Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Olympia, WA. 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 Olympia, WA 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 Olympia is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 18.40% of Olympia's 52,882 people are over the age of 65, which means about 6,325 senior citizens in O Town still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,946 Olympians completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Olympians. 15.40% of Olympia's 23,031 households do not have the internet at all, which means 3,547 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 2,433 seniors in Olympia 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 Olympia residents to cell towers. And Olympia is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Olympia, covering 18 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Olympia to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Olympia, not just the most populated zip codes like 55436, 55435, 55424.