May 24th 2004
By: Luke
By: Luke
End Of The Land Line?
End Of The Land Line?
BBC Online reports on a report by Sound Partners into fixed-mobile substitution which concluded that mobile operators could take 50% of fixed voice calls and 63% of the cash we pay for them by 2009.
Do land lines face being cut off?
Of course, broadband users will still need a fixed line. But the report also suggests that 3G providers who offer alternate broadband services on a competitive cost basis will start to attract significant subscribers. I suspect that this is particularly true for consumers who are still using dial-up, and therefore would likely be willing to accept 384kbps.
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