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MILLIONS HANG UP ON LANDLINES
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 01:20:56 -0400
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> Archives at: <http://Wireless.Com/Dewayne-Net> Weblog at: <http://weblog.warpspeed.com>
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