FCC Approves Section 214 Changes: What It Means for Copper Retirement and Your Customers
The Vote Is In. The Timeline Just Changed. The FCC has approved updates to Section 214, removing key regulatory barriers that have historically slowed the retirement of legacy copper networks. This is a meaningful shift. For years, copper retirement has been happening gradually, limited by process, approvals, and overlapping regulations. With these changes, that friction […]
2026: Out with the Old, In with the Future of Telecom
The sun is setting on copper. 2026 marks a turning point where outdated POTS lines and legacy infrastructure no longer belong in the modern business environment. The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is being decommissioned worldwide, and the ripple effects are reaching every industry. Regulatory protections are gone. Prices are skyrocketing. And carriers are walking […]
Reliability Is the Key to Compliance. Multi-WAN Is the Key to Reliability
Copper lines were built for a different era where downtime wasn’t a compliance risk, and one connection was “good enough.” Not anymore. Today’s POTS replacement systems are powering life-safety devices, business-critical services, and infrastructure that can’t afford to go offline. That’s why long-term reliability hinges on eliminating single-path dependency. The answer: multi-path connectivity, often referred […]
Copper’s Not Cleared for Takeoff
Why Government Upgrades Signal the End of Legacy Lines Everywhere The U.S. government just announced a sweeping investment to modernize air traffic control systems, with a key part of the upgrade focused on ripping out copper lines and replacing them with fiber. The decision reinforces what telecom professionals already know: copper lines are no longer […]