As traditional POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) lines continue to be phased out, enterprises are rushing to replace them with modern alternatives. Carriers are retiring copper networks, monthly charges are skyrocketing, and line quality is deteriorating. While the urgency is real, the industry’s biggest mistake is treating POTS replacement like a simple product swap. Too...Read More

CIOs and CTOs know cloud overspend is a problem, but the bigger danger isn’t what you see, it’s what you don’t. Blind spots across your technology stack quietly drain budgets, expose you to risk, and erode competitive agility. The Hidden Costs of Blind Spots Cloud Waste: Most companies overspend on cloud by 25–50%. Overprovisioned instances...Read More

Duct tape and technical debt go hand-in-hand. Indeed, duct tape literally or figuratively applied as an all-purpose IT and Telecom fix leads to Technical Debt. We’ll explain what Technical Debt is, provide examples of how it keeps your clients stuck in an endless, unproductive cycle that pulls the organization down, and what you can do...Read More

In 2019, under order number 19-72A1, the FCC lifted its oversight of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). As of August 2022, it no longer requires carriers to continue Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS).  As a result, carriers have been pushing through unprecedented price increases, sometimes as much as 600%, while reducing support and disconnecting lines...Read More