4.8Named Best Home Phone Service of 2026Get clear calls from Deep Creek Lake to the Eastern Shore, even in a power outage. Just enter your address to confirm we cover you.
Maryland’s landlines are being retired
Verizon has been retiring parts of its landline network across at least 94 Maryland phone service areas, from Hagerstown and Frederick to Annapolis and Lexington Park. Since March 2025, it no longer has to file advance notice with the FCC before retiring more. Community Phone is a home phone that just works, without phone lines or internet. Plug it in, listen for the dial tone, and start making calls.*
*Sources: Verizon 2019-03-A-MD (amended); FCC DA 25-252; FCC 26-19.
55,000
Calls from Maryland customers every month
100+
Maryland towns and cities with Community Phone customers
6 of 6
Maryland area codes have Community Phone customers
4,400+
Spam calls blocked per month in Maryland
“We had to give up on our landline because of breakdowns and increasing rates. Community was just what we wanted. We kept our number, have great service, and it is more affordable!”
“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“Technology is not one of my finer points, so I just love the very helpful and very polite customer service I have received since I have been with Community Phone.”
“Community Phone is amazing. No more faulty telephone lines or internet to deal with. The phone works great and was easy to set up. We are loving our new phone service.”
“We had to give up on our landline because of breakdowns and increasing rates. Community was just what we wanted. We kept our number, have great service, and it is more affordable!”
“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“Technology is not one of my finer points, so I just love the very helpful and very polite customer service I have received since I have been with Community Phone.”
“Community Phone is amazing. No more faulty telephone lines or internet to deal with. The phone works great and was easy to set up. We are loving our new phone service.”
“We had to give up on our landline because of breakdowns and increasing rates. Community was just what we wanted. We kept our number, have great service, and it is more affordable!”
“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“Technology is not one of my finer points, so I just love the very helpful and very polite customer service I have received since I have been with Community Phone.”
“Community Phone is amazing. No more faulty telephone lines or internet to deal with. The phone works great and was easy to set up. We are loving our new phone service.”
Cities we serve
We serve 200+ towns and cities throughout the Old Line State. Find yours:
Don’t see where you live? Community Phone is in small towns and big cities all over Maryland. Just enter your street address above to find out if we cover you.
Community Phone isn’t a landline. But you pick it up the same way, dial it the same way, and keep the parts that matter to you.
Built for Maryland
Since 1980, Maryland has faced 85 separate billion-dollar weather disasters. One night of high winds cut power to 79,000 BGE customers.* Community Phone’s backup battery keeps your phone working for 26 hours without power.
*Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Baltimore Gas and Electric.
More than 132,000 Maryland households have no internet subscription, and another 272,000 rely on a cell plan as their only internet.* Community Phone’s industrial-grade antennas provide strong coverage with no internet, even where cell phones struggle to hold a signal.
*Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 one-year estimates, Maryland.
Marylanders over 60 reported more than $176 million in fraud losses in 2025, the 12th-highest in the US.* On average, Community Phone blocks 4,000+ scam calls per month in Maryland. For customers using the robocall filter, 46% of all incoming calls were caught as spam.
*Source: FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2025 Annual Report.
Maryland gives phone companies 8 hours to clear an outage. but the clock stops nights, weekends, and holidays.* With Community Phone there’s no wire to repair or technician to wait for. If you need help, talk to a real person in under a minute. No robots.
*Source: Code of Maryland Regulations 20.45.05.09.
Maryland law makes phone companies warn you: switch to internet-based phone service and the state stops regulating what you pay.* Rates jump when promos end. Community Phone has a Three-Year Price Lock, no contract or hidden fees.
*Source: Maryland Public Utilities Article § 8-602(c).
Maryland phone fact
Mary Shellman’s house was the first home in Carroll County with a telephone. She ran the Westminster exchange and worked the switchboard herself. When Alexander Graham Bell came to inspect the system, he gave her a small gold telephone pin. It’s still in the county’s collection.
Marylanders have always have always found a way to keep communities within reach. Today, more than 720,000 Maryland homes still have a home phone.* You can keep yours.
*Source: 2026 FCC Voice Telephone Services report, data as of December 31, 2024.
Verizon has been retiring parts of its traditional landline network in Maryland, one local area at a time. There is no single date when service will end statewide, so the timing depends on where you live. When a retirement would permanently end telephone service, Verizon must notify affected customers and obtain FCC authorization. Customers may be asked to switch to fiber, wireless, or another available phone service. Community Phone doesn’t use copper wire or internet, so none of this affects your service.
*Sources: Verizon network disclosures. FCC, Domestic Section 214 Discontinuance of Service. FCC Network and Services Modernization Order, FCC 26-19.
We have customers in 100+ Maryland cities and towns, across all 6 of the state’s area codes. Just enter your exact address and we’ll make sure there’s strong coverage where you live. The Phone Base uses industrial-grade antennas to pull in the strongest local tower, so calls stay clear even in rural areas where cell service is spotty. We confirm you have strong service before we ship anything. But if you still wind up feeling you’re not getting the coverage you expected, we’ll give you a full refund.
No, Community Phone is not a cell phone. It’s a home phone that sits on your table and plugs into a power outlet. Community Phone’s industrial-grade antennas pull in the strongest local tower, so calls stay clear where cell phones get spotty service.
Community Phone’s Home Plan starts at $45/mo, or $41.25/mo on the annual plan.
We also offer two other plans for your home:
Home Premium adds features such as call forwarding, number blocking and voicemail you can read as texts. It’s $59/mo, or $54.10/mo on the annual plan.
Loved Ones adds features such as voicemail transcriptions and managing an allowed list of trusted numbers. It’s $89/mo, or $81.60/mo on the annual plan.
The annual version of every plan includes one month free. Your rate is covered by our Three-Year Price Lock, and there’s no contract, so you can cancel anytime. Traditional providers lock you into long contracts and nickel-and-dime you with hidden fees. We don’t do either.
Before you pay a thing, we’ll confirm that you have strong coverage at your address. If you don’t, you get your money back.
Yes, you can keep your number and area code if you want to. We have customers across all 6 of Maryland’s area codes. If you decide to keep your number, we’ll help you transfer it over. We’ll call your phone company for you if we can. If your carrier needs to get the transfer PIN directly from you, keep your last phone bill handy and we’ll walk you through the call.
Easier than you think. All you need is a power outlet and, if you’re keeping your number, a recent phone bill.
Whether you’re calling family from a farm outside Chestertown or checking in on your mom from a rowhouse in Hampden, you get the same dial tone. Confirm coverage at your address.
