Application of Verizon to Discontinue Domestic Legacy Voice Service as Part of a Technology Transition Is Not Automatically Granted (DA 26-1038)

Publisher

Federal Communications Commission, Wireline Competition Bureau

URL

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-1038A1.txt

Published

2026-09-25

Updated

unknown

Accessed

2026-10-02

HTTP status

206

License

US government work; public domain; short excerpts and locators only

Source notes citing this source

• On August 10, 2026, Verizon ILEC affiliates (with Frontier entities) applied to discontinue residential and business legacy TDM-based voice service in portions of Arizona, Delaware, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia. in context
• On September 25, 2026 the Wireline Competition Bureau removed Verizon's legacy voice discontinuance application from automatic grant, which had been scheduled for September 26, 2026. in context
• The FCC stated that pulling Verizon's application from automatic grant is not a final determination on the merits of the discontinuance request. in context
• The Verizon schedule (application filed August 10, 2026; auto-grant date September 26, 2026, set by an August 26, 2026 public notice) is consistent with the uniform 31-day automatic grant period being applied to a dominant carrier by August 2026, despite the FR listing the 63.71 amendment as delayed. inferred in context

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Application of Verizon to Discontinue Domestic Legacy Voice Service as Part of a Technology Transition Is Not Automatically Granted (DA 26-1038). WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/fcc-da-26-1038-verizon-not-auto-granted

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-fcc-da-26-1038-verizon-not-auto-granted,
  title  = {Application of Verizon to Discontinue Domestic Legacy Voice Service as Part of a Technology Transition Is Not Automatically Granted (DA 26-1038)},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/fcc-da-26-1038-verizon-not-auto-granted},
  note   = {Federal Communications Commission, Wireline Competition Bureau, accessed 2026-10-02}
}