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GCI Customers In Sitka, Alaska to Lose Service for Days Amid Fiber Maintenance

Broadband Breakfast

Landline services will be available but delays in audio may be experienced,” the company said. Josh Edge , a spokesperson for GCI, told Broadband Breakfast in an email that the company’s technical team detected what looked like damage to a strip of undersea cable. Basic mobile voice and text are expected to remain intact.

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How Internet and Phone Services are Revolutionizing Small Businesses

All West Telecommunications

Cost-Effectiveness: Traditional landlines and older infrastructure can be expensive to maintain. Fiber-optic services generally offer higher speeds and better reliability than traditional DSL or cable options, making them ideal for businesses that rely on high data usage.

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California Bill Modernizing 'Carrier of Last Resort' Rules Advances

Broadband Breakfast

“Whether it's AT&T, Frontier or any other cable company, it is the key to guaranteed service.” “A 90-year-old woman went without a landline for two months because the company refused to fix her service.” It's about a mandate.

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How a VoIP Business Phone Service Can Reduce Costs for Your Company

VoIP Review

Traditional landline phone systems require PBX servers, on-premises switching equipment, and extensive copper wiring and cabling. Energy cost reductions and environmental considerations – The adoption of VoIP supports sustainability goals and lowers overall energy use and the carbon footprint.

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What is an Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA)? 

VoIP MS

Who still uses landlines in 2025? If you don’t believe us, read this: The landline phone market is projected to reach 247.1 units per person expected in 2025), landlines remain vital in rural communities and professional settings where reliability can’t be compromised. Impressive, right?

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Eurobites: BT sees off landline class action

Light Reading

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Probe into Baltic subsea cable damage continues; European Commission examines Liberty Media-Dorna Sports deal; Nokia tests 'quantum-safe' tech with Turkcell.

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Landline Vs Wireless Landline Connection – Comparison Guide

Airtel

Long before, when mobile devices we re not even a thing, landline connections held a special place in the heart of every household. No matter how nostalgic and overwhelming these memories sound, the comfort and convenience offered by modern landline connection is definitely something to vouch for! What is a landline?