[Asterisk-biz] Any advise on replacing an existing analog installation with Asterisk

[smbPBX]

Hello:

I am faced with another situation with the customer:

Analog PBX with 200 analog phones served by a T1 which, through a channel
bank, feeds 24 anlog trunks into the PBX.
Yes, the phones to trunks ratio is high but is acceptable.

The customer wants to replace the existing PBX but not the phones and
existing wiring; primarily becuase of the existing investment in analog
phones AND no LAN wiring in place for IP Phones to connect.

A single Asterisk server would require one T1 for 24 incoming trunks and 9
T1 and 9 channel banks to serve 200 analog phones!!!

I am sure some of you have dealt with situation - any general ideas how to
go about accomplishing this?

Thanks very much in advance.

smbPBX
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