College Students Turn Away From Landlines

prostoalex writes "You're as likely to find a landline in a college dorm as you're an old typewriter, according to this Washington Post article on MSNBC. While roughly 30% of college students had a cell phone 5 years ago, more than 90% have them today, resulting in student directories including out-of-state numbers instead of 4-digit extensions. More trivia on college students: 90% own a PC, 65% have broadband, 62% own a stereo system, 74% have a DVD player, 55% have a gaming system. What the Washington Post article also hints at, is possible tuition hikes due to the landlines dropped so quickly. "Six or seven years ago, telephones on campus were a cash cow," said Glenn Gaslin of Morrisville State College in New York."

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[cyberfunk2]

I hear many a conversation about not even knowing one's dorm phone number because all the students use is a cell phone.

Since dorm phone numbers change every year, it is just easier to keep one phone number I suppose. As a person without a cell phone (very odd for a technophile and a college student, I know), i personally find the damn things annoying, it's like AIM, but one that's everywhere. Sure, you can turn the damn thing off, but then you've got voice mail. Sometimes you do just need to cut off the world. // end jealous rant.

Re:90%?

[hatmouse]

Don't get out much eh? Where is the University of Minneapolis?