Ooma Business Blog
The copper sunset is coming for your storage facility: here’s what to do
September 4, 2026
Copper phone line retirement puts gates, intercoms and emergency systems at risk. Follow five steps to protect your storage facility.
 | by Tonya Hottmann |
POTS line replacement for nurse call systems
August 25, 2026
Learn how to identify POTS dependencies in nurse call systems, audit communication paths and plan a reliable copper transition.
| | by Tonya Hottmann |
AT&T’s copper line shutdown has begun
August 6, 2026
AT&T has started phasing out copper POTS lines, with no new installs or changes in nearly 20 states beginning October 15, 2025—and most copper services slated to retire by 2029. That puts fire alarms, elevator phones, safety call boxes and other POTS-dependent devices at risk. Learn the timeline, the operational and compliance impacts, and how modern POTS replacement solutions like AirDial keep critical systems online.
| | by Tonya Hottmann |
Life safety in the digital hospital: How POTS replacement reduces risk and complexity
July 2, 2026
See how hospitals reduce risk, improve visibility and lower costs by replacing aging POTS lines with modern communications.
| | by Tonya Hottmann |
How healthcare facilities roll out POTS replacement without disrupting operations
June 15, 2026
Healthcare facilities often rely on legacy POTS lines for critical building systems like elevator phones, fire alarms, and backup nurse call systems. Learn how to identify hidden analog dependencies and roll out a modern replacement strategy across hospitals and healthcare campuses without disrupting operations.
| | by Tonya Hottmann |
Turn the copper shutdown into a revenue opportunity with POTSTracker
May 28, 2026
As carriers retire copper networks, POTSTracker helps partners uncover hidden analog line risk, prioritize modernization projects and proactively guide customers through the transition.
 | by Kathy Mazza |