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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This regulatory shift, combined with skyrocketing costs of maintaining outdated infrastructure, is accelerating the transition away from copper. For businesses, the question is no longer if they need to replace POTS lines, but how quickly. That’s where MarketSpark’s Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) solution comes in: a modern, scalable, and cost-effective alternative purpose-built for the POTS replacement era. The
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What is POTS? Have you ever heard the term POTS? If you were born before the 1990s, there’s a good chance it was part of your everyday life. POTS stands for Plain Old Telephone Service, the traditional phone line technology most of us grew up using at home. From the late 1800s to the 1980s,
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POTS Replacement: How Businesses Are Adapting to the Retirement of Copper Networks For generations, America’s analog phone lines, the vast copper-wire network (POTS) that powered the first mass telephone communications, served the nation faithfully. Through these wires, you, your parents, and your grandparents dialed long-distance, ordered pizza, chatted with friends, and called 1-800 numbers. The
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Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) Lines Explained In today’s world, most businesses rely on modern communication systems such as VoIP. Because of this, the term POTS, or Plain Old Telephone Service, is not mentioned as often as it once was. In simple terms, POTS refers to the traditional analog landline system that depends on copper
The Benefits of MarketSpark POTS Replacement Solutions for SLED Organizations State, Local, and Education (SLED) organizations depend on reliable and cost-effective telecommunications systems to support essential operations. For decades, Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) lines formed the backbone of communication for schools, public offices, and safety departments. However, maintaining copper-based networks is now expensive and
Understanding the Latest FCC Announcements and Their Implications Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) lines have been a cornerstone of communication infrastructure for decades. However, with the rapid advancements in technology and the increasing shift towards more efficient and versatile communication systems, the retirement of POTS lines is inevitable. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been
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What is POTS? Have you heard of it or come across the term before? If you were born before the 90’s there’s a big chance POTS was a part of your everyday life.
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In an era where more businesses are relying on modern telephone systems like VoIP, the term POTS probably isn\’t thrown around a lot.
