Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Chattanooga, TN. 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 Chattanooga, TN 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 Chattanooga is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 16.6% of Chattanooga's 185,442 people are over the age of 65, which means about 20,009 senior citizens in Scenic City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 6,157 Chattanoogans completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Chattanoogans. 19.20% of Chattanooga's 77,179 households do not have the internet at all, which means 14,818 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 7,696 seniors in Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga residents to cell towers. And Chattanooga is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Chattanooga, covering 137 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Chattanooga to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Chattanooga, not just the most populated zip codes like 37421, 37415, 37412.