Subj : Real Modem on VOIP?
To   : Alexander Grotewohl
From : Sean Dennis
Date : Tue Sep 08 2026 08:47 pm

Hello Alexander,

08 Sep 26 19:16, you wrote to me:

 AG> lists places where they're ripping it out, or have already. AT&T
 AG> apparently intends to remove almost 100% of their footprint by the end
 AG> of 2029.

It's because the feds stopped the gravy train to maintain the copper lines so 
AT&T quit supporting them.

However, there's specialty equipment like DataRemote's POTS In A Box or Ooma's 
AirDial that work via 4G LTE/5G and because they're engineered to support 
legacy DTMF tones and fax/modem transmissions for critical life-safety 
systems, they handle modem handshakes much better than standard consumer VoIP.

So we're not completely screwed...yet.

-- Sean

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