Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Are landlines becoming extinct?
View Single Post
 
Old 09-09-2020, 04:35 AM
ithos ithos is offline
Gold member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,124
Thanks: 2,707
Thanked 851 Times in 412 Posts
Default

It does seem that that our analog copper landlines are at risk.

Save Landlines! – Defending Our Analog Copper Landline Network

Comcast offers VOIP. Not traditional phone service.

In a hurricane where power and cell phones go out, or when your internet service drops out(which still happens occasionally) , VOIP doesn't work.

Why is your landline phone dead?

They also favor VoIP for regulatory reasons. In 2012, the state lost authority over VoIP, so the California Public Regulatory Commission can’t require backup power. Companies only offer it voluntarily. And there’s no obligation to guarantee universal access and fair prices to consumers, according to the nonprofits Electronic Frontier Foundation and The Utility Reform Network.