Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Albany, OR. Community Phone allows you to keep your landline phone without internet or copper wire.

In fact, Community Phone is the only landline phone service in Albany, OR that does not require internet. Other service providers such as Spectrum, AT&T, and Verizon require an internet connection or a bundle package with cable or internet.

Landline phone service usage in Albany is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 15.70% of Albany's 55,338 people are over the age of 65, which means about 5,647 senior citizens in Hub City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,738 Albany residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Albany residents. 11.10% of Albany's 20,278 households do not have the internet at all, which means 2,251 households can't use internet-based landline service.

According to survey results from Pew Research, "25% of people 65+ report never going online". That means that 2,172 seniors in Albany don't want their primary phone service tied to their internet, even if they do have internet.

Community Phone works by connecting the landline phones of Albany residents to cell towers. And Albany is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Albany, covering 18 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Albany to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Albany, not just the most populated zip codes like 76051, 76092.