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Discontinuing landlines, AT&T argues, would allow it to provide more households with advanced fiber and wireless technology.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Businesses and residents in the area have been without internet or landlines since about 13:00 BST on Thursday.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Widow’s Bay is indeed a fusty place where everyone drives old cars, uses ancient computers and communicates on walkies and landlines since neither cell phones nor Wi-Fi connectivity works.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

Older people still have experience with landlines, when there was only one number per household.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Fact: Only 36 percent of US homes still have both landlines and cell phones.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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