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VoIP And Cell Phones Eroding Traditional Telecoms

Posted by timothy on from the one-way-function dept.

Lullabye_Muse writes "Yahoo! reports that telecoms in Europe and U.S. are losing in response to people switching their home phones for cellphones and dial up to cable modems. More info on specific VoIP discussed in latter part of article. The trend seems to becoming widespread, I guess 10 years and all the old wires are gonna start to be taken down."

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  1. Good by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Let the telcoms die. I haven't had a land-line phome for 6 months, and I don't miss it.

    Of course, cell-phone coverage could be bett--

    CALL ENDED
    Time: 2:10

    1. Re:Good by Aexia · · Score: 4, Funny

      I took you 2 minutes 10 seconds to say that?

      He kept running into the lameness filter.

  2. Imagine that by RabidChicken · · Score: 4, Funny

    *gasp* businesses adapting to new technology!