Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Florence, AL. 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 Florence, AL 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 Florence is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 17.90% of Florence's 40,797 people are over the age of 65, which means about 4,747 senior citizens in Alabama's Renaissance City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,461 Florentines completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Florentines. 22.60% of Florence's 17,493 households do not have the internet at all, which means 3,953 households can't use internet-based landline services.

According to survey results from Pew Research, "25% of people 65+ report never going online". That means that 1,826 seniors in Florence 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 Florence residents to cell towers. And Florence is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Florence, covering 26 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Florence to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Florence, not just the most populated zip codes like 18702, 18704, and 18706.