My phone is dead/no dialtone, but my internet runs fine over verizon dsl in state college PA. I have a long wire running from the wall jack to my room (I live in a fraterntity house) about 100 yards.

If your organization is like most, you’re still paying a communications service provider for dial tone lines, typically delivered on copper cable. These are also called POTS lines (Plain Old Telephone ...

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