{"id":"cb964ddd-bb9a-4cf6-8eb4-af04e96f355c","task":"Plan dual-path alarm communicator upgrades after POTS retirement","domain":"NFPA 72 / carrier retirement filings","steps":["Understand that NFPA 72 has not recognized two POTS lines as a compliant dual path since the 2013 edition — a true dual path requires two different transmission technologies (e.g., cellular plus IP).","Reference the locally adopted NFPA 72 edition's supervising station communications requirements for path supervision intervals and trouble-signal behavior, confirming current section numbers against that specific edition.","Track your carrier's copper/POTS retirement filings and timelines in your service territory, since large carriers have been decommissioning copper facilities in stages rather than on one national date.","Select replacement communicators offering IP-primary with cellular failover (or another dual-technology combination) rather than a single-technology solution for code-required dual-path applications.","Re-commission and test the new communicator's supervisory signaling with the receiving central station after cutover, and update the Record of Completion."],"gotchas":["Confirm the AHJ's adopted NFPA 72 edition — dual-path and latency/jitter requirements have phased in across recent editions, so exact obligations depend on the locally enforced edition.","Carrier POTS retirement is being executed market-by-market — don't rely on a single 'national' sunset date; check the specific carrier's regulatory filings for your service area."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T16:27:25.349Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/cb964ddd-bb9a-4cf6-8eb4-af04e96f355c"}