My brother-in-law has no wired phone. His mobile phone is his one and only. He figures he needs a cellular phone anyway, so why pay for two? He's not alone, and according to the CTIA (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association), by 2007, 30 percent of phone users is the US will be mobile-only. That's more than 60 million lines.
Even if you discount a bit the CTIA's number as self-serving, the trend towards people giving up their landlines, or just never getting one in the first place, is clearly on the rise. And really, who needs a landline phone? And why?
More about two companies trying to bring cellular into the home in my latest Release 1.0 column...
