Cellphones have killed off a whole plethora of electronic gadgets from the Walkman to the portable gaming player. Add landline phones to the growing list of endangered species. A decade ago, 9 out of every 10 American households had a landline phone. Fast forward to today and it's just every second household, according to data provided by the Center of Disease Control and Prevention who track phone ownership across the nation in their biannual National Health Interview Survey.
The downward trend is set to continue for landlines, as the number of smartphone only households continues to increase. Some observers have predicted that the majority of homes on the U.S. could be without a landline as early as this year! Offices will take longer to follow due to a lack of alternative, affording the landline a little bit more time on its road towards extinction.
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