Mix Networks Inc.

10/20/2026

Your customers’ fire alarm and elevator phone lines may be running on copper that’s about to go dark. And a dead POTS line won’t send an error.

AT&T’s first business cutovers started Oct. 16 across 13 states, and carriers can now retire copper with as little as 90 days’ notice. Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Indiana each face four separate retirement waves before January.

Our state by state watch list shows what’s coming and when, plus what agents should do now to protect life safety lines. Get ahead of the notice: https://ow.ly/HQvP50ZZiPR

A note on the numbers: the cutover dates come from carrier filings as compiled in published trackers, and the article itself advises verifying each docket before quoting a date to a customer. You may want to keep that in mind if anyone replies asking for specifics on their state.

Copper retirement is spreading beyond California. See which states face AT&T, Verizon & Frontier cutovers and how agents can protect life safety lines.

10/15/2026

Want a sales conversation where the customer’s deadline does the selling? Copper retirement is it.

AT&T can begin switching off California copper voice service as soon as June 1, 2027, and Verizon is working through its own request across nine states. Behind every copper line sit fire alarm panels, elevator phones and card terminals that go dark without a plan.

Agents who offer telecom walk in with the answer. Start with a line audit, turn it into a managed service, and build recurring revenue.

Get the three opening questions and the six verticals to target first: https://ow.ly/7L2x50ZXZXx

10/13/2026

Copper retirement is the one sales conversation in 2027 where the customer’s deadline does the selling for you.

AT&T can begin switching off California copper as soon as June 1, 2027, and the FCC has already cleared more than 184,000 locations. Every fire alarm panel, elevator phone and alarm line on those circuits needs a plan.

Our new guide shows sales teams and partners how to open the conversation with a simple line audit and which six industries to call first.

Read it here: https://ow.ly/KKp750ZX8nt

10/08/2026

Your carrier says your copper lines are going away. Does that mean you have to replace your whole phone system by next quarter? No.

The deadlines are real. AT&T's California cutoff alone affects 199,000 lines, and Verizon just filed to retire copper in 19 states. But what actually needs to move first is the equipment that depends on those lines: fire panels, elevator phones, fax machines and alarm monitoring.

We wrote a plain English guide to building a timeline that works on your schedule, not a carrier's notice.

Read it here: https://ow.ly/XTg750ZVRvJ

10/06/2026

Dreading the disruption of a new dealership phone system? Here's what the upgrade really looks like.

We map every line first, including the ones nobody remembers. Phones get configured before they ever reach your store. The old and new systems run side by side, so no customer call gets dropped. Training is short and built around each role, from service advisors to the parts counter. Most single location projects wrap in 4 to 8 weeks, and your alarm lines stay protected the whole way.

Get the full guide: https://ow.ly/7j9X50ZUWF4

10/01/2026

Why do resellers like INS choose MIX Networks for POTS replacement? Hear it straight from them.

In this video, James Butler and Elise Clemens of INS explain what the partnership delivers. MIX gives them an end-to-end solution that keeps customers compliant with NFPA and ASME. Customers pay less across implementation, hardware, and service than they do with their current POTS providers. And resellers get new revenue streams plus a consultative way to solve a real customer problem.

Watch the full story: https://ow.ly/C7m150ZTukx

09/29/2026

Your copper lines are being retired. Your business doesn't have to be rushed into replacing everything at once.

AT&T, Verizon, and Frontier are all filing to discontinue copper voice service across multiple states, and the deadlines are real. But copper retirement mainly puts specific equipment at risk: fire panels, elevator phones, fax machines, and POS systems that run over an analog line without being a phone system themselves. Those need targeted replacement, not a full cloud migration on someone else's timeline.

Our latest post walks through how to figure out which of your lines are actually exposed and how to sequence the rest so nothing breaks in the process.

Read it here:
https://ow.ly/9GTK50ZSCbV

09/24/2026

Packing for MSP Summit? Grab our 2026 White-Label Telecom Launch Guide first, it's a quick read and a great way to kick off the conversation at our booth.

https://ow.ly/teqV50ZQVXo

09/22/2026

Thinking about adding POTS replacement and UCaaS to your services? Skip the full book pitch. Start with three or four accounts that fit the profile: clients who trust you, sites with real life safety exposure like alarm or fire lines on copper, or multi-location accounts that make for one strong before-and-after story.

We break down exactly how to build that shortlist, plus how to bring it to MSP Summit 2026 (Booth 804, September 28 through 30 in Orlando) for a sanity check on sequencing and pricing.

Full guide here: https://ow.ly/u9u150ZQ6NE

09/17/2026

Last call before MSP Summit! If you haven't read why 2026 is the year to add telecom to your MSP, now's the time. https://ow.ly/6lGW50ZOGJS https://ow.ly/Ch0i50ZOGJT