$5 Landline Service?

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Now this is what I'm talkin' about!

Todd Spangler at Multichannelnews.com reported that Verizon may offer an E911 and inbound only phone service for $5/month, creating a new price point for a new class of very basic landline service.

Although many commenters have pooh-poohed the idea, I think it adds complexity to the on or off options for most dialtone customers, and therefore will naturally slow down line erosion. This service could also be useful in those domains where the company wants no outbound calls, like in customer waiting rooms, for example...