Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Jonesboro, AR. 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 Jonesboro, AR 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 Jonesboro is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 13.2% of Jonesboro's 78,394 people are over the age of 65, which means about 6,726 senior citizens in The City of Churches still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 2,070 Arkansans completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Arkansans. 17.30% of Jonesboro's 30,123 households do not have the internet at all, which means 5,211 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 2,587 seniors in Jonesboro 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 Jonesboro residents to cell towers. And Jonesboro is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Jonesboro, covering 80 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Jonesboro to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Jonesboro, not just the most populated zip codes like 72401, 72404.