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

Question

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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Answer 1

Good old days. Now almost all the pots lines have been removed in favor of digital, no internet, no power no phone, also “voip” doesn’t fall under the same protections as a landline so a court order is not need to pull records or even calls.