Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Hattiesburg, MS. 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 Hattiesburg, MS 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 Hattiesburg is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 12.80% of Hattiesburg's 45,863 people are over the age of 65, which means about 3,816 senior citizens in Hub City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,174 Hattiesburg residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Hattiesburg residents. 20.20% of Hattiesburg's 17,828 households do not have the internet at all, which means 3,601 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 1,468 seniors in Hattiesburg 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 Hattiesburg residents to cell towers. And Hattiesburg is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Hattiesburg, covering 53 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Hattiesburg to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Hattiesburg, not just the most populated zip codes like 92236.