Why CRE can’t treat copper retirement like “just a phone issue.” For decades, the Commercial Real Estate (CRE) industry leaned on copper POTS lines as the quiet utility behind life-safety and building-critical systems: fire panels dialing a central station, elevator emergency phones, burglar alarms, gate call-boxes, and “one last analog line” for a legacy control
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What Enterprises Must Do Now to Protect Building Safety Systems Across the U.S., incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) are moving faster to retire legacy copper infrastructure. Many enterprises still see “copper retirement” as a telecom issue that affects old voice lines or fax machines in rural areas. In reality, the impact is more urgent. Copper
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Dates that Will Reshape the U.S. Copper and POTS Wireline Landscape These months mark key moments in AT&T’s retirement of its legacy copper POTS network, a transition that has been accelerated by recent policy updates from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). October 2025: The Service Freeze Beginning in October 2025, AT&T will stop accepting new
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FCC Aims to Accelerate Wireless Infrastructure Buildout The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched a new rulemaking to accelerate the buildout and modernization of wireless infrastructure, including cell towers and other facilities critical for 5G and future 6G networks. The decision, adopted on September 30, 2025, marks a major step toward expanding mobile connectivity across
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A Game Changer from MarketSpark In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving technological landscape, data centers are the backbone of many industries, from cloud services to enterprise IT solutions. As these facilities grow more complex and require higher levels of reliability and efficiency, the need for cutting-edge solutions becomes even more critical. One such solution gaining significant
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Embracing MarketSpark’s POTS Solution In today’s fast-changing world of business communication, the retirement of POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) lines is driving major change. As companies move away from analog systems, the demand for modern, reliable, and cost-effective solutions continues to grow. This is where MarketSpark steps in. The company offers a forward-thinking solution that
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