{"id":1998,"date":"2023-06-06T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inversetech.com\/?p=1998"},"modified":"2023-06-02T12:18:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T16:18:11","slug":"dont-be-stuck-with-your-outdated-pots-line-let-inverse-tech-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inversetech.com\/dont-be-stuck-with-your-outdated-pots-line-let-inverse-tech-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Be Stuck With Your Outdated POTS Line \u2013 Let Inverse Tech Help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Did you hear that POTS (plain old telephone service) lines are going away at a rapid pace?\u00a0 Why is that?\u00a0 In 2019, the FCC issued Order 19-72A1 which allowed service providers in the US to stop selling and maintaining copper telephone lines if they chose to do so. The FCC now reports that action caused the number of U.S. POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) lines to decline from 122 million in 2010 to about 36 million in 2021.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the past all telephone services were hard-wired to copper lines.\u00a0 In addition to providing phone service for businesses and home the lines also served in other ways.\u00a0 Phones in elevators, fax machines, fire alarms and more. The benefit was, even if the electrical power was out, the phone would still operate in the elevator or for the fire or security alarm.<\/p>\n<p>The industry has changed a great deal over the past decade with new technologies like VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and fixed wireless, leading to fewer choices for POTS lines, hence driving up the cost for old school technology even more, sometimes as much as double or triple.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There are multiple reasons for businesses to transition from the old to the new, such as VoIP phones.\u00a0 Cost efficiency, remote-friendly and scalable are just three.<\/p>\n<p>If your business is still using POTS lines, it is a good time to move on, before your phone bill goes up, again.\u00a0 Keep in mind, the new systems are operated via a dedicated wireless network.\u00a0 And support your needs such as following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Security Alarm Panels<\/li>\n<li>Building Entry Phones<\/li>\n<li>Fire Alarm Panels<\/li>\n<li>Essential Phone Lines*<\/li>\n<li>Elevator Phones<\/li>\n<li>Fax Machines<\/li>\n<li>Public Safety Phones<\/li>\n<li>Point-Of-Sale Systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<em>*Subject to certain restrictions.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>BOTTOM LINE WHAT ARE THE KEY BENEFITS?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Value:<\/strong>\u00a0You\u2019ll save money on your monthly phone bill<\/p>\n<p><strong>Backup Battery:<\/strong>\u00a0Most keep operating for a number of hours during power failures<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flexible Deployment Options:<\/strong>\u00a0The systems can be configured to provide LTE failover for mission-critical VoIP lines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Life-safety compliant:<\/strong>\u00a0Built as an MFVN-compliant network so traffic doesn\u2019t traverse the public internet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All-inclusion solution:<\/strong>\u00a0Hardware, data service, and phone service from one solution provider; \u201cno surprises\u201d monthly rates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t wait; this is the kind of decision better made sooner rather than later.\u00a0 Call Inverse Technology Solutions today to talk about the best solution for your unique business needs.\u00a0 We\u2019ll help you get rid of those \u201cplain old telephone service\u201d lines. 800-854-2444 or visit our website,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.inversetech.com\">www.inversetech.com<\/a>\u00a0for more information.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you hear that POTS (plain old telephone service) lines are going away at a rapid pace?\u00a0 Why is that?\u00a0 In 2019, the FCC issued Order 19-72A1 which allowed service providers in the US to stop selling and maintaining copper telephone lines if they chose to do so. 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