Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Pine Bluff, 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 Pine Bluff, 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 Pine Bluff is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 15.20% of Pine Bluff's 41,474 people are over the age of 65, which means about 4,098 senior citizens in the Bass Capital of the World still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,261 Pine Bluff residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.

Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Pine Bluff residents. 33.00% of Pine Bluff's 16,808 households do not have the internet at all, which means 5,547 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 1,576 seniors in Pine Bluff 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 Pine Bluff residents to cell towers. And Pine Bluff is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Pine Bluff, covering 45 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Pine Bluff to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Pine Bluff, not just the most populated zip codes like 75019.