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Copper Retirement
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Copper retirement is the withdrawal of a carrier's copper network facilities from service, together with the analog telephone services delivered over them, under the FCC's notice and service-discontinuance framework.
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POTS Line Replacement Planning
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POTS line replacement is the migration of an analog copper telephone line to a managed cellular or IP connection using an on-site appliance that reproduces the analog interface, so the connected equipment continues to operate without being replaced.
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Life-Safety Communications
16 articles
Life-safety communications are the circuits a building relies on in an emergency — fire alarm reporting, elevator emergency telephones, area-of-refuge stations, and emergency call boxes — where a failure is a safety event rather than an inconvenience.
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Legacy Analog Line Migration
7 articles
Legacy analog line migration is the process of moving non-voice analog equipment — fax machines, dial-up modems, point-of-sale terminals, ATMs, and telemetry devices — off copper lines while keeping the equipment itself in service.
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Internet Resilience
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Internet resilience is a site's ability to stay connected through the failure of its primary circuit or its utility power, using an independent secondary path and backup power.
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