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BCN POTS & Copper Retirement Tracker

Carrier copper and POTS retirement by state, county and wire center: FCC filings, deadlines and the business systems affected. Select a state to drill in.

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Data updated

Current, next update October 22, 2026

24

States with confirmed FCC filings

274K+

Customer locations covered by confirmed filings

49

States and territories with an active carrier footprint

25

Days to the next authorized shut-off (Nov 15, 2026)

United States California Alpine County

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Copper retirement status by county in California. The same information is in the table below. Alameda County: FCC approved Alpine County: FCC approved Amador County: FCC approved Butte County: FCC approved Calaveras County: FCC approved Colusa County: FCC approved Contra Costa County: FCC approved Del Norte County: Not named in any filing El Dorado County: FCC approved Fresno County: FCC approved Glenn County: FCC approved Humboldt County: FCC approved Imperial County: FCC approved Inyo County: Not named in any filing Kern County: FCC approved Kings County: FCC approved Lake County: FCC approved Lassen County: Not named in any filing Los Angeles County: FCC approved Madera County: FCC approved Marin County: FCC approved Mariposa County: FCC approved Mendocino County: FCC approved Merced County: FCC approved Modoc County: Not named in any filing Mono County: Not named in any filing Monterey County: FCC approved Napa County: FCC approved Nevada County: FCC approved Orange County: FCC approved Placer County: FCC approved Plumas County: Not named in any filing Riverside County: FCC approved Sacramento County: FCC approved San Benito County: FCC approved San Bernardino County: FCC approved San Diego County: FCC approved San Francisco County: FCC approved San Joaquin County: FCC approved San Luis Obispo County: FCC approved San Mateo County: FCC approved Santa Barbara County: FCC approved Santa Clara County: FCC approved Santa Cruz County: FCC approved Shasta County: FCC approved Sierra County: Not named in any filing Siskiyou County: FCC approved Solano County: FCC approved Sonoma County: FCC approved Stanislaus County: FCC approved Sutter County: FCC approved Tehama County: FCC approved Trinity County: FCC approved Tulare County: FCC approved Tuolumne County: FCC approved Ventura County: FCC approved Yolo County: FCC approved Yuba County: FCC approved
  • FCC approved
  • Filed, pending
  • Grandfathered
  • Not named in any filing

Select a county for its wire centers and shut-off date. On a small screen the county table below is easier to use than the map.

California

Alpine County

FCC approved

223 days to earliest shut-off

Filing / docket
WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Earliest shut-off
Jun 1, 2027
Locations
Not in filing
Replacement offered
AT&T Phone for Business - Advanced (APB-A) / AT&T Business Voice; AT&T Phone - Advanced (residential)

Wire centers: 2

  • Bear Valley CLLI BVLYCA11, Jun 1, 2027 FCC approved
  • South Tahoe-Meyers CLLI STAHCA13, Jun 1, 2027 Wire-center boundary reaches this county FCC approved

Life-safety lines on copper here

Fire alarm panels, elevator phones and alarm transmitters must keep a compliant path after copper is discontinued. BCN POTS Over LTE is permitted under NFPA 72, UL Listed, approved for fire/life-safety incl. elevators & alarm panels, HIPAA, PCI and FCC compliant.

Monthly cost per business line

Legacy copper POTS (AT&T guidebook) $2,700 AT&T guidebook rate for Business Individual Access Line Service in most of the 360 CA wire centers (WC 26-120 filing)
AT&T replacement (APB-A / Business Voice) $99.99 Per line, before taxes and discounts; LTE-based, 24-hour battery; carrier-managed device
BCN POTS Over LTE Quote Up to 8 lines per ATA; dual-SIM LTE; monitored and managed; quoted per site by BCN Telecom
Talk to BCN about Alpine County

Status by county

51 counties in California have at least one wire center named in a filing. Select a county to see its wire centers.

Copper retirement status for each county in California with a named wire center.
County Status Wire centers Earliest shut-off Docket
Alameda FCC approved 13 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Alpine FCC approved 2 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Amador FCC approved 6 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Butte FCC approved 11 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Calaveras FCC approved 7 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Colusa Wire-center boundary reaches this county FCC approved 5 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Contra Costa FCC approved 23 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
El Dorado FCC approved 10 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Fresno FCC approved 28 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Glenn FCC approved 6 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Humboldt FCC approved 6 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Imperial FCC approved 9 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Kern FCC approved 18 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Kings FCC approved 12 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Lake FCC approved 7 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Los Angeles FCC approved 51 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Madera FCC approved 9 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Marin FCC approved 5 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Mariposa Wire-center boundary reaches this county FCC approved 6 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Mendocino FCC approved 2 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Merced FCC approved 12 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Monterey FCC approved 13 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Napa FCC approved 4 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Nevada Wire-center boundary reaches this county FCC approved 1 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Orange FCC approved 22 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Placer FCC approved 13 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Riverside FCC approved 9 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Sacramento FCC approved 24 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
San Benito Wire-center boundary reaches this county FCC approved 2 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
San Bernardino FCC approved 8 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
San Diego FCC approved 30 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
San Francisco FCC approved 8 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
San Joaquin FCC approved 18 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
San Luis Obispo FCC approved 4 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
San Mateo FCC approved 11 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Santa Barbara Wire-center boundary reaches this county FCC approved 1 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Santa Clara FCC approved 15 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Santa Cruz FCC approved 4 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Shasta FCC approved 4 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Siskiyou FCC approved 4 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Solano FCC approved 6 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Sonoma FCC approved 7 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Stanislaus FCC approved 17 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Sutter FCC approved 12 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Tehama FCC approved 6 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Trinity Wire-center boundary reaches this county FCC approved 2 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Tulare FCC approved 16 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Tuolumne FCC approved 5 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Ventura FCC approved 5 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Yolo FCC approved 10 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121
Yuba FCC approved 5 Jun 1, 2027 WC Docket 26-120 / 26-121

Not named in any filing loaded here: Del Norte, Inyo, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Plumas, Sierra.

Key national deadlines

  1. Done

    FCC cuts the required copper-retirement customer notice period from 180 days to 90 days.

  2. Done

    Lumen stops accepting new & move/add/change POTS orders across its 14-state legacy CenturyLink/Qwest territory.

  3. Done

    AT&T stops accepting new copper POTS orders across ~20 states in its ILEC footprint.

  4. Done

    AT&T files FCC discontinuance application covering ~90,000 customers across 18 states.

  5. Done

    FCC grants AT&T's 18-state application, over 30% of its copper footprint outside California.

  6. Done

    FCC adopts the Network and Services Modernization Order (FCC-26-19A1), streamlining Section 214 nationwide.

  7. Done

    AT&T begins physically decommissioning ~500 wire centers (~10% of its footprint).

  8. Done

    FCC approves AT&T's California discontinuance application covering 184,000+ locations.

  9. Upcoming

    Deadline: permanent copper discontinuance for ~90,000 AT&T customers across 18 states.

  10. Upcoming

    Earliest date AT&T can begin discontinuing California copper service (184,000 locations).

  11. Upcoming

    AT&T's target to retire the large majority of its copper footprint outside California.

If your lines are in a named wire center

Move fire alarm, elevator and voice lines off copper before the carrier does it for you.

BCN POTS Over LTE keeps legacy panels working over a managed LTE connection with battery backup, on a single invoice for every location. BCN also offers Cloud Voice (UCaaS), SIP/SIP PRI and Cable Voice where a full voice migration makes more sense.

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BCN POTS Over LTE

  • Fully monitored and managed
  • MFVN-compliant ATA, up to 8 lines per device
  • Dual-SIM 4G LTE with optional wired redundancy
  • 8-hour battery backup (24-hour optional)
  • Supports fax (T.38), modem, alarm transmitters, elevator phones
  • White-glove installation with post-install test report
  • Permitted under NFPA 72
  • UL Listed
  • Approved for fire/life-safety incl. elevators & alarm panels
  • HIPAA, PCI and FCC compliant

Source: BCN POTS Over LTE Solution Overview; BCN POTS Replacement Solutions Overview

Latest coverage from carriers and the FCC

Authoritative sources

Use these sources to discover and verify retirement records. A published deadline should be tied to the underlying carrier/FCC/state notice, not this source list alone.