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Don't forget all those folks without home phone service and unable to make emergency calls.

The same thing happens when telephone service goes out because of a down power line. Nothing new here.

Landline phones generally work during a power outage in the United States.

As carriers change to fiber for all or part of their network, this is increasingly not true.

It does bring back fond memories of trying to explain to WoW guildmates that we needed to hurry up and finish the fight, because my power just went out. (Still online thanks to telco central-office based DSL and a good UPS.)

Are they using Comcast internet for their phone or do they likely have a cell phone?

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