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Reliable home phone service in Santa Cruz County, CA that doesn't require internet
*Data is estimated from the 2021 American Community Survey Data and 2022 US Census Estimates.
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Reliable home phone service in Santa Cruz County, CA that doesn't require internet
*Data is estimated from the 2021 American Community Survey Data and 2022 US Census Estimates.
Traditional copper wire (POTS) landline service is not available in Santa Cruz County, 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 Santa Cruz County, 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.
According to survey results from Pew Research, "25% of people 65+ report never going online". That means that 2,019 seniors in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz residents to cell towers. And Santa Cruz is well-covered by cell towers; there are several cell towers in Santa Cruz, covering 13 square miles. Cell towers have excellent coverage within a 5-mile radius, so there are plenty of cell towers in Santa Cruz to provide strong coverage across the city. Community Phone serves every inch of Santa Cruz, not just the most populated zip codes like 53546, 53545, and 53548.
Landline phone service usage in Santa Cruz is alive and well. Nearly 2/3rds of people over the age of 65 still use a landline. 12.50% of Santa Cruz's 64,608 people are over the age of 65, which means about 5,249 senior citizens in Surf City still use landlines. Additionally, according to recent Pew Research data, 20% of seniors don't have any cell phone at all, meaning that 1,615 Santa Cruz residents completely rely on landlines for their phone service.
Many landline alternatives require internet, but that's not an option for many Santa Cruz residents. 7.80% of Santa Cruz's 22,644 households do not have the internet at all, which means 1,766 households can't use internet-based landline service.
