Are
Landline Phones Becoming an
Endangered Species?
The declining relevance of
Landline Phones might **t be too surprising for the connected generation, but only 10 years ago, 92.7% of U.S. households had a working
Landline phone.
**w, that number has dropped to 58.1% of U.S. households, while the the percentage of cellphone-only households has risen from 5% to 39.4%, according to
data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
See also:
How to Ditch Your Landline
The following chart, created by
Statista, illustrates the rise of cellphones and the fall of
Landline Phones in the U.S. over the past 10 years.
Image:
Statista
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