AT&T to phase out traditional copper landlines by 2029, urging customers to switch to modern digital alternatives.

As the damage from Hurricane Sandy is disappearing and some things are returning back to normal for those in the hardest hit areas, six months after that hurricane devastated parts of the East Coast, ...

If you've still have your old cordless phone, it could be the only thing keeping you connected to the world in the event of massive mobile network outages.

AT&T warns its copper landline network will soon see its demise. It’s time to switch to something more… advanced. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles. If you make ...

TIM working to separate network from services business Has signed non-binding accord with CDP to sell network Analysts have valued TIM's grid at 17-21 bln euros MILAN, June 20 (Reuters) - Telecom ...

The U.S. landline network was once the best in the world. But these days, phone companies see them as a burden, an old technology too expensive to... Is It The End Of The Line For The Landline?

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Critics say Verizon has been abandoning its landline network around New York state while failing to build out its broadband network completely, but the company said it spent $1.5 billion on its ...

When California’s telephone market was deregulated in 2006, consumers were told that increased competition would improve service and reduce prices. It hasn’t worked out like that. Carlsbad resident ...

Brits will be offered a £150 gadget that will keep the Wifi on even during a power cut. The move comes as Britain prepares to replace its landline network with a fully digital internet service by 2027 ...

Telecom Italia's (TIM) top investor Vivendi wants its fixed landline network to be valued at 31 billion euros ($33 billion) in any sale, far higher than analysts and the telecom company had forecast, ...

Maybe I'm showing my age, but growing up, I grew up with landlines as my definition of a “phone”. Plugged into the wall, sat in one spot of the house, and someone on another landline could eavesdrop.