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How Caple telephone exchange
How Caple serves Brockhampton and carries the Openreach exchange code WNHCP. It was previously notified for copper stop-sell but has since been removed from the FTTP priority list.
Stop-sell status
Removed from list
Exchange code
WNHCP
N/A
Analogue switch-off (national)
31 Jan 2027
PSTN retirement — every UK exchange
What this means if you’re on the How Caple exchange
Openreach places an exchange on the FTTP priority list once full fibre reaches roughly 75% of the premises it serves. From the restriction date, any premises here that can order full fibre can no longer take out new copper services — analogue phone lines, FTTC broadband, working-line takeovers. Nothing is switched off on that date: existing lines keep working until your provider migrates you ahead of the national PSTN retirement on 31 January 2027.
When migration happens your number stays the same, and the local dialling code is unaffected — find it in the area-code index. If a call from an unfamiliar local number is what brought you here, run it through the lookup to see the Ofcom range holder and live reputation reports.
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FAQs about the How Caple exchange
Is the How Caple telephone exchange closing?
How Caple was previously notified for copper stop-sell but has been removed from Openreach's FTTP priority list. The national PSTN switch-off on 31 January 2027 still applies: analogue landline service ends everywhere, and providers will migrate customers to digital voice.
What does stop sell at How Caple mean for my landline?
Existing services keep working — stop sell only blocks new supply of copper products (new analogue lines, copper broadband, transfers between providers on copper) at premises where full fibre is available. When your provider migrates you, your phone number stays the same and calls move to digital voice over broadband.
Which numbers come from the How Caple exchange?
Exchange serving areas don't map one-to-one onto dialling codes, but local landlines will use the geographic code for Brockhampton. Use the area-code index to find it, or look up a specific number to see its Ofcom range holder.
Source: Openreach FTTP Priority Exchange stop-sell ancillary document (© British Telecommunications plc), republished as facts with attribution. Dates reflect the most recent published document revision; always confirm migration plans with your own provider.