One in Four U.S. Households Are Landline-Free

Nearly 25% of households in the U.S. have given up landlines for cell phones, according a survey from the NCHS. The report (.pdf file) shows an astonishing graph: in just six years, landlines have declined tenfold, which means that, should the trend continue, barely anyone will be using fixed phones by 2015.

It's the 25- to 29-year-old age bracket that uses fixed lines the least,
with 48.6% of them living in wireless-only households. The data, which was taken from 21,375 homes, also...