RIP landline phones? If you don't have one now, you may not be able to get one

When Andy Brady had his cable television service installed, a landline telephone number was part of the package deal. He’s ...
Star Tribune

As phone companies abandon old, unloved copper lines, some customers find withdrawal painful

MANTOLOKING, N.J. — Robert Post misses his phone line. Post, 85, has a pacemaker that needs to be checked once a month by phone. But the copper wiring that once connected his home to the rest of the ...