Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Oct. 22, 2024. Click here for that audio. Landlines, for some, are ancient history. But for others, they’re still part of the present for various ...

Mark Treutelaar, who is co-owner, with his wife, Galina, of the Old Phone Shop, which sells and repairs landline phones in Franklin, Wisconsin, said he has noticed an uptick in sales of brightly ...

To many, landline phones have come to seem as essential as steamships and telegrams in the smartphone era. But to those who still use them, they offer distinct advantages. Prompted by a push by AT ...