FCC Order

Decommissioned

"FCC order 19-72A1 (issued August 2, 2019) has officially granted telecommunications carriers permission to abandon outdated, degrading copper POTS lines”.

"FCC order mandates that customers and resellers of POTS line services must transition to an alternative service.”

• Fire Alarm

• Security Alarm

• Voice

• Elevator

• Fax

• Blue Light

• Point of Sale

• Security Gate Door Access

• Panic Button

• Meter Reading

• Modem

• Out of Band Management

• SCADA Application

• Internet Backup

Over Billing: Due to deregulation, POTS line rates have increased 100 to 1,000%, and continue to climb

Low Reliability: POTS line infrastructure is decayed resulting in non-functional phone lines

Service Calls Non-Existent: POTS line carriers are not interested in fixing legacy infrastructure, resulting in delayed or non-existent service calls

No Network Transparency: Legacy POTS lines do not provide the ability monitor critical safety components (alarms, fire, blue-light, elevators)

No Upgrade Path: Legacy copper networks are disappearing as the world moves toward wireless networks like 5G broadband

FCC Shutdown: “FCC grants relief from outdated and burdensome regulations governing Plain Old Telephone Service… Speeds transition to next generation networks”

Accelerated Decommissioning

• POTS Lines are being turned off

• Rapid decommissioning in 2023 (post COVID)

• Accelerated demand for alternative solutions

• Fiber complicated and costly

• As demand increases, installation services will become scarce.

• Provider’s Market