- Dates
- 2020-11-09 – 2020-11-13
- Kind
- Public information
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationinfrastructurepublic-safetyemergency-services
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In November 2020, a Beaver Island resident shared practical advice that a corded landline might remain usable during an electrical outage, while cordless phones and cellular service could be unavailable. Replies recommended checking the advice against current TDS conditions and local equipment.
Evidence limits
This record documents community resilience advice, not verified telecom policy or an outage test. It does not establish that every TDS line, phone jack, or 911 connection would work during every outage.
Sources
- A resident advised newcomers that a traditional corded phone might remain usable during an electrical outage through power supplied on TDS telephone lines, while cordless phones and cellular service might fail. Replies supported checking current TDS conditions and noted that backup systems and local infrastructure could matter. This is community guidance, not a TDS service guarantee, FCC finding, outage test, or emergency-communications plan; the referenced photo is not preserved as a standalone archive asset.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015822
Added 10 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Residents share landline guidance for Beaver Island power outages, 2020”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-landline-outage-communications-guidance-2020/, accessed [date], citing Pam Grassmick and forum contributors, “Phones for Electric Outages,” Beaver Island Forum, November 9–13, 2020..
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