Is anyone going to address the fact that the copper wiring that makes up the system is failing and that there are cheaper alternatives available that they are transitioning to because the cost of repair is becoming not worth it or is this just going to be a circle jerk of "my old system is supposed to last forever, it must be a conspiracy that no one wants to spend money to make my world view exist"?
Landline phones don't run on fiber. VOIP does though. But that isn't what the article is talking about. It's talking about landline phones. A specific sector in communication that is run completely on copper lines. Fiber is the reason they are abandoning the copper in the ground.
BTW, I'm a master electrician and am personally involved in a situation inside of this situation.
Yeah, most installs that I do today have the business getting their phone numbers through voip. I miss good ol' pots lines. Still have com during a power outage and I don't get called in to reset the telco's router after every lightning storm.
but to your point, the few customers I still have that use the legacy copper service are always calling me to troubleshoot corrosion issues.
Is anyone going to address the fact that the copper wiring that makes up the system is failing and that there are cheaper alternatives available that they are transitioning to because the cost of repair is becoming not worth it or is this just going to be a circle jerk of "my old system is supposed to last forever, it must be a conspiracy that no one wants to spend money to make my world view exist"?
Landline phones don't run on fiber. VOIP does though. But that isn't what the article is talking about. It's talking about landline phones. A specific sector in communication that is run completely on copper lines. Fiber is the reason they are abandoning the copper in the ground.
BTW, I'm a master electrician and am personally involved in a situation inside of this situation.
You are correct that its not unsustainable. It's just not financially viable.
Yeah, most installs that I do today have the business getting their phone numbers through voip. I miss good ol' pots lines. Still have com during a power outage and I don't get called in to reset the telco's router after every lightning storm.
but to your point, the few customers I still have that use the legacy copper service are always calling me to troubleshoot corrosion issues.