Welp. Looks like I'm not getting a telephone landline after all. Apparently the legislature has deregulated local phone service to a point where the phone company can decide not to connect people.
It would have been nice if they had said so up front instead of giving us the runaround for most of a year...
Ah well, one less utility bill.

On the other hand, the paperwork both for my solar installation and for the rebate for having a Passive House seem to be progressing nicely.

@elysegrasso Sorry to hear about the phone line. I really hate it when they give you the runaround for ages before they tell you they can't do it. Why can't they just tell people up front and save everybody some time?