Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Columbia, MO. 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 Columbia, MO 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 Columbia is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 11.0% of Columbia's 123,195 people are over the age of 65, which means about 8,808 senior citizens in Soda City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 2,710 Columbia residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Columbia residents. 16.60% of Columbia's 47,306 households do not have the internet at all, which means 7,853 households can't use internet-based landline service.

Moreover, according to more survey results from Pew Research, "25% of people 65+ report never going online". That means that 3,388 seniors in Columbia 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 Columbia residents to cell towers. And Columbia is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Columbia, covering 132 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Columbia to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Columbia, not just the most populated zip codes like 29223, 29072, 29229.