Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Grand Island, NE. 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 Grand Island, NE 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 Grand Island is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 14.50% of Grand Island's 51,267 people are over the age of 65, which means about 4,832 senior citizens in Grand Island still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,487 Grand Island residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Grand Island residents. 16.20% of Grand Island's 19,601 households do not have the internet at all, which means 3,175 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 1,858 seniors in Grand Island 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 Grand Island residents to cell towers. And Grand Island is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Grand Island, covering 28 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Grand Island to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Grand Island, not just the most populated zip codes like 92870.