Who are you going to call if there is a fire? What if you live in an apartment building?
Stay in contact with friends and family when the cell towers go down.
The Landlines work when the power is out, and they're cheap. You probably have one in your closet. If not, your local store typically has one.
Get a old school corded one, not a cordless one that needs charging or power.
It cost about $9 to have, and your internet provider probably sells it already.
I'm surprised FEMA didn't list this in their recent Tweet.
That's a fair point, but if the fire hasn't burned through the cable, then its useful.
One could theorize that if the metal contacts at the demarcation point rust out, it's not going to work either.
The idea is to have it incase of an emergency. Not to come up with theories on why it's going to fail, ya know?