Who needs old timey Telephone service?

Ever heard anyone talk about POTS? POTS stands for Plain Old Telephone Service. Nothing fancy, just place and receive calls. In the age of new fangled technologies, POTS is sometimes forgotten. The act of simply picking up a phone and getting dial tone is very important to a fax machine or someone needing dial-up access. Don't laugh, there are many people who don't have access to high speed connectivity like HTC's Netracer service. Fax machines, for the most part, and dial-up modems depend on POTS.

For the Republican Debate HTC has provided additional POTS phone capabilities to the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. HTC is delivering an additional 100 POTS lines for use primarily in the Media Filing Center. The Media Filing Center is a designated area for those "covering" the Debate. Wireless Network connectivity is available. POTS, for Fax machines, dial-up connectivity and voice calls will be provided in this area. Cable TV feeds are also provided so the representatives can view the debate.

Remember, those viewing the debate live won't have access to anything except what their eyes can see. As you cross security checkpoints to the debate viewing area Cell phones and capture devices are NOT allowed. The technologies deployed by HTC as the Official Communications provider for the SC Presidential Debates are critical to a successful event.

And... yes, you can still use a POTS line to make a phone call.
E.T. did when he "phoned home".
Maybe, I should call home too; I wonder who Mom's going to vote for?