Cox to eliminate traditional copper phone and replace with VOIP.. BAD NEWS

As a longstanding COX customer, I don't want VOIP phone service as it has limitations when real emergencies happen (e.g., power outage, earthquake, etc.) Traditional copper phone lines work without electricity, with VOIP no power, no phone. This is really disappointing to me. I have copper for a reason and I don't need special modems to use the telephone, which has been around for over 100 years.

Hope COX doesn't force this on me. My phone isn't broke, so there is no need to change it.