In our modern day and age, when communication needs to take place, we can do it with landlines, Cell Phones, text messages, and/or The Internet.
It is a really good thing, too, because when the hero(es) need help, the Telecom Tree comes into play.
There's a situation that's too big for our main character to handle on his/her own. But he/she knows a good number of people, perhaps because they are [...] [tvtropes.org]