Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in College Station, TX. 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 College Station, TX 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 College Station is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 6.7% of College Station's 117,911 people are over the age of 65, which means about 5,135 senior citizens in Aggieland still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,580 College Station residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many College Station residents. 14.5% of College Station's 41,682 households do not have the internet at all, which means 6,044 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 1,975 seniors in College Station 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 College Station residents to cell towers. And College Station is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in College Station, covering 49 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in College Station to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of College Station, not just the most populated zip codes like 77840, 77845.