This screen-free home phone runs over Wi-Fi and gives kids a way to call family and friends without a smartphone.

A mobile network outage, like the one Verizon customers experienced on Wednesday, could leave you stranded without one of your most critical lines of access to the world for hours if you're reliant ...

Say farewell to the landline telephone. AT&T is phasing out the system by the end of this decade. The process has already begun in Stark County and throughout Ohio. Thoughts and prayers for the copper ...

Landlines, for some, are ancient history. But for others, they’re still part of the present for various reasons. Heather Kelly, a technology reporter at the Washington Post, has written about the ...

If you've been through one of the massive mobile network outages, then you've seen how it left you stranded without one of your most critical lines of access to the world for hours. If your smartphone ...

Tin Can, the "landline" for kids, got 100 times its normal call volume on Christmas. It crashed. Kids were upset. Now, it's ...

A group in Queens has banded together to revive landlines and give their children a simpler way to socialize.

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Oct. 22, 2024. Click here for that audio. Landlines, for some, are ancient history. But for others, they’re still part of the present for various reasons ...