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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. I miss ma bell by xtermin8 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Wouldn't it have been great if we kept the telephone monopoly and they just planned to convert everything to VOIP. I just haven't seen the advantages consumers were supposed to get with the breakup. Of course Ma Bell might have fouled things up as well, but I remember being able to understand clear phones bills and passable customer service.