Say Goodbye To Landline Phones In Illinois

For many residents in the state of Illinois, it's the end of an era for how they communicate with friends and family.

AT&T Ends Phone Landline Service In Illinois

I remember as a kid, we had only one telephone in our house. It was a green rotary dial phone that was mounted on the wall. The cord was short, so you had to stand right next to it. Not ideal, especially if you were looking for some privacy. It's weird to think about nowadays, considering we carry small handheld computers with us.

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My dad was so cheap when it came to telephones and phone service. We did get a couple of more phones later on, which he got from work. They were going to throw them in the garbage. There was a plain black rotary phone, and actually a push-button one too. It still used the rotary dial because we didn't get that service. I was never going to win a radio contest. We never had call waiting, caller ID, or other cool stuff like that.

My mom recently lost her landline because the phone company stopped offering that service. She had that number before I was born. Now. AT&T has announced that it's ending its landline service, too. It's the end of an era.

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According to NBC Chicago...

AT&T is ending its landline phone services in Illinois as the utility moves to a digital home phone service over the next two years.

 

The utility is phasing out landline use as it works with customers to "upgrade their copper-based service to newer, less expensive options like AT&T Phone – Advanced," a spokesperson told NBC Chicago.

 

The phasing out process will take multiple years, the spokesperson added, and no customers will be left without access to voice or 911 service.