Land line does not work / telus want to fix with charge

[TUAN]

Land line use as back up / hardly use / no sound keep flashing 
happened few months back / automatically back normal / now happen again for few weeks / I call in 
tech support said wire inside house wrong if fix telus have to charge 
what could i do  / give up the land line ?
i can not afford the fix charge 

[Nighthawk]

The charge would only apply if the problem is caused by something in the house. For example if your phone is malfunctioning, or if there was damage to the phone lines inside the house.