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  2. Still love your landline? Phone service providers are getting ...

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    More people who are still using telephone landlines will soon need to decide if they want to finally hang up on their service. Just last week, AT&T applied for a waiver that would allow it to stop ...

  3. Landlines may seem obsolete, but people in these states pick ...

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    Who still uses landlines? Spokeo used data from the National Center for Health Statistics to analyze which states have the most loyal landline users. Landlines may seem obsolete, but people in ...

  4. Who still owns a landline phone? You might be surprised at ...

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    Fewer than one-quarter of Americans still have landlines. More than three-quarters of Americans live in homes without landlines: 76% of adults and 87% of children, as of the end of 2023, according ...

  5. History of the telephone in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The telephone played a major communications role in American history from the 1876 publication of its first patent by Alexander Graham Bell onward. In the 20th century the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) dominated the telecommunication market as the at times largest company in the world, until it was broken up in 1982 and replaced by a system of competitors.

  6. Fido (wireless carrier) - Wikipedia

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    Fido discontinued the CityFido plan for new postpaid customers. Fido Wireless Home Phone service was launched in mid-2013. Designed as an alternative to landline telephony, the service uses a ZTE access point to provide a connection between wired phones and Fido's network.

  7. Alltel - Wikipedia

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    Alltel was a landline, wireless and general telecommunications services provider, primarily based in the United States.Before its wireless division was acquired by Verizon Wireless and AT&T, Alltel provided cellular service to 34 states and had approximately 13 million subscribers.

  8. Saying goodbye to landlines is a hard task for some businesses

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    According to a new study by ChamberofCommerce.org, which is not affiliated with local Chambers of Commerce, New Mexico residents are leading the charge on retiring landline phones, with just 22.3% ...

  9. Landline - Wikipedia

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    Landline service is typically provided through the outside plant of a telephone company's central office, or wire center. The outside plant comprises tiers of cabling between distribution points in the exchange area, so that a single pair of copper wire, or an optical fiber, reaches each subscriber location, such as a home or office, at the network interface.