[IP] MILLIONS HANG UP ON LANDLINES

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

> Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 20:51:54 -0700
> From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne@warpspeed.com>
>
>
> MILLIONS HANG UP ON LANDLINES
>
> Some 7.5 million Americans have cut the cord, canceling their landline
> phone service in favor of cell phone plans that offer free long distance
> and hundreds of minutes at competitive rates. Leading the way are students
> and young professionals who find that wireless devices mesh better with
> their mobile lifestyles. "It will be interesting to see if these young
> people who have abandoned landline phones will turn back to them as they
> grow older or if wireless will be able to serve all their needs," says a
> spokesman for the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association.
> According to figures from the International Telecommunication Union, cell
> phones now comprise 43% of all U.S. phones, up from 37% in 2000. Over the
> same period, the number of U.S. landline phones has dropped almost 3%,
> according to the FCC. The U.S. now has nearly one cell phone for every two
> Americans -- a penetration rate it took landline phones 100 years to
> achieve. (AP 4 Aug 2003)
>
> <http://apnews.excite.com/article/20030804/D7SN9S080.html>
>
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