Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Milpitas, CA. 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 Milpitas, CA 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 Milpitas is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 11.5% of Milpitas's 84,196 people are over the age of 65, which means about 6,294 senior citizens in Milpitas still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,937 Milpitas residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Milpitas residents. 3.8% of Milpitas's 22,132 households do not have the internet at all, which means 841 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 2,421 seniors in Milpitas 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 Milpitas residents to cell towers. And Milpitas is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Milpitas, covering 14 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Milpitas to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Milpitas, not just the most populated zip codes like 95035.