nostr:npub1j8ueyfkfuud4fzn80l27a8tk6f3ueug6awsxumwd4wkvax7hkvjsshaz5s Verizon wireline services (legacy Bell Atlantic, NYNEX, New England Bell) have been trying to abandon their copper network for decades and replace it with cellular NIU boxes. Same issues, no central powering means no 911. And if the towers aren't well managed they'll be overloaded.