Telephone Exchange
Sandon Telephone Exchange

Fibre Enabled

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



Local Authorities = Stafford Borough Council & Staffordshire County Council

UK area dialling code (STD code) for the Sandon exchange is 01785

International dialling code for the Sandon exchange is +44 1785 or 0044 1785

The Sandon exchange is in the Staffordshire group of exchanges.

18 telephone exchanges form this regional grouping.

OS Grid Ref: SJ 94874 29228

Exchange Address

Located at :-
British Telecom,
Telephone Exchange,
Lichfield Road,
Sandon,
STAFFORD.
ST18 0BY

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Sandon -> Staffordshire -> West Midlands

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Openreach Identifer

  • Network identifier code for the Sandon exchange is WMSAN

Fibre To The Cabinet

  • The Sandon exchange provides fibre services.

21CN WBC

  • This exchange has not been 21CN WBC enabled

ADSL Max

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

ADSL

  • The Sandon telephone exchange in Staffordshire was enabled for ADSL in February 2005

Ofcom Classification

  • The BT exchange, Sandon is classified by Ofcom as:- Market 1.

Historic Fact

  • Before PhONE Day On 16th April 1995, the STD Code For This Exchange Was 0889 7
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copper services - including traditional analogue phone lines, ISDN2, ISDN30 and other legacy products - are being withdrawn.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 18th July 2025 Openreach declared the Sandon Exchange, Stafford as a 'FTTP Priority Exchange' as part of their Tranche 21 list of exchanges and issued a 'Stop Sell' notice effective from Wednesday 19th August 2026

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.