Telephone Exchange
Goldhanger Telephone Exchange

Fibre Enabled

BT Broadband Fibre to the Cabinet & Fibre on Demand services are available to customers connected to the Goldhanger exchange. Most customers can now upgrade from ADSL to fibre internet. BT Broadband is supplied via the Openreach Network. BT Broadband



Local Authorities = Maldon District Council & Essex County Council

UK area dialling code (STD code) for the Goldhanger exchange is 01621

International dialling code for the Goldhanger exchange is +44 1621 or 0044 1621

The Goldhanger exchange is in the Maldon group of exchanges.

11 telephone exchanges form this regional grouping.

TL 90116 09190

Exchange Address

Located at :-
British Telecom,
Telephone Exchange,
Maldon Road,
Goldhanger,
MALDON.
CM9 8BG

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Goldhanger -> Essex -> East

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Openreach Identifer

  • Network identifier code for the Goldhanger exchange is EAGOL

Fibre To The Cabinet

  • The Goldhanger exchange provides fibre services.

21CN WBC

  • This exchange has not been 21CN WBC enabled

ADSL Max

  • The Goldhanger exchange has been enabled for ADSL Max since March 2006

ADSL

  • The Goldhanger telephone exchange in Essex was enabled for ADSL in January 2005

Ofcom Classification

  • The BT exchange, Goldhanger is classified by Ofcom as:- Market 1.
Virgin Media

PSTN Network Switch Off In 2027

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copper services - including traditional analogue phone lines, ISDN2, ISDN30 and other legacy products - are being withdrawn.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.

On 20th July 2022 Openreach declared the Goldhanger Exchange, Goldhanger as a 'FTTP Priority Exchange' as part of their Tranche 9 list of exchanges and issued a 'Stop Sell' notice effective from Tuesday 8th August 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.