As many people will realise, Openreach were slow to provide any fibre services to connected properties on the Aston Cross Telephone Exchange, via their 'Fibre To The Cabinet' (FTTC) product. However with the national rollout of FULL Fibre, customers should check with BT Broadband and confirm if Full Fibre is now available to residents living near the Aston Cross Exchange.
Check Availability with BT Broadband for local services from the Aston Cross Telephone Exchange
Local Authority = Birmingham City Council
UK area dialling code (STD code) for the Aston Cross exchange is 0121
International dialling code for the Aston Cross exchange is +44 121 or 0044 121
The Aston Cross exchange is in the Birmingham group of exchanges.
47 telephone exchanges form this regional grouping.
OS Grid Ref: SP 07457 87760
Located at :-
British Telecom,
Telephone Exchange,
281 Corporation Street,
BIRMINGHAM.
B4 7DP
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Aston Cross -> Birmingham -> West Midlands
See Location Map Below
Openreach and the wider UK telecoms industry are retiring the old Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and associated copper-based services as part of the move to an all-digital, internet-protocol (IP) based network.
The PSTN and associated wholesale copper services - including traditional analogue phone lines, ISDN2, ISDN30 and other legacy products - are being withdrawn.
These services historically relied on copper wiring connected from exchanges to premises. They will be replaced with digital alternatives such as Full Fibre (FTTP) and IP-based broadband services like SOGEA, SOGFAST and other All-IP products.
Originally planned for December 2025, the final withdrawal of the PSTN network has been rescheduled to 31 January 2027 to give more time for migration, particularly for vulnerable customers and specialist services. By this date, all legacy services that depend on the PSTN must be transitioned off the copper network.
Openreach have not identified the Aston Cross Exchange as a 'FTTP Priority Exchange' and the 'Stop Sell' date was September 2023.
Stop Sell is triggered when a majority (75%) of premises connected to a particular exchange can get ultrafast Full Fibre. Customers who then want to switch, upgrade or re-grade their broadband or phone service will have to take a new digital service over their new Full Fibre network.