What do the old timers at the courthouse suggest?
Surely your problem isn’t new.
Satellite internet and VOIP may be a solution.
Good luck.
None of the “old timers” live as far out as I do. Most live in town. It’s not a new problem, but my situation tends to produce a “perfect storm” of communication problems. I have an unreliable landline that goes out every time there’s a storm, or if the squirrels chew on it. I have NO cell phone signal (am in rural Oklahoma). Have two culverts between me and the paved road. If one or both wash out, I have no way to get to the road. If the truck decides not to start in conjunction with all these other things and, assuming I can get past the washed out culverts, I have about a 5-6 mile walk to the nearest reliable neighbor, 3 miles to the volunteer fire department (unlikely anyone will be ther), and about 6 miles to the nearest “trading post.” Don’t get me wrong. Normally, I LOVE it. But every now and then I need to get a message out.