Isolated Washington Town Still Lacks Phone Service

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Joshuah Mello

29 November 2001 - 1:00pm

In Washington, one of the most wired states in the nation, the town of Silverton lacks phone service. What is it like to live without phones, cell phones, Internet access?

"In one of the most-wired states in the nation, a place where Internet access is considered a Gates-given right, Silverton remains one of the largest communities in the state -- and one of a few in the country -- without phone service.No cell phones. No Internet. Not even a late-night wrong number."

Full Story: 'Hello, operator, get me Silverton on the line'

Source: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 29, 2001