There were approximately 15 million phones in use in the United States in 1933. By September 1st, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland, that number exceeded 20 million. About the same time AT&T was producing more than 2 million new phones per year. Around the same time, AT&T set a record by producing 50 billion conductor […]
SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) spells the end for PRI – SIP is more scalable, makes better use of resources, can be more cost effective and provides greater telephone number flexibility. PRIs are fixed circuits; they require phone lines to be ordered in increments of 23 and offer little telephone number flexibility. As the cost of […]
If you work for a large company with many locations, spread across a wide geographical area, your company’s business phone lines (POTS) lines are probably supplied by a number of different carriers. The result of that could be a slew of phone bills. Managing those bills could wreak havoc on your company’s accounts payable department. The […]
Unbundled Network Elements (UNE) was mandated by the United States Telecommunications Act of 1996. Basically, it means that Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs) (the phone companies) (Verizon, AT&T, CenturyLink) are required to let other companies resell parts of their networks. A Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (the phone company’s competitor) (XO, Windtream, TW Telecom…) can utilize […]
POTS stands for Plain Old Telephone Service. A POTS line is a business phone line. POTS lines are traditional analog phone service businesses use for voice, fax, DSL and alarm lines. A POTS line can cost anywhere from 20 to 60 dollars per month. Business phone lines are the dumping grounds for tacked on fees. A […]
In an era where everyone is discussing cutting edge services like Voice over IP, SIP and MPLS, one tried and true service might in neglect – Business Phone (POTS) lines. If you’re speaking to a carrier rep, that person will probably be using buzzwords and other telecom terminology related to data networking and VoIP. They’re […]