Using MacPro as telephone: can anyone recommend an external voice modem

I'd like to use my MacPro to make and receive calls through a landline (not VoIP), using my computer headset for audio.
Parliant software (PhoneValet etc) doesn't seem to work for this.
Searching the forums and internet suggest that current Macs don't have a voice modem and that an external voice modem might work.
Can anyone confirm this? If so, what model of voice modem would be compatible? I can't seem to find any online.
Many thanks,

There is no telephone modem included with any of the new Macs, but you can purchase Apple's USB modem. However, they generally can only be used to dial a phone or use for a dial-up internet connection or faxing. To actually use the computer for telehone calls you would need some VoIP system such as Skype.

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