Read more land lines stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19107/land-lines.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:06:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66965/bye-bye-landlines-hello-new-problem.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans are gleefully dropping landlines at a rate of 700,000 per month without any regard for the long-term consequences, the Economist says. Few of us will weep for businesses that rely on landlines—telemarketers and pollsters come to mind—but emergency services like fire and police also need them....http://www.newser.com/story/66965/bye-bye-landlines-hello-new-problem.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 15 Aug 2009 7:44:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63384/too-many-phone-numbers-google-can-help.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne phone number for home, two more for work, another for your mobile—Google Voice aims to change that. The new free service, which gives you one internet-based number that dials all your phones, "will take years to reach its full potential," but it looks promising, Hiawatha Bray writes for...http://www.newser.com/story/63384/too-many-phone-numbers-google-can-help.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Jul 2009 9:20:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58248/20-of-americans-drop-landline-for-cell-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs Americans trim their spending, more are getting rid of landlines. In the second half of last year, 20% of households had only cell phones, outnumbering for the first time the 17% who had just landlines. The 3% jump from the first half of 2008 is the largest increase since...http://www.newser.com/story/58248/20-of-americans-drop-landline-for-cell-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 May 2009 14:39:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49894/amid-cell-boom-colleges-yank-land-lines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS colleges are ripping phone lines out of dorms—and not to encourage students to study, the San Jose Mercury News reports. It’s recognition that mobile phones have become as ubiquitous as textbooks among students. “Demand has dropped, and it’s a costly service,” says an official at Santa Clara University,...http://www.newser.com/story/49894/amid-cell-boom-colleges-yank-land-lines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Feb 2009 20:08:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/25306/wireless-drives-att-growth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAT&T posted a 22% increase in net income during the first quarter, thanks to strong growth in its wireless unit. Its wireless earnings nearly doubled, while landline earnings dropped 2.1%. The company’s net income was $3.46 billion (57 cents a share), compared to $2.85 billion (45 cents...http://www.newser.com/story/25306/wireless-drives-att-growth.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Apr 2008 14:43:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17283/atts-4q-numbers-bolstered-by-cell-sales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAT&T's quarterly numbers indicate strong wireless sales, the Wall Street Journal reports, though unimpressive figures from its landline and Internet divisions have left some analysts and investors concerned. AT&T enjoyed a quarterly revenue of $3.14 billion—up from $1.94 billion this time last year—bolstered by the highest...http://www.newser.com/story/17283/atts-4q-numbers-bolstered-by-cell-sales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Jan 2008 19:53:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/14373/cell-bills-trump-land-line-charges-for-1st-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS households racked up bigger cellphone than land line bills in 2007 for the first time ever, analysts say. Only 6 years ago, households spent three times more on residential phone bills than on mobiles, a disparity that shrank to an average difference of only $28 by 2006. Now, with...http://www.newser.com/story/14373/cell-bills-trump-land-line-charges-for-1st-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Dec 2007 16:45:00 CST