This is a circuit for emergency lighting with LEDs that uses electricity from the telephone line . Generally the phone line has a DC voltage 48V and somewhere around 20 mA , and when the phone rings , the voltage rises to 96V AC . This works in a way that the phone line will not be busy while the LEDs are turned on and when you pick up the phone , the light goes off and lets you use your phone normally . Emergency Light using Phone Line Circuit Diagram