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A communication device, comprising:

• a modem configured to provide a dial-up internet connection;
• a telephone plug configured to connect the communication device to a telephone jack of a telephone network;
• wherein the telephone plug includes at least one electrical contact configured to receive electrical power from the telephone network;
• wherein the telephone plug includes at least one electrical contact configured to connect the modem to the telephone network;
• wherein the modem connects to the telephone network and provides an internet connection by using the telephone network as a source of dial-up internet access;
• a wireless networking module configured to provide wireless internet access to an area near the communication device via the internet connection using Wi-Fi;
• a power supply configured to receive the electrical power from the telephone network through the telephone plug;
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• a port configured to send the electrical power from the power supply to a connected device;
• wherein the communication device further provides wireless charging for a device proximate to the communication device using the Qi wireless charging standard;
• wherein the modem, the wireless networking module, and power supply are packaged within a chassis that is sized and configured such that the communication device is small and lightweight, the telephone plug protrudes from the chassis, and at least one antenna protrudes from the chassis.

A communication device, comprising:

• a modem configured to provide a dial-up internet connection;
• a telephone plug configured to connect the communication device to a telephone jack of a telephone network;
• wherein the telephone plug includes at least one electrical contact configured to receive electrical power from the telephone network;
• wherein the telephone plug includes at least one electrical contact configured to connect the modem to the telephone network;
• wherein the modem connects to the telephone network and provides an internet connection by using the telephone network as a source of dial-up internet access;
• a wireless networking module configured to provide wireless internet access to applications executed on user devices near the communication device the internet connection using Wi-Fi;
• and
• a throttling module configured to allocate bandwidth for the internet connection to the applications using the internet connection, wherein the throttling module is configured to allocate bandwidth to requests from an emergency responder over requests from a non-emergency responder end-user;
• wherein the modem, the wireless networking module, and the throttling module are packaged within a chassis that is sized and configured such that the communication device is small and lightweight, the telephone plug protrudes from the chassis, and at least one antenna protrudes from the chassis.