Carriers got FCC approval to stop maintaining copper. Tariffs have climbed every year since. Some CT businesses now pay $200+ per analog line per month — and getting worse. We swap your POTS lines for Ooma AirDial: wireless, UL-listed for life-safety, ready in days.
POTS — Plain Old Telephone Service — is the copper analog phone line that's been around for over 100 years. In 2019, the FCC granted Order 19-72A1, which let carriers like AT&T and Verizon stop maintaining the copper infrastructure. They're not pulling the lines overnight, but they are raising prices every year to push businesses off voluntarily.
Today, a single POTS line in Connecticut often runs $80–$200+ per month — and that's before regulatory fees, surcharges, and the inevitable "rate adjustment" letters that show up every 12 months.
Real example. A 20-unit office building in Hartford had 14 active POTS lines (elevator, fire alarm, fax, gate phones, several admin lines). Their monthly bill was $2,840. We replaced all of them with Ooma AirDial. New monthly cost: $616. Annual savings: $26,688. Payback period on the AirDial hardware: under 4 months.
Ooma AirDial is a wireless POTS replacement device. It looks like a small router, plugs into your existing analog equipment (alarm panel, fax machine, elevator phone), and connects to the cellular network — so you don't need copper or even a regular internet connection. Each AirDial provides up to two analog phone lines.
Crucially, AirDial is UL-listed for fire and life-safety applications — meaning it's certified to replace POTS lines on fire alarm panels and elevator phones, where most cheaper alternatives are not code-compliant.
UL-listed for fire/life-safety. Code-compliant in Connecticut. The single most common replacement.
ASME A17.1 code requires a two-way phone in every elevator. AirDial qualifies.
Medical, legal, and other businesses that still need fax. HIPAA-friendly options.
Alarm dialer replacement. Works with your existing burglar/security system.
Apartment buildings, gated lots, secured entries. Buzz-in callboxes.
Older terminals that still dial out for payment processing.
We walk your building, identify every analog line, label what each one does (fire alarm, elevator, fax, etc.), pull your most recent phone bill to verify what you're actually paying, and tell you exactly what's replaceable and what isn't.
Written quote within a few days. Side-by-side: current monthly cost vs. new monthly cost. Hardware cost. Installation timeline. Projected ROI.
We schedule cutover at your convenience. Each AirDial is configured in advance, installed on-site, tested with the equipment it's replacing, and signed off by the appropriate authority where required (e.g., fire marshal sign-off on alarm panel cutovers).
We help you cancel the old carrier lines and confirm billing stops. Most customers see the savings on their next bill.
Will AirDial work in my building? AirDial uses LTE cellular for connectivity. We do a signal check during the site walk. If a particular location has weak cellular, we have alternatives (external antenna, different cellular carrier, IP-based replacement).
Free site walk. We'll count your POTS lines, pull your current bill, and tell you exactly what's possible.