Rural residents in Franklin County face a copper phone lines conundrum Molly Hunter Nov 18, 2022 Nov 18, 2022 Updated Dec 23, 2023 1 1 of 4 Jerline Guilliams shows off a mobile internet device that her phone company sold her due to the poor phone service in her area in Callaway. SCOTT P. YATES photos, The Roanoke Times Guilliams, left, and her neighbor Kathy McCulley, right, talk with a reporter about phone service problems in their area. SCOTT P. YATES, The Roanoke Times Jerline Guilliams walks with her dog Lady outside her home in Callaway. SCOTT P. YATES, The Roanoke Times A utility pole leans heavily toward the ground in the 4200 block of 6 Mile Post Road on Oct. 31. SCOTT P. YATES, The Roanoke Times Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Molly Hunter Four or five years ago, Jerline Guilliams got fed up with unreliable phone and internet service to her home in Callaway.kAm$96 DH:E4965 AC@G:56CD[ 3FE H@F=5 DE:== =:<6 E@ C6EFC? E@ 96C @=5 9@>6 A9@?6 A=2? 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