You’ve likely seen the acronym tossed around but do you know what the PSTN stands for? The PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) was originally designed for voice communications only. Then the PSTN became the underpinning of text messages, video calls, and even the Internet. Using underground copper wires, this legacy platform has been a reliable […]
The first telephone was invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell and was the standard offering of telecommunications providers until 1988. Originally, lines were stretched between two buildings in order to establish a connection and callers relied on the post office to connect them to the right destination. The further the distance the longer the […]
Why do people still use POTS lines? If you are old enough to remember anxiously waiting to press record on your boom boxes tape recorder for the week’s top songs to play on the radio…then you are old enough to remember when having a phone in your bedroom was a BIG DEAL. The telephone was […]
