A local phone sat upon the desk along with a couple of daily status reports.

You can get a local phone for around $50.

"We confirm by telephone, and I see a lot of numbers with 516 area codes that are not local or cell phones."

The community has no local phone service and contact with the outside world is maintained by satellite phone.

For the local phone and cable companies, the Internet is the future.

Every room has a free local phone, and there are several international payphones.

Linking with a gateway puts these services a local phone call away.

And customers in search of just a local phone line may not enjoy big savings.

Although Mike could call the police station on his sat phone, the local phones used a party line and were less than secure.

Islamabad:International broadcasts and local phones were blocked in some locations.