SIMON:
I understand the copper wire technology is expensive to keep up with and is just about obsolete with fiber optics around.
But, landlines are liked by small businesses and some seniors and others who want things simple or have physical limitations and can’t handle a smart phone.. While I don’t have a landline now and it’s been gone for years, I do remember the reliability of it with no worries if the power went out.
What I do hope is that somebody will offer something at some point that can plug into a wall outlet (with a battery pack, etc.) so that people who don’t have computers can have the feel of their ‘landline’ (maybe something like this already exists (?)