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The copper notice is 90 days. The fire panel is not a VoIP seat.

You got a copper-retirement or analog-line notice, or the analog lines are climbing. We inventory, split the estate, source replacements, and keep every contract in your name.

Who this is for

The letter arrived, or the analog bill did.

Independent, owner-led advice from Columbus since 2003. Jonathan Eubanks still takes the first call. Coverage is worldwide, with a Midwest sweet spot. We shop 400+ carriers. We do not own the copper, and we do not own the replacement.

01

A 90-day disconnect letter

The ILEC is retiring the copper at your building. The window is short. The lines on that circuit are almost never one job.

02

Analog prices climbing

Nobody sent a sunset letter, but the POTS and analog lines keep getting more expensive. That is the same problem on a slower clock.

03

A mix you cannot see

Office phones, a fax, a postage meter, a fire DACT, an elevator phone, area of refuge. They share a bill. They do not share a replacement.

Split the estate

Three kinds of analog. Three kinds of replacement.

Treat every copper pair as a hosted-VoIP seat and you will get the office phones right and the life-safety wrong. We inventory first, then split.

01

Office voice

The phones people talk on. These usually move to SIP, hosted VoIP, or Teams Phone. That is a voice project, quoted line-by-line, contract in your name.

Hosted voice & UCaaS →
02

Fax and modems

Cloud fax where a machine is not required. Analog emulation or an ATA where a postage meter, alarm communicator that is not life-safety, or a legacy modem still has to dial.

03

Life-safety

Fire DACTs, elevator phones, area of refuge. Listed cellular or dual-path, with the AHJ involved. Not VoIP. Not a RingCentral seat. Not NFPA 72 by wishing.

Talk. Compete. Stay.

What Buckeye does.

We are an independent advisor, not a carrier and not the fire contractor. Discovery, comparison, and cutover oversight cost you nothing directly. The carrier pays a residual when you sign. You hold the contracts.

The honest version

What Buckeye does not do.

Life-safety is a listed-product and AHJ problem. We will not pretend a cloud phone seat is a fire communicator.

Common questions

Before you port the analog lines

Can I put the fire panel on VoIP?
No. A fire alarm DACT is a life-safety circuit. Hosted VoIP is not a listed replacement, and it is not NFPA 72. The panel needs a listed cellular or dual-path communicator, with the AHJ involved. We will not put it on RingCentral, Teams Phone, or any other office voice platform.
What about elevator phones?
Elevator phones have to meet code and ride a listed path. We shop listed cellular and dual-path options and put the contract in your name. The elevator contractor and the AHJ own the install and the sign-off. We are not the AHJ, and we do not install the equipment.
Does hosted VoIP replace POTS for the office?
Often yes for voice. The analog phones people actually talk on can move to hosted VoIP, SIP, or Teams Phone. Never for life-safety. Fire DACTs, elevator phones, and area of refuge are a different job, with a different product and a different approver.
What does the advice cost?
Nothing directly. Advisory fee is $0. The carrier pays us a residual when you sign. You hold the contracts. Your price is the same as going direct.
Do you work outside Ohio?
Yes. We are headquartered in Columbus and work worldwide, with a Midwest sweet spot. Copper retirement is not an Ohio-only problem, and neither is the analog bill.
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Send the copper notice. Thirty minutes, then a split list.

Book a call with Jonathan, or email the carrier letter. No deck, no discovery engagement, no obligation. You deal with the principal from the first call.

Comparing live pricing and terms from 400+ carriers and platforms
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