Probably Italy. All institutions and many households still have a working but unused fax line in Italy (which most photocopiers still support). Many documents can only be transferred either in person or by fax.

We are not savages, we have low cost multi-gigabit optic-fiber household connections available in the majority of cities. Our bureaucracy is just anachronistic.

[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Germany-Italy-Japan the Faxes-Axis remains strong.

[–] cageythree@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago

The faxis

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

USA too for a lot of shit, now that we’re an axis power I guess

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 6 points 1 month ago

So many of those fax lines are just email servers in a trench coat in the US though

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Can't you just send official stuff via Posta elettronica certificata? I thought that was the point of these sorts of systems

[–] edinbruh@feddit.it 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

PEC is usually not free (neither is fax, but a landline is more common than PEC). But also, I think it's not accepted everywhere. Maybe you can also use posta raccomandata. But for that you must go to the post office in person and wait in line with other 10 pensioners, and it also costs, so you are probably better off just handing the document in person.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah that's a shame, if they made it free (at least for communication with the state) i think it could clear up the fax situation a lot. They did this in my country and it got rid of the faxes

[–] edinbruh@feddit.it 2 points 1 month ago

Sometimes banks give you a PEC address, but it's mostly for communicating with the bank, and you are paying for it as part of the bank's services.