POTS

POTS or Plain Old Telephone Service, refers to copper telephone lines, sometimes called analog, used in telephones, fire panels, elevators, and more.

What is POTS?  

POTS stands for:  

Plain Old Telephone Service 

Definition:  

Refers to copper telephone lines, sometimes called analog, used in analog telephones, fire panels, elevators, emergency lines, point-of-sale terminals and fax lines.  

You may see POTS used currently with new regulations phasing out POTS lines completely. POTS replacement is the processing of removing old copper lines and encouraging widespread transition to cellular LTE connections. 

POTS used in a sentence:  

Due to the rapid discontinuation of analog copper lines, our company is replacing our POTS lines to future-proof our communications and in turn, save a lot of money. 

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Did you know? Hyperion specializes in POTS replacement. Looking to replace your analog lines? Contact us today.