Yeah, Cellular is the most widely accepted solution. NYC allows it and
there aren't any I know of that are more strict than they are. In addition,
It can be a lot easier.

On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 9:47 AM <[email protected]> wrote:

> There is no money in the one off elevator or fire alarm circuit to even
> touch the perceived liability.  Let them use cellular if they cannot get
> POTS from the ILEC.  I know of a “very large – very very large” data center
> that is located in a city that is 100% FTTH.  The local ILEC had to go dig
> some old DLC out of the trash because they absolutely had to have 16 POTS
> lines.  and could not have the POTS that came out of an ONT.
>
> *From:* Lewis Bergman
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 27, 2020 8:11 AM
> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] POTS for "life safety" - MFVN
>
> Many VoIP providers won't touch elevators or fire alarm circuits. We don't
> mind but many municipalities require permitting, acceptance, etc. It
> wouldn't be difficult if you are willing to work with us and if the
> opportunity is worth the trouble. We (or someone else) would need to
> install at least 2 machines in your NOC or data center. That would be used
> as the primary softswitch within your network with our other clusters as
> backups.
>
> You should contact your municipalities and state to see what exactly would
> have to be done for your areas. Most I have seen don't have specific state
> regs, they leave it up to the cities but every place is different.
>
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 7:58 AM Brough Turner <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Is there a way to "white label" Managed Facilites-based Voice Network
>> (MFVN) services?  I recognize MFVN service requires the softswitch and
>> gateway be in the network (our network), but that would be ok if we could
>> out-source configuration and operation to someone else and, for this
>> service, be a subcontractor to that service provider.
>> We provide high speed Internet connections, nothing else.  Customers who
>> want other services like VoIP, are referred to 3rd parties.  But we have a
>> few prospective customers whose fire alarm / security systems require a
>> POTS analog telephone line or an MFVN equivalent, as the NFPA accepts MFVN
>> services as adequate "for fire and life safety signaling between a
>> protected premises and a central monitoring station."  The phone service
>> provided by the major cable companies qualifies as an MFVN service and we
>> compete against Comcast for business customers in the greater Boston area.
>>
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Managed_facilities-based_voice_network#/media/File:MFVN_Diagram.PNG
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Brough
>>
>> Brough Turner
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