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  2. Still love your landline? Phone service providers are getting ...

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    “Traditional landline telephone service is the most dependable communications tool currently available in rural communities and is vital to reliably accessing 9-1-1,” he said.

  3. AT&T to eliminate copper wire phone lines to most users. Who ...

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    AT&T said it plans to eliminate traditional phone landline service in 20 of its 21 states by 2029. ... and 911 and access to an alternative before we are able to discontinue the copper-based ...

  4. California rejects AT&T bid to stop offering landline service ...

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    (Reuters) -California rejected AT&T's bid to stop offering landline telephone service and other services as the "carrier of last resort," a state agency said on Thursday. Marin County said AT&T's ...

  5. History of the telephone in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The telephone played a major communications role in American history from the 1876 publication of its first patent by Alexander Graham Bell onward. In the 20th century the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) dominated the telecommunication market as the at times largest company in the world, until it was broken up in 1982 and replaced by a system of competitors.

  6. Fido (wireless carrier) - Wikipedia

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    Fido discontinued the CityFido plan for new postpaid customers. Fido Wireless Home Phone service was launched in mid-2013. Designed as an alternative to landline telephony, the service uses a ZTE access point to provide a connection between wired phones and Fido's network.

  7. Landline - Wikipedia

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    Landline service is typically provided through the outside plant of a telephone company's central office, or wire center. The outside plant comprises tiers of cabling between distribution points in the exchange area, so that a single pair of copper wire, or an optical fiber, reaches each subscriber location, such as a home or office, at the network interface.

  8. AT&T proposes ending California landline service, customers ...

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  9. 411 (telephone number) - Wikipedia

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    The service will allow any landline or wireless phone user to call 411 and be connected to the wireless listing of a subscriber who has chosen to participate in the service. Carriers who make up the industry LLC creating the service include Alltel (now absorbed by Verizon Wireless ), AT&T , T-Mobile , and Sprint Nextel (now absorbed by T-Mobile).