From: malQRMassimilation@gmail.com   
      
   The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a web page that talks about the   
   availability of telephone service during emergencies. Short of getting   
   an Amateur Radio license and joining SHARES[1], there are some things   
   anyone can do to prepare.   
      
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   The Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation and the   
   Department of Telecommunications and Cable urge residents to take   
   pre-emptive measures this National Hurricane Preparedness Week (May   
   7-13) to ensure readiness during emergency situations or power outages   
   impacting their communications services.   
      
   Different services (for example, traditional wireline phone, wireless,   
   or VOIP provided over telephone or cable companies' networks) have   
   different capabilities in emergencies or power outages. If you do not   
   know what type of service you have, contact your provider.   
      
   Traditional Landline (Home phone, provided by a telephone company such   
   as Verizon or Comcast):   
      
   During a power outage, traditional landline service that runs over a   
   copper network will continue to operate. However, phone service over   
   fiber (from your cable company, or Verizon FiOS) will not, and require   
   batteries to continue operating during an outage (see VOIP below).   
   Keep a traditional corded phone for outages. Without power, a cordless   
   phone will not work.   
      
   https://blog.mass.gov/consumer/massconsumer/stay-connected-during-emergencies/   
   	   
   Bill   
      
   1. For those whom are curious about SHARES and/or Amateur Radio:   
      
   https://www.cisa.gov/shares-faq   
   http://www.arrl.org/   
      
      
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