TALK OF THE DEMISE
OF THE LANDLINE IS
GREATLY EXAGGERATED
Odyssey Systems, the Tees Valley business-to-business telecommunications specialist, believes the “death of the landline” would prove a false economy and leave many disconnected from global communications.
“In most homes, a landline is an absolute necessity because broadband needs to be delivered over this line to make high speed Internet access available. As few providers offer packages that do not require it to be present, so to switch away from using telephones on the same system is nonsense.
In Britain, research has suggested that 15% of homes do not have a landline, but do have a mobile phone. This is following the American trend, where this figure has risen to a quarter.