POTS lines are old-fashioned copper wires connected to a standard telephone that provides the power and connectivity to the telephone service provider’s central switching system. In other words, POTS lines are traditional analog phone service businesses use for voice, fax, DSL, and alarm lines to name a few.
The telecom giants and manufacturers are feeling the heat when it comes to copper and they’re actively working to disengage themselves from an expensive and outdated technology.
• Copper infrastructure is aging and it’s too expensive to improve.
• Technicians with the necessary experience to support and maintain the lines are older and many are retiring.
• Replacement parts are prohibitively expensive and difficult to acquire (if they’re even available).
• Carriers have shifted focus away from copper and have invested heavily in the rollout of their fiber networks, which offer faster speeds, more sales opportunities, and a host of additional services.
• Customers are “cutting the cord.” In 2004, over 90% of households in the U.S. had an operational landline phone, according to data provided by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. Today, that figure has plummeted drastically to about 40%.
• Manufacturers are producing products that are made to work across cellular networks and do not work well if at all on POTS lines.
Moving your accounts from POTS lines to an alternate technology will ultimately save you time and increase the value of your company, but more importantly it will provide your subscribers solid and reliable communications into the future.
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