Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Auburn, WA. 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 Auburn, WA 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 Auburn is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 11.4% of Auburn's 81,464 people are over the age of 65, which means about 6,036 senior citizens in A-town still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,857 Auburn residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Auburn residents. 9.50% of Auburn's 29,220 households do not have the internet at all, which means 2,776 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 2,322 seniors in Auburn 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 Auburn residents to cell towers. And Auburn is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Auburn, covering 30 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Auburn to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Auburn, not just the most populated zip codes like 98092, 98002, 98001.