In MSP CenturyLink and copper theft industry coordinate to end landline support.

https://www.startribune.com/centurylink-landline-outages-twin-cities-under-fire-copper-theft/601204175?kwp_0=2443396&kwp_4=6813103&kwp_1=2897572

Another day in the Age of Chaos. The copper theft here is dystopian, but CenturyLink is also happy to dump the regulatory burden of money-losing copper wires. We lost service weeks ago and are moving legacy landline to voip.ms.

“About a third of Minnesota households still have landline service, though as of 2020 only about 5% relied on it exclusively”