next fun thing for the usa

[space otter]

I guess I must be living in a bubble.. after I read this I went and looked for more info and this isn't new.. so CRAP..
first they make us change  to mercury light bulbs that can't be disposed of..then pay tv analog is out and now the phone lines..when everything is on the gird  we will be totally controlled...
guess I should move to the woods now while I can still dig to make a garden..sigh

http://mynorthwest.com/269054/states-move-toward-making-endangered-land-lines-extinct/

States move toward making endangered land lines extinct

By Associated Press   | April 19, 2016 @ 10:28 am

WHITEFIELD, Maine (AP) — Peter Froehlich lives at the end of a mile-long dirt road in a part of Maine where pickup trucks share the right of way with wandering dairy cows. The local cable company won’t run a line down the road, and his cellphone is useless because he lives in a wireless dead zone.


Thirteen states in the past three years have said telephone companies can use alternative technology, like wireless and broadband Internet, to provide basic service. Maine is the first to end basic phone service mandates in communities where there is competition, said Sherry Lichtenberg, principal at the National Regulatory Research Institute.



ok got to the bottom of article and saw this so only copied a tiny bit ..go to link

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[Dyna]

I have been afraid of this. I like having the old phone, when the power is out it still works, we live in a dead spot for the cell phone. I really like a lot of the old things and wish they were not going for good.