Originally Posted By: Eugene

I keep seeing this (mentioned in the other thread). Land lines are oversubscribed just like cell lines. Land lines are lower profit than cell lines and therefore get less focus. Land lines have not been reliable in years.


That's also my understanding. In Italy land line infrastructure have been crumbling for years for lack of use and maintenance. The only reason for people to keep a land line here is Internet connection, but that's not even my case. I live in a mildly mountainous area and my internet access is via wimax technoogy, with a small antenna dish pointed at a large array built on top of a nearby peak. A friend works for the company that manages the service and assured me that antenna relays have buckup batteries and generators, and could keep operating for hours after a power outage.