It depends — Georgia leaves emergency pool phone requirements to individual counties, many of which follow ISPSC-style rules.
Georgia does not set one statewide rule; local authorities may require an emergency phone, and many counties adopt ISPSC or their own pool codes requiring accessible communication.
Citation: Varies by county
Because Georgia's requirement varies by county, the first step is confirming which code your local health or building department enforces. When in doubt, meeting the ISPSC 2021 §412.2 standard (phone within or adjacent to the pool area) is a safe baseline that satisfies most Georgia counties.
Carriers across the U.S. are retiring traditional copper landlines. If your pool emergency phone still relies on a copper line in Georgia, that service can go dark without warning — which is why many properties are switching to cellular emergency phones.
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Data provided by CHNLSYNC Copper Retirement Tracker.
SouthEast Telephone installs and monitors cellular emergency pool phones nationwide and can help you meet Georgia's requirements.
