Tagged With "POTS"

Fax lines to go away? The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is going to deregulate the pricing of copper wire- based telecommunications, which was historically used for: POTS (plain old telephone service) lines Fax lines connected to fax machines or fax boards of MFPs Will result massive rate increases in monthly phone line costs for this old technology Is expected that phone service companies will phase out copper wire based lines Feds wish to promote move to VOiP instead (however,...

After a remarkable 100-year run, the FCC is officially closing the door on traditional analog copper POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service), the standard telephone infrastructure we’ve all used forever. For businesses in virtually every industry, the old-fashioned copper wires have been the default communication protocol not only for phone usage but for other services such as analog fax lines and—for healthcare providers and payers, on-premise paper fax machines. But holding on to the...

Other than asking the client, who in most cases does not know if they have a POTS line (in a smaller business), is there another way to tell?

Hopefully it will convince some customers to finally abandon fax altogether. Fax is the worst!

Pretty awesome chat with RJ @ eGoldFax and finally getting the skinny about fax, and POTs lines going away. Worth the time!

Cloud fax solution market growth Report published by HTF Market Intelligence Will increase $486.2 million by 2028 CAGR of $6.4% (cumulative annual growth rate) In 2023, market is $1.082 billion Growth being driven by removal of FCC rules, allowing POTS lines to increase in cost, and decrease in line quality, creating demand for fax via cloud