landline services
Fixed-location phone connections
Landline services are telephone communications delivered through physical wires—copper or fiber-optic cables—connecting homes and businesses to the telephone network.
The term gained currency as mobile phones became dominant, distinguishing traditional fixed-location phone service from cellular: We canceled our landline services years ago.
Landlines remain valued for reliability during emergencies when cell networks fail.
- dial toneSound indicating phone readiness
- copper wireMetal strand conducting electricity
- rotary phoneCircular-dial telephone
- telephone exchangeCall-routing switching center
- fax machineTelephonic document sender
central office · telephone company · long-distance call · handset · AT&T · receiver · voicemail · telecommunications · telephone pole · call waiting · POTS · ring · telephone directory · voice call · call · cord · wired · long distance
landline serviceswireless services
Cordless communication infrastructure
cellular network · wireless communication · Wi-Fi calling · radio communication · VoIP