Compliance advisory
AT&T POTS retirement — act before June 30, 2026
The Monitoring Association (TMA) has issued formal guidance on AT&T's retirement of legacy copper (POTS) telephone service. Affected wire centers begin transitioning June 30, 2026, with additional waves through 2029.
Businesses relying on POTS for fire alarm signaling, elevator emergency phones, security panels, and access-control communicators must migrate to modern communication paths before their wire center's shutdown date — or face a monitoring lapse and a code violation.
Fireside Security is the single accountable vendor for POTS replacement across every low-voltage system in your portfolio. We audit every line, recommend LTE-M cellular or IP paths per line, and migrate without a lapse in monitoring.
All migrations are supervised at our UL-Listed central station, meet NFPA 72 supervisory requirements, and are documented for your fire marshal and insurance carrier.
What's affected
- Commercial fire alarm signaling
- Elevator emergency phones (ASME A17.1)
- Commercial burglar & intrusion
- Emergency call boxes
- Access-control communicators
- Legacy dedicated fax / auto-dialers
Our migration playbook
01 · Audit
We inventory every POTS line on your account and identify the life-safety function it serves.
02 · Path plan
Cellular, IP, or dual-path recommended per line, with clear pricing.
03 · Migrate
UL-Listed communicators installed, supervised, and cut over with no monitoring lapse.
04 · Retire
Old POTS lines cancelled once the new path is verified stable.
Don't wait for your wire center's cutover date
A same-day audit gives you a clear plan and pricing for every affected line.