SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwired - Nov 10, 2013) - Most people nowadays have done away with their home phone lines, instead preferring to be called on their cellular phones. Traditional landline phone ...

“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.

The new service can be used with an existing landline phone that plugs into a jack, and it connects to AT&T's wireless network as an alternative. It costs $45 a month.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WCYB) — Across the country, phone companies are ending their traditional landline phone services in favor of new digital offerings, but that's not the story in our region ...

AT&T plans to eliminate its traditional landline phone service across nearly all U.S. states in its service area by 2029, according to an official announcement.

“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.

More people who are still using telephone landlines will soon need to decide if they want to finally hang up on their service. Just last week, AT&T applied for a waiver that would allow it to stop ...

“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.