"I wish. Doesn't look like that's going to happen any time soon, though. But the great thing about living in a low-tech world? The whole radio spectrum is free." He looks way more excited about this than any normal person would be.

"Even if people can't send texts or leave voicemails, we should be able to assign every handset a unique frequency so people can talk privately - and there'll still be the option to send out general broadcasts. I'll finish up the specs for that tonight, and tomorrow I'll see who else is available to help with the project."