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Technology adoption and affordability in Canada

Mark Goldberg

.” While we know that the mobile phone has become a substitute for wireline phone service, CMI says “it is not unreasonable to state that the smartphone has substitution effects for landlines, photographic services, newspapers, and magazines and periodicals.” Photographic services -42.8% Newspapers -27.3%

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AT&T chief: BEAD goal should be universal service -- but not "devolve" to universal FTTP

EldoTelecom

But while universal landline service was achieved for copper delivered voice telephone service in the 20th century, the program goal should not be to modernize it with fiber for the 21st as prioritized by the BEAD Notice Of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) as the best and highest use of public funds. telecom policy.

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Telecom Industry Summit Puts Focus on Harms from Copper Theft

Broadband Breakfast

While the rising global demand for copper has driven much of this theft, with prices increasing by more than 60% over the past four years, the issue extends to 5G small cells, wireless towers, fiber-optic lines, and even landline telephones, industry experts said.    Cantu cited an example in Denver, Colo.,

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To Achieve Universal Service, It’s Time for a Change

AT&T Connects

For most of the 20 th century, this meant access to landline telephones.

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Why We’re Running Out of Phone Numbers

2600Hz Blog

While this seems to point toward the growing obsolescence of the phone network, what we’ve seen in the past decade is an explosion of use cases that have made it, if anything, more relevant and essential to everyday life.

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Telecom Jargon Demystified

NetWork Telecom

Ever felt overwhelmed by the telecom jargon (technical terms and acronyms) that seems to dominate the world of telecommunications? Whether you’re a small business owner trying to choose the right phone system or an IT professional tasked with managing your company’s network, understanding telecom jargon can be a daunting task.