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Standards & regulations
Plain-language summaries of the FCC rules, fire and life-safety codes, and product standards that govern copper retirement and POTS line replacement, with links to every issuing body.
These summaries are provided for orientation. Applicability always depends on your jurisdiction, the adopted code edition, and the authority having jurisdiction.
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FCC copper retirement rules
FCC Copper Retirement Rules
U.S. Federal Communications Commission
Federal rules that set out how an incumbent carrier may retire copper network facilities, including the notice it must give to affected retail customers and interconnecting carriers before the facilities are decommissioned.
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FCC network modernization rules
FCC Network Modernization Rules
U.S. Federal Communications Commission
The broader federal framework governing carriers' transition from legacy circuit-switched networks to IP and wireless technology, including the criteria for discontinuing a legacy service and the obligations that attach to that transition.
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NFPA 72
NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
National Fire Protection Association
The U.S. code governing the installation, performance, testing, and maintenance of fire alarm and signaling systems, including how alarm systems communicate with supervising stations and how those communication paths must be supervised.
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UL 864
UL 864: Control Units and Accessories for Fire Alarm Systems
UL Standards & Engagement (standard); certification issued by an accredited NRTL
The product standard covering control units and accessories used in fire alarm systems. Certification to UL 864 is issued by an accredited Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory following evaluation and testing of a specific product.
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ASME A17.1 / CSA B44
ASME A17.1 / CSA B44: Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators
American Society of Mechanical Engineers / CSA Group
The harmonized U.S. and Canadian safety code for elevators and escalators. It includes requirements for emergency two-way communication from inside the car to authorized personnel who can act on a call for help.
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UL 1610
UL 1610: Central-Station Burglar-Alarm Units
UL Standards & Engagement (standard); certification issued by an accredited NRTL
The product standard covering central-station burglar-alarm units — the intrusion-detection counterpart to UL 864's fire alarm scope. Certification is issued per product by an accredited testing laboratory.
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CSFM Building Materials Listing
California State Fire Marshal Listing Requirements
Office of the California State Fire Marshal
California operates a Building Materials Listing Program under which fire and life-safety products must be listed by the State Fire Marshal before they may be sold or installed for those purposes in the state. Listings are issued per product with a listing number.
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Emergency communication requirements
Emergency Communication Requirements for Buildings
Multiple — NFPA, ASME, state and local authorities
An overview of the requirements that govern emergency communication circuits in buildings — elevator emergency phones, area-of-refuge stations, emergency call boxes, and alarm reporting paths — which are established across several codes rather than in one document.
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