Legacy copper phone lines are becoming too expensive to maintain, causing telecom providers to raise rates, reduce service quality and availability. These copper lines support your life safety devices such as fire alarm panels, elevator phones, safety phones, building entry systems and more. It’s time to modernize and reclaim profits.

“We found that 90% of enterprise customers are already moving towards some sort of POTS replacement,” says Clinton Fitch of Ooma. “They either have a plan in place or they’re doing pilots or something along those lines. What that means, though, is that 10% of those being surveyed had no plan. And it really is now a rush to get it done.” Clinton shares with us the finding of a recent survey they conducted with Foundry. Listen to the podcast to learn more.

The Race to Replace POTS Lines is On

The safety of students, faculty, and staff is a top priority for colleges and universities, and as costs rise, educational facilities also need to find a way to reduce costs to remain competitive. How do colleges and universities prepare for long-term growth, provide a safe environment for all, and reduce costs? The answer lies in their copper lines and the life safety devices they support. Watch this webinar and we will show you how to navigate both.

Reduce Copper Wire Phone Costs and Keep Your Campus Safe

In August 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that carriers no longer needed to maintain their copper line network and also removed pricing protections on these copper phone lines. While still prevalent on many commonly used lines such as elevator phones, building entry systems, fire alarms and security systems, it is not always the case that these lines are just turned off. Instead, customers are receiving less support and are now seeing their phone bills steadily increasing.

In this podcast, we will take a look at why these lines are still important, how to reduce costs and what steps to take next.

The Copper Sunset happened, why are copper phone lines still an issue?

There is one overhead expense that has been lingering over you for years. It’s all those legacy analog phone expenses that support your life safety devices (such as fire alarm panels, elevator phones and building entry systems). If you checked your phone bill recently, you’ll see that it has skyrocketed and is eating into your margins. As carriers decommission those lines, they are pushing costs onto you while reducing your quality of service.  So, how do you get those millions back?

Register today to learn:

-How to potentially save millions each year by modernizing your critical communications systems.
-Where to locate those overhead expenses and determine which devices are in use.
-How to keep your current life safety devices and stay compliant while migrating away from analog phone lines.
-A step-by-step guide to transforming your copper lines to a dedicated wireless network.

This webinar is ideal for businesses that are looking to save money, stay compliant and replace antiquated communications systems.

Modernize and Reclaim Profits by Optimizing This One Expense Item

Most businesses have copper wire phone lines that are confusing, unreliable and hard to maintain. While many phone lines have already moved to a digital format, vital lines such as emergency phones, fire alarms, alarm panels and building entry systems may have been overlooked.

These lines were previously tightly regulated by the FCC but their oversight of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) has now been lifted and they no longer see any reason to require carriers to continue maintaining POTS service. This has left businesses with increasing phone costs and an aging phone infrastructure that needs to be replaced.

Register today to learn:

-What the copper sunset is and what it means for your business
-Which devices are most at risk of being decommissioned
-How to prepare and what you can do about it
-How a POTS replacement solution can reduce costs and keep emergency devices running

This webinar is ideal for both large and small businesses that need to find a solution for their emergency analog devices.

Untangle Your Business From Copper Wire Phone Lines

The cost of maintaining analog POTS lines that support mission critical devices is skyrocketing, and many businesses struggle with maintaining these analog lines. Beyond being unreliable and hard to maintain, the FCC has declared that they will no longer hold carriers accountable. What this means for businesses is unchecked rate hikes, loss of support and difficulty keeping phone lines in compliance, as well as an aging phone infrastructure that needs to be replaced.

While many phone lines have already moved away from these POTS lines to a digital format, vital emergency devices often still rely on these lines and may have been overlooked. These lines include:

• Facility, burglar and fire alarm panels
• Elevator and public safety phones
• Building entry systems
• Fax machines

In this webinar, we will discuss not only what is happening but also what you can do to prepare and take action. Watch this webinar to learn how to ensure that your vital emergency devices will remain connected and affordable.  

Key Takeaways - 

· Why your phone bill keeps getting more expensive
· What are the alternative options that you have to keep your critical devices running 
· How a POTS replacement can reduce costs and keep emergency devices running
· What steps do you need to undertake a transformation from analog lines to more reliable and affordable options

How to Escape the Skyrocketing Expenses Hiding in Your Analog Lines

There’s a new urgency to replace obsolete POTS lines with a solution that enables facilities and property managers to keep using their existing critical emergency devices. According to a new survey, almost 90% of enterprises are swiftly migrating to reduce liability, ensure compliance, and cut costs. Those that start planning now can avoid the rush to the finish line that’s likely to occur when POTS lines are decommissioned. Join us for our upcoming webinar as we explore the findings from this survey in-depth and show you how to cross the finish line faster in the race to replace POTS lines.

The Urgency of POTS Replacement: Keeping Your People and Facilities Safe

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