Eli5: how does a cord landline work when the power is out?

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Like the phones that have a special plug and everything, the cord one still work when the electricity is out and they don’t seem to have batteries in there, so how and why do they still work

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For the basic phone systems over a copper pair, there is a generator back at the office where the dial tone is also generated. With a derived voice system (phone via data) installers will put UPS (back up battery) at the residence.

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