“I can just plug it in to the wall and plug the phone line to the box and we are working. No internet. Thank you!”
Peggy
Community Phone Customer
4.8Named Best Home Phone Service of 2026Reliable home phone service in Vermont
Get clear calls from the Northeast Kingdom to downtown Burlington, even in a power outage. Just enter your address to confirm we cover you.
Vermont’s landlines are being retired
There’s a simple way to keep your home phone
Fidium operates much of Vermont’s traditional landline network. Since December 2025, it has filed five applications with the FCC to discontinue traditional copper phone service in communities across Vermont.* Community Phone is a home phone that just works, without phone lines or internet. Plug it in, listen for the dial tone, and start making calls.
*Sources: VT DPS, copper-to-fiber transitions; CCVT FCC discontinuance filings, 2025–26.
7,000
Calls from Vermont customers every month
65+
Vermont cities and towns with Community Phone customers
802 area code
Local numbers available everywhere in Vermont
48.5%
Of all protected calls are caught as spam nationwide
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“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“I cannot believe how unstressful this has been, from getting updates to keeping my old number. I ordered July 13, it was delivered July 16, and I was using it on July 17. Such great service is unheard of these days!”
Lawrence
Community Phone Customer
“We dropped our internet phone service because of the cost. My husband is 86 and a cell phone wasn’t an option. Community Phone came very quickly, and it was so easy to set up. We are very happy with our choice.”
Cheryl
Community Phone Customer
“I can just plug it in to the wall and plug the phone line to the box and we are working. No internet. Thank you!”
Peggy
Community Phone Customer
“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“I cannot believe how unstressful this has been, from getting updates to keeping my old number. I ordered July 13, it was delivered July 16, and I was using it on July 17. Such great service is unheard of these days!”
Lawrence
Community Phone Customer
“We dropped our internet phone service because of the cost. My husband is 86 and a cell phone wasn’t an option. Community Phone came very quickly, and it was so easy to set up. We are very happy with our choice.”
Cheryl
Community Phone Customer
“I can just plug it in to the wall and plug the phone line to the box and we are working. No internet. Thank you!”
Peggy
Community Phone Customer
“Nothing about my routine changed. Honestly, that was what sold me.”
See Alford’s Story“I cannot believe how unstressful this has been, from getting updates to keeping my old number. I ordered July 13, it was delivered July 16, and I was using it on July 17. Such great service is unheard of these days!”
Lawrence
Community Phone Customer
“We dropped our internet phone service because of the cost. My husband is 86 and a cell phone wasn’t an option. Community Phone came very quickly, and it was so easy to set up. We are very happy with our choice.”
Cheryl
Community Phone Customer
Towns and cities we serve
Community Phone service across Vermont
We serve towns and cities throughout the Green Mountain State. Find yours:
Don’t see where you live? Community Phone is in small towns and big cities all over Vermont. Just enter your street address above to find out if we cover you.
BurlingtonSouth BurlingtonRutlandEssex JunctionColchesterBenningtojnBrattleboroMiltonBarreWillistonHartfordSpringfieldMiddleburySt. AlbansMontpelierWinooskiSt. JohnsburyShelburneSwantonNewportLyndonMorrisvilleVergennesRandolphBellows FallsFair HavenNorthfieldWaterburyStoweManchesterPoultneyHardwickBristolEnosburg FallsDerbyRichfordWilmingtonLudlowWoodstockBrownington
Keep the same phone and number with no new tech to learn.
Community Phone isn’t a landline. But you pick it up the same way, dial it the same way, and keep the parts that matter to you.
You get
- Your existing number and handset, if you want to keep them
- Plug-in setup in 30 seconds, no technician
- Unlimited nationwide calling
- Spam and scam-call blocking
You avoid
- Switching to a cellphone
- Shutdown disruptions
- Contracts or hidden fees
- Having to buy a new phone
Built for Vermont
Vermont is unpredictable. Your phone shouldn’t be.
Storms cut off power, especially in winter
Since 1980, Vermont has faced 19 separate billion-dollar weather disasters, 9 of them winter storms. One December 2025 ice storm cut power to 8,900 homes in a single day.* Community Phone’s backup battery keeps your phone working for 26 hours without power.
*Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Green Mountain Power outage reports, December 29, 2025.
Rural Vermont has fewer options
Nearly 1 in 5 rural Vermonters can’t get high-speed wired internet. In urban Vermont, that number is less than 1 in 200.* Community Phone’s industrial-grade antennas provide strong coverage with no internet, even where cell phones struggle to hold a signal.
Source: FCC, 2026 Section 706 Report, Appendix A-1.
Vermont is a target for senior fraud
Vermonters over 60 reported more than $5 million in fraud losses in 2025.* Community Phone blocks spam and scam calls before your phone rings. For nationwide customers using the robocall filter, 48.5% of all incoming calls are caught as spam.
*Sources: FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, 2025 Annual Report and 2024 Annual Report.
Phone repairs take far too long
Vermont only requires Fidium to fix 4 in 5 dead lines within 48 hours. The rest can take longer.* With Community Phone there’s no wire to repair or technician to wait for. If you need help, talk to a real person in under a minute. No robots.
*Source: Vermont Public Utility Commission, Case No. 21-4060-PET, Order of November 16, 2022.
Vermont’s phone rates keep going up
In 2025, Vermont had nine traditional home phone companies. It didn’t regulate prices for eight of them.* Internet-based phone service has no price cap either; rates jump when promos end. Community Phone has a Three-Year Price Lock, no contract or hidden fees.
Source: Vermont Legislative Counsel, telecommunications testimony, April 3, 2025.
Vermont phone fact
After Vermont’s devastating 1927 flood tore out phone lines across the Mad River Valley, Alton Farr set out in a canoe. He paddled 13 miles down the river, stopping along the way to repair the lines his neighbors relied on.
Vermonters have always gone the extra mile to stay connected. Today, nearly 105,000 Vermont homes still have a home phone.* You can keep yours.
*Source: 2026 FCC Voice Telephone Services report, data as of December 31, 2024.
Frequently asked questions about Community Phone in Vermont
Fidium, formerly Consolidated Communications, has been asking the FCC for authorization to stop offering traditional landline service in parts of Vermont, one group of local exchanges at a time. There is no single date when service will end statewide, so the timing depends on where you live. Before service can permanently end, Fidium must notify affected customers and obtain FCC authorization. Customers may be asked to switch to fiber, wireless, or another available phone service. Community Phone doesn’t use copper wire or internet, so none of this affects your service.
*Sources: VT DPS, Fidium discontinuance announcements, 2026; 47 CFR §63.71.
We have customers in 65+ Vermont cities and towns. Just enter your exact address and we’ll make sure there’s strong coverage where you live. The Phone Base uses industrial-grade antennas to pull in the strongest local tower, so calls stay clear even in rural areas where cell service is spotty. We confirm you have strong service before we ship anything. But if you still wind up feeling you’re not getting the coverage you expected, we’ll give you a full refund.
No, Community Phone is not a cell phone. It’s a home phone that sits on your table and plugs into a power outlet. Community Phone’s industrial-grade antennas pull in the strongest local tower, so calls stay clear where cell phones get spotty service.
Community Phone’s Home Plan starts at $45/mo, or $41.25/mo on the annual plan.
We also offer two other plans for your home:
Home Premium adds features such as call forwarding, number blocking and voicemail you can read as texts. It’s $59/mo, or $54.10/mo on the annual plan.
Loved Ones adds features such as voicemail transcriptions and managing an allowed list of trusted numbers. It’s $89/mo, or $81.60/mo on the annual plan.
The annual version of every plan includes one month free. Your rate is covered by our Three-Year Price Lock, and there’s no contract, so you can cancel anytime. Traditional providers lock you into long contracts and nickel-and-dime you with hidden fees. We don’t do either.
Before you pay a thing, we’ll confirm that you have strong coverage at your address. If you don’t, you get your money back.
Yes, you can keep your number and your 802. If you decide to keep it, we’ll help you transfer it over. We’ll call your phone company for you if we can. If your carrier needs to get the transfer PIN directly from you, keep your last phone bill handy and we’ll walk you through the call.
Easier than you think. All you need is a power outlet and, if you’re keeping your number, a recent phone bill.
- We ship you the Phone Base. One dedicated representative handles your switch from start to finish.
- Plug it into a power outlet and wait for the dial tone. 30 seconds, no tools, no technician, no internet.
- Plug in the phone you already have. If you like your handset, keep it.
- Keep your number. We’ll transfer it for you. If your carrier needs a transfer PIN, we’ll walk you through that call.
Chances are, we’re already in your Vermont neighborhood.
Whether you’re calling family from a dairy farm outside St. Johnsbury or checking in on your mom from a granite worker’s cottage in Barre, you get the same dial tone. Confirm coverage at your address.