Louisiana town awaits telephone age

It's no secret what the residents of Mink, La., want for Christmas: the same thing they have always wanted year round--telephones.
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Heaven

These people don't realize how nice it would be to not have a telephone.

[simcity1976]

I don't know

no phone = no internet because there probaly no cable either

No one's Forcing you to have a phone

Just disconnect your service. This is America, you can do anything you like.

Always a stupid luddite whining about the "evils" of tech.

Heaven

These people don't realize how nice it would be to not have a telephone.

[simcity1976]

I don't know

no phone = no internet because there probaly no cable either

No one's Forcing you to have a phone

Just disconnect your service. This is America, you can do anything you like.

Always a stupid luddite whining about the "evils" of tech.