But cell phones have replaced the need for copper wire to go everywhere, and now AT&T is petitioning California to let them off the hook — no pun intended — for servicing landlines.

Spokeo analyzed landline usage across the U.S., using National Center for Health Statistics data to identify the states with the most homes dependent on landlines. Not long ago, leashed phone ...

Vulnerable pensioners and disabled people fear they could be left at risk as the UK phases out the landlines they rely on. Telecom companies BT, Sky and Virgin Media are in the process of ...

Vulnerable pensioners and disabled people fear they could be left at risk as the UK phases out the landlines they rely on. Telecom companies BT, Sky and Virgin Media are in the process of switching ...