Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Fall River, MA. 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 Fall River, MA 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 Fall River is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 16.6% of Fall River's 89,541 people are over the age of 65, which means about 9,661 senior citizens in Spindle City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 2,973 Fall River residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Fall River residents. 26.60% of Fall River's 38,709 households do not have the internet at all, which means 10,297 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 3,716 seniors in Fall River 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 Fall River residents to cell towers. And Fall River is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Fall River, covering 33 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Fall River to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Fall River, not just the most populated zip codes like 02720, 02721, 02722.