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How the number of homes in America with landlines has changed since 1960

Ooma

In the United States, landline phones were the iconic staple of long-distance communication for many years. Landline usage in earlier decades, like the 1990s and 2000s, starkly contrasts with current times, with most adults now living in households without a landline.

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How the number of homes in America with landlines has changed since 1960

Ooma

In the United States, landline phones were the iconic staple of long-distance communication for many years. Landline usage in earlier decades, like the 1990s and 2000s, starkly contrasts with current times, with most adults now living in households without a landline.

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BT blocks 2.4 million scam calls with new detection software 

Total Telecom

million spam calls to landlines, the company has announced. We remain committed to protecting customers during the switch to digital landlines,” said Lucy Baker MBE, BT Consumer’s All-IP Director in a press release. million scam calls and flagged 17.7

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Eurobites: BT sees off landline class action

Light Reading

Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Probe into Baltic subsea cable damage continues; European Commission examines Liberty Media-Dorna Sports deal; Nokia tests 'quantum-safe' tech with Turkcell.

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Landline Vs Wireless Landline Connection – Comparison Guide

Airtel

Long before, when mobile devices we re not even a thing, landline connections held a special place in the heart of every household. No matter how nostalgic and overwhelming these memories sound, the comfort and convenience offered by modern landline connection is definitely something to vouch for! What is a landline?

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Ofcom tightens rules to combat foreign scam calls

Telecoms Tech News

The strengthened industry guidance, announced today, requires phone companies to block calls from abroad that falsely display UK landline numbers. Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, has introduced new measures to protect consumers from scam calls originating overseas.

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BT has blocked 2.4 million landline scam calls

telecoms.com

BT says its Enhanced Call Protect on Digital Voice has batted away 2,430,000 scam calls to landlines and identified 17,700,000 as nuisance calls since the service from Hiya was deployed in May.