Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Monterey Park, 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 Monterey Park, 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 Monterey Park is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 21.70% of Monterey Park's 59,669 people are over the age of 65, which means about 8,416 senior citizens in Little Taipei still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 2,590 Monterey Park residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Monterey Park residents. 13.70% of Monterey Park's 20,221 households do not have the internet at all, which means 2,770 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 3,237 seniors in Monterey Park 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 Monterey Park residents to cell towers. And Monterey Park is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Monterey Park, covering 8 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Monterey Park to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Monterey Park, not just the most populated zip codes like 34135, 34134, and 33931.