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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. Cancer anyone? by joshbassett · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So, tell me what happens if some research gets released which undeniably links cell/mobile phones with cancer? (This isn't necessarily my opinion BTW)

    Will people go flocking back to the beloved land-line?