A landline phone refers to the wired, traditional telephone service found in homes and businesses.

» Reliability. Valley TeleCom has built redundancy into its network to provide you with more reliable service. This redundancy plan makes allowances to protect against unforeseen service interruptions such as lightning storms and power outages.

» Cost. With Valley TeleCom, you always have unlimited local usage for every call you make or receive. This applies regardless of the time of day. Please refer to the front of your phone directory for more details on your local calling area.

» Dependable Quality. Landline phone service offers the highest quality voice transmissions.

» Privacy. You can be assured of privacy when calling from your corded landline phone. Eavesdroppers using simple devices, such as scanners or even other cell phones, cannot intercept landline calls.

» Broadband Internet Service. Many consumers are now enjoying High-Speed Broadband Internet. In order to enjoy this fast, state-of-the art connection, you must have a landline connection.

» Enhance Features. Today's phone systems are designed to enhance landline connection features. A landline connection makes common features such as call transfer and call forwarding possible.

» Voice Mail. A landline phone can provide you with access to features such as Valley TeleCom's Voice Mail. Through technology in the landline network, when a message is left the system prompts an e-mail containing the voice mail to be delivered to a selected e-mail address.

» Directory Listings. You need a landline phone to have your number listed in the telephone directory. Your number will also be automatically included in directory assistance listings.

» No Contract. You will not need to sign a contract.

» Data/Voice Capabilities. A landline connection also provides many capabilities for Business Communications Systems that combine data with voice.

Perhaps the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) summed it up best in a recent report stating, "A balanced choice is often the best one—a combination of landline and wireless phone use may be the right choice for you."