Source note · POTS line replacement and copper retirement
FCC 16-90 created an adequate replacement test for technology transition discontinuances with three elements: substantially similar network performance and service quality; 911, cybersecurity and disability access; and interoperability with an enumerated list of key applications and functionalities.
Checked 2026-10-02
- Vendor
- not restricted
- Product
- not restricted
- Subsystem
- section-214-discontinuance
- Deployment
- carrier-network
- Region
- us
- Release range
- 2016 until FCC 26-19
- Checked
- 2026-10-02
Sources
- Declaratory Ruling, Second Report and Order, and Order on Reconsideration, Technology Transitions (FCC 16-90) — Federal Communications Commission · tier 1 standards and regulators · paras. 65, 89, 127, 159 (as reported by extraction)
Cite this note
APA
WarmTransfer. (2026, October 2). POTS line replacement and copper retirement: source note pots-line-replacement-2016-adequate-replacement. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/pots-line-replacement-2016-adequate-replacement
BibTeX
@misc{warmtransfer-claim-pots-line-replacement-2016-adequate-replacement,
title = {POTS line replacement and copper retirement: source note pots-line-replacement-2016-adequate-replacement},
author = {{WarmTransfer}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/pots-line-replacement-2016-adequate-replacement},
note = {Source note pots-line-replacement-2016-adequate-replacement, checked 2026-10-02}
}