Dial F for Finished.

The city Department of Education wants to phase out the thousands of archaic landlines at its 1,800 schools and is set to seek bids from companies to install a strictly online system.

“As our schools, city, and world evolves, we are in the infancy stages of evaluating telecommunications alternatives that would significantly reduce our reliance on traditional landlines,” a DOE rep said.

The Department of Education (DOE) plans to eliminate landlines across 1,800 schools.

“This effort, which focuses on resiliency and reliability, would build a system to withstand disruptions and shorten service restorations should they occur,” the representative said.

The DOE sent out an information request to potential bidders, a precursor for an official bid for a new telecommuni

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