re: Maintaining a landline in an investment property

[Freeman Schultz]

Although most tenants have pretty much gone wireless, there are tenants who require a landline.

A lot of older homes still have the phone jacks and wiring for a landline, however, if they do need to be maintained.

Can you a hire a specialist to maintain and repair a landline or do you need Verizon?

[Richard F.]

Aloha,

You would need to find out who provides wired phone service in your local area. There seems to be several companies providing service in NY. Check their plans and confirm they provide service to your neighborhood.

As far as "maintenance" or repairs, there are plenty of telephone wiring specialists in urban areas to select from, but not sure what you would need them for. Any competent handyman or electrician should be able to address any physical issues on your side of the interface. Unless you cut a line inside your home there is nothing to really go wrong. Even then, the lines are color coded, and typically only two conductors are used per line, the red and green. A second line will use the yellow and black. There are plenty of online how-to's, and it is often easiest to just run a new line from the phone company interface (normally on the outside of your home) to wherever you need a new extension.