26-200, WC 26-227, WC 26-192, WC 26-143, WC 26-162 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Jun 30, 2026 (WC 25-228); Nov 15, 2026 (WC 25-335) | 22 days from today

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-861 (WC Docket No. 26-200); FCC Public Notice DA 26-890 (WC Docket No. 26-227); FCC Public Notice DA 26-790 (WC Docket No. 26-192); FCC Public Notice DA 26-596 (WC Docket No. 26-143); FCC Public Notice DA 26-724 (WC Docket No. 26-162); FCC Public Notice DA 25-667 (WC Docket No. 25-228); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-335).

South Dakota

Active: Lumen footprint | Earliest shut-off: Full retirement filings expected 2026-2029

Part of Lumen's 14-state legacy CenturyLink/Qwest territory. Lumen stopped accepting new and move/add/change POTS orders here on May 1, 2025; full wire-center retirement filings are expected to follow through 2026-2029 under the FCC's streamlined framework.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Lumen fiber, SIP trunking.
• Typical exposure: Rural businesses and life-safety systems in legacy Qwest exchanges.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19).

Tennessee

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-228, WC 25-259, WC 25-335, WC 26-200, WC 26-192, WC 26-162 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Nov 24, 2025 (WC 25-259); Jun 30, 2026 (WC 25-228); Nov 15, 2026 (WC 25-335) | 22 days from today

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-861 (WC Docket No. 26-200); FCC Public Notice DA 26-790 (WC Docket No. 26-192); FCC Public Notice DA 26-724 (WC Docket No. 26-162); FCC Public Notice DA 25-667 (WC Docket No. 25-228); FCC Public Notice DA 25-762 (WC Docket No. 25-259); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-335).

Texas

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-228, WC 25-327, WC 25-335, WC 25-346, WC 26-192, WC 26-182, WC 26-170, WC 26-143, WC 26-162 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Mar 3, 2026 (WC 25-327); Apr 1, 2026 (WC 25-346); Jun 30, 2026 (WC 25-228); Nov 15, 2026 (WC 25-335) | 22 days from today

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-790 (WC Docket No. 26-192); FCC Public Notice DA 26-774 (WC Docket No. 26-182); FCC Public Notice DA 26-763 (WC Docket No. 26-170); FCC Public Notice DA 26-596 (WC Docket No. 26-143); FCC Public Notice DA 26-724 (WC Docket No. 26-162); FCC Public Notice DA 25-667 (WC Docket No. 25-228); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-327); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-335); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1071 (WC Docket No. 25-346).

Utah

Application pending at the FCC | WC 26-55, WC 26-227 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Apr 20, 2026

Part of Lumen's 14-state legacy CenturyLink/Qwest territory. Lumen stopped accepting new and move/add/change POTS orders here on May 1, 2025; full wire-center retirement filings are expected to follow through 2026-2029 under the FCC's streamlined framework.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Lumen fiber, SIP trunking.
• Typical exposure: Rural businesses and life-safety systems in legacy Qwest exchanges.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-227 (WC Docket No. 26-55); FCC Public Notice DA 26-890 (WC Docket No. 26-227).

Vermont

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-221, WC 25-256 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Oct 7, 2025 (WC 25-221); Nov 12, 2025 (WC 25-256)

Consolidated Communications is retiring legacy copper in favor of its Fidium Fiber brand, offering displaced copper customers fiber upgrades where built, with copper decommissioning following fiber conversion market-by-market.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Fidium Fiber.
• Typical exposure: Rural/small-town businesses awaiting fiber conversion in legacy Consolidated Communications exchanges.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 25-623 (WC Docket No. 25-221); FCC Public Notice DA 25-752 (WC Docket No. 25-256).

Virginia

Application pending at the FCC | WC 26-227 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Oct 23, 2026

Part of Verizon's Northeast/Mid-Atlantic ILEC territory. Verizon has used the FCC's 2026 streamlined waivers to accelerate copper discontinuance filings in select markets here.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Verizon Fios, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses on remaining copper in urban/suburban exchanges not yet converted to Fios.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-890 (WC Docket No. 26-227).

Washington

Active: Lumen footprint | Earliest shut-off: Full retirement filings expected 2026-2029

Part of Lumen's 14-state legacy CenturyLink/Qwest territory. Lumen stopped accepting new and move/add/change POTS orders here on May 1, 2025; full wire-center retirement filings are expected to follow through 2026-2029 under the FCC's streamlined framework.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Lumen fiber, SIP trunking.
• Typical exposure: Rural businesses and life-safety systems in legacy Qwest exchanges.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19).

West Virginia

Active: Verizon footprint | Earliest shut-off: Filings ongoing, market-by-market

Part of Verizon's Northeast/Mid-Atlantic ILEC territory. Verizon has used the FCC's 2026 streamlined waivers to accelerate copper discontinuance filings in select markets here.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Verizon Fios, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses on remaining copper in urban/suburban exchanges not yet converted to Fios.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19).

Wisconsin

Confirmed: FCC approved | WC 25-228, WC 25-327, WC 25-335, WC 26-192, WC 26-170, WC 26-143 | Earliest shut-off: Discontinuance on/after Mar 3, 2026 (WC 25-327); Jun 30, 2026 (WC 25-228); Nov 15, 2026 (WC 25-335) | 22 days from today

Part of AT&T's 21-state legacy ILEC territory. AT&T stopped accepting new copper POTS orders here Oct 15, 2025 and is rolling out wire-center-level Section 214 filings under the FCC's streamlined process; targeting retirement of the "large majority" of its copper outside California by end of 2029.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: AT&T Phone - Advanced, fiber, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses with copper-dependent fire alarms, elevator phones, POS, fax, and alarm monitoring.

Sources: AT&T's copper retirement plan plows ahead; FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19); FCC Public Notice DA 26-790 (WC Docket No. 26-192); FCC Public Notice DA 26-763 (WC Docket No. 26-170); FCC Public Notice DA 26-596 (WC Docket No. 26-143); FCC Public Notice DA 25-667 (WC Docket No. 25-228); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-327); FCC Public Notice DA 25-1043 (WC Docket No. 25-335).

Wyoming

Active: Lumen footprint | Earliest shut-off: Full retirement filings expected 2026-2029

Part of Lumen's 14-state legacy CenturyLink/Qwest territory. Lumen stopped accepting new and move/add/change POTS orders here on May 1, 2025; full wire-center retirement filings are expected to follow through 2026-2029 under the FCC's streamlined framework.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Lumen fiber, SIP trunking.
• Typical exposure: Rural businesses and life-safety systems in legacy Qwest exchanges.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19).

Washington, D.C.

Active: Verizon footprint | Earliest shut-off: Filings ongoing, market-by-market

Part of Verizon's Northeast/Mid-Atlantic ILEC territory. Verizon has used the FCC's 2026 streamlined waivers to accelerate copper discontinuance filings in select markets here.

What changes for the customer

• Copper POTS in the named wire centers may be disconnected on or after the shut-off date. Replacement service offered by the carrier: Verizon Fios, wireless.
• Typical exposure: Businesses on remaining copper in urban/suburban exchanges not yet converted to Fios.

Sources: FCC Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC 26-19).