Guide · 2026-11-04

Copper retirement in the Coastal Bend

Two carriers are retiring copper here, on two different schedules.

Verizon: on or after Nov 6, 2026

Verizon's notice covers all remaining copper in eight Coastal Bend wire centers, on or after Nov 6, 2026.

• Retirement applies to all remaining locations in each wire center.
• Verizon may move customers off copper before that date.
• After retirement, Verizon no longer maintains the copper.

Source: Verizon notice 2026-03-A-TX, Aug 7, 2026.

AT&T: area by area

AT&T retires copper one distribution area at a time inside each wire center, under FCC notices.

• Corpus Christi: parts of all seven wire centers (Wyman, Calallen, Flour Bluff, Padre Island, Corpus Christi Terminal, Tulip, CRCHTXBU), notice ATT20240025C, since April 2024.
• Alice, Kingsville, Rockport, Mathis: parts of each, notices ATT20240023C, ATT20240031C, ATT20240033C and ATT20240176C.
• More Texas wire centers were added in 2026 (FCC WC 26-162 and WC 26-192). AT&T plans to retire copper across its footprint by the end of 2029.
• Notices list distribution areas, not street addresses, and the notice period is now about 90 days.

The replacement

A solar box and an equipment box at the road, with every device on site left as it is. V1 Standard for most sites; V2 Class I Div 2 for classified areas; V3 Fire-ready where there is a fire alarm panel.