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AT&T wants to shut its landline network by 2029 and to do that, it's promoting a new kind of service called AT&T Phone-Advanced.

Currently, AT&T provides landline service in 21 states, excluding some in the northeast and northwest, according to USA Today. Retiring those landlines would affect all those states except California.

The new service can be used with an existing landline phone that plugs into a jack, and it connects to AT&T's wireless network as an alternative. It costs $45 a month.

It can be used with an existing landline phone, plugs into a jack and connects to AT&T's wireless network. The phone costs $45 a month, she said. You can also switch over to another mobile carrier.