POTS Line Replacement Resources
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Save money with an all-in-one POTS replacement solution.
Save money and keep using mission critical devices with an intelligent, end-to-end solution that runs on a hassle-free dedicated wireless network.
Remote Device Management Web Portal
See your life-safety phone and alarms systems in a whole new way with Ooma AirDial’s Remote Device Management web portal.
6 ways Ooma AirDial™ can help you beat the Copper Sunset.
Copper lines are being retired, but costs are increasing 4X. See the 6 ways Ooma AirDial can help you save costs while remaining compliant before the copper sunset.
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The Race to Replace POTS Lines: Keeping Your People and Facilities Safe
There’s a new urgency to replace obsolete POTS lines with a solution that enables hospitals and healthcare organizations to keep using their existing critical emergency devices. Join us for our webinar with Healthcare Innovation to learn more.
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Podcast: The Race to Replace POTS Lines is On
“We found that 90% of enterprise customers are already moving towards some sort of POTS replacement,” says Clinton Fitch of Ooma. Watch this podcast to learn about additional findings from the recent survey and how to get to the finish line faster with Ooma AirDial.
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Reduce Copper Wire Phone Costs and Keep Your Campus Safe
How do colleges and universities prepare for long-term growth, provide a safe environment for all students and staff, and reduce costs? The answer lies in their copper lines and life safety devices they support. Watch this webinar and we will show you how to navigate both.
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What is Ooma AirDial?
Reduce complexity by resolving all your POTS replacement challenges with the POTS replacement expert.
Remote Device Management Web Portal
View and manage the status of all AirDial devices in one intuitive portal.
Ooma AirDial at CP Group
CP Group is one of the largest manager of office buildings in the country. CP Group selected Ooma AirDial to replace aging and expensive POTS lines servicing elevators. They are now saving 50% a year on their phone bills.
Ooma AirDial at The Mortgage Outlet
When their carrier began rapidly increasing rates for the building’s analog copper wire phone lines, Greer discovered Ooma AirDial. He found it easy to get started l and is saving significantly on their critical devices.
POTS Replacement for Business | Ooma AirDial at Brickpoint Properties
See how Brickpoint properties updated their legacy landlines for elevators, boiler rooms, fire alarms, entrance panels and pool phones.
Untangle Your Business From Copper Wire Phone Lines
Most businesses have copper POTS lines that are confusing, unreliable and hard to maintain. View this webinar to learn how to find a solution for your emergency analog devices.
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What’s the solution for the “copper sunset” dilemma and the death of POTS?
Watch Chris Burgy explain the copper sunset dilemma and how business can overcome the challenges from this.
How to Overcome the Copper Sunset and Keep Devices Connected
Sam Alldredge from T-Mobile and Chris Burgy from Ooma outline the exact steps you need to take to protect your life safety devices and reduce your monthly phone bills.
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How You Could Save Millions in (Hidden) Overhead Expenses
It’s easy to look at your company’s legacy analog phone expenses as just another cost of doing business. But did you know that this may be costing you millions of dollars each year? It’s time to modernize and reclaim profits.
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Modernize and Reclaim Profits by Optimizing This One Expense Item
There is one overhead expense that has been lingering over you for years. If you checked your phone bill recently, you’ll see that it has skyrocketed and is eating into your margins. How do you reclaim these profits?
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Ooma AirDial works where copper lines are disappearing
Anything that has a copper line, Ooma AirDial would work for without failover delay. Watch this video to see how to begin the transition from POTS lines to a modern, reliable communication solution.
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The Urgency of POTS Replacement: Keeping Your People and Facilities Safe
Discover how to stay ahead of the curve and seamlessly transition from obsolete POTS lines by joining our webinar, where we’ll reveal key survey insights and strategies for crossing the finish line faster in the race to replace POTS lines.
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Research
The race to replace POTS lines is on, new survey shows.
There’s a new urgency to replace obsolete POTS lines, with almost 90% of enterprises swiftly migrating to POTS replacement solutions. Download this whitepaper to see what companies are facing.
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Legacy phone lines are draining your profits. How do you stop the leak?
The copper wire lines that support critical life safety devices could be costing your company millions of dollars in wasteful overhead expenses. Download this whitepaper from CIO.com to start saving.
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The Simple Guide to POTS Replacement
Use this guide as your resource for understanding the challenges of the copper phone line sunset.
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How to escape the ever-increasing cost of copper wire phone service.
POTS replacement is a three-step process: audit, select and install. This guide will walk you through the specifics.
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Is your organization prepared?
The impending copper sunset could leave critical infrastructure in the dark. How does the “Copper Sunset” impact your businesses? Read this IDC report to find out.
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How does the “Copper Sunset” impact businesses?
The FCC will allow carriers to stop selling copper telephone lines, which means your fire and security systems may need to migrate soon. Are you ready?
We would love to get to know you and your business. Please complete our short form to download the PDF.
Elevator Communications Regulatory Compliance
Ooma AirDial™️ is built with the applicable guidelines of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in mind.
Ooma AirDial Fire Safety Regulatory Compliance
Ooma AirDial was built with the applicable guidelines of the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) in mind.
We would love to get to know you and your business. Please complete our short form to download the PDF.
We would love to get to know you and your business. Please complete our short form to download the PDF.
Case Studies
Commercial Properties
Ooma helps keep essential equipment connected in high-rise office buildings.
Healthcare Organizations
Oncology care centers cut POTS bill in half by moving to Ooma AirDial.
Educational Institutions
Big school district replaces all POTS lines during summer break, with help from Ooma.
Residential Properties
Residential property management firm replaces 2,000 POTS lines saving hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Senior Living Facilities
Large operator of senior care facilities replaces 1,000 POTS lines after receiving a 45-Day POTS shutdown notice.
Hospitality Organizations
Timeshare resort operator turns to Ooma when competitors can’t deliver.
Manufacturing Companies
Synthetic materials maker escapes real price hikes for POTS lines by selecting Ooma AirDial.
Retail Stores
Luxury goods retailer, burned by poor service, turns to Ooma for quick POTS replacement.
Medical Clinics
Large Multigroup Specialty Practice Saves Money by Switching to Ooma AirDial
Blog
Ooma AirDial call alerts make it easier for facilities managers to respond to emergencies
Ooma AirDial—a POTS line replacement solution—has been helping businesses keep their POTS devices up-and-running through an internet connection since 2022. Its latest upgrade is emergency notifications—the ability to send up to 10 call alerts in the form of an email or SMS text. […]
Survey says: Organizations know they need to replace POTS lines, but many aren’t taking action yet
Despite high awareness of the copper sunset, 68% of people surveyed had not yet selected a POTS replacement solution. Ooma explores the priorities and motivations for many businesses as they go about selecting a POTS replacement vendor. […]
10 questions to ask when looking for POTS replacement
Here are 10 questions and answers to help you understand the copper sunset and find the right POTS phone line replacement solution for your business or organization. […]
Busting the 6 biggest myths about POTS replacement
When it comes to POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) copper phone line replacement, there are a variety of myths or misinformation. Ooma addresses the 6 most common myths so you can feel more confident when selecting a replacement option. […]
Canadians can now solve their POTS replacement woes with Ooma AirDial
Bell Canada and TELUS, the two dominant providers of Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) in Canada, have announced plans to decommission their copper phone line networks and have even started retiring traditional home phone lines. Make the transition seamlessly by switching to Ooma AirDial - the complete POTS replacement solution. […]
Ooma AirDial’s MultiPath technology—the failsafe secret sauce for emergency POTS line replacement
Ooma AirDial® dramatically cuts your phone service bills and provides dependable service with a built-in backup plan provided by multi-path technology. Read about how this works and why it is especially valuable for critical systems that are needed in the case of an emergency. […]
4 ways Ooma AirDial Remote Device Management gives you even more info and options
Ooma AirDial Remote Device Management (RDM) is always improving, adding helpful new features to save time and improve your experience. Check out some of the latest features like call alerts, power on notifications, dark mode settings and more! […]
Buyer's guide: choosing a cloud phone system in 2024
Implementing cloud communications systems can have a multi-level impact on businesses. On the finance side, it can lower costs. Operationally, it expands your phone system to go beyond desk phones. It can provide the tools for better customer relations. […]
How I escaped the POTS treadmill, thanks to Ooma
In the face of rising costs associated with POTS line phone service, a resident manager at a Minnesota condominium complex chose Ooma AirDial as an affordable and reliable solution to keep emergency phone service running smoothly for community residents. […]
MultiPath technology provides a failsafe for Ooma AirDial—a POTS replacement solution
Every second counts in an emergency. So when you choose a solution like Ooma AirDial® to wirelessly connect analog phone lines for life-safety and building protection systems such as fire-alarm panels, elevator phones and burglar alarms, it’s important that it works quickly to summon help. […]
How to keep historic hotels up to date with POTS replacement from Ooma
When replacing POTS lines became a top priority, the chief technologist of 1859 Historic Hotels Ltd. researched available options and selected the Ooma AirDial solution. Learn why he's pleased with this decision. […]
One-stop shopping for POTS replacement: how Generation 2.0 solutions outperform cellular communicators
The world of POTS replacement is making a transition from single-category Generation 1.0 devices to more efficient, affordable and flexible Generation 2.0 solutions like Ooma AirDial. […]
Don’t let the copper sunset leave your residential community hanging
We all want to feel safe in our residential communities, and that help is just a phone call away. Unfortunately, emergency equipment that depends on traditional phone service lines is in the middle of a crisis because of something called the copper sunset. […]
Keep your elevators connected with POTS replacement lines
In case you haven’t heard, traditional phone lines are becoming extinct—cellular and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) are taking over the world of business and residential phones. So where does that leave legacy devices such as elevator phones that depend on those old traditional phone lines? […]
How Ooma went the extra mile to save Memorial Day weekend
Emergency swimming pool phones were offline at three Tennessee apartment complexes, threatening the opening of the pools for the Memorial Day weekend. Learn how Ooma saved the day with AirDial, a POTS line replacement. […]
How Ooma AirDial’s Remote Device Management puts you in the driver’s seat
IT managers like you are very busy people and don’t want to leave their desks without good reason. In other words, you want to be in the driver’s seat without actually having to drive anywhere. That’s the beauty of Remote Device Management (RDM) for the Ooma AirDial POTS replacement solution. […]
What is a POTS line?
Not sure what a POTS line is? We don’t blame you. With the recent domination of wireless and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) phone services, POTS, or Plain Old Telephone Service, has become less prevalent in today’s world. […]
Get a good night's sleep: Custom phone solutions help keep your hotel or motel in business 24/7
A guest is calling the front desk, but you don’t know who it is because your old PBX system doesn’t have Caller ID. Last week, a different guest complained she kept pushing “0” and the phone hung up on her, instead of transferring her to reception. You don’t even want to think about what might happen if there was an emergency and someone couldn’t call 911. […]
Why are traditional copper landlines still working after August 2, 2022?
This myth is centered around the idea that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ordered the mass decommissioning of the traditional landline phone system to be completed by August 2, 2022. Well, that date has come and gone, and landlines are still working! […]
Copper sunset isn’t stopping POTS rates from going sky-high
Telecommunications carriers are pushing through unprecedented price increases for POTS lines as they prepare for the final act in a long, slow technology shift toward obsolescence for traditional twisted-pair copper-wire phone lines. […]