Landlines Become Outdated as Americans Go Cellphone-Only

Landlines, like black-and-white televisions, are becoming symbols of a generation that has gone by in the United States.
Landlines Become Outdated as Americans Go Cellphone-Only
Landlines becoming outdated? US President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis, while on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, from the White House in Washington, May 20, 2009. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
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Landlines becoming outdated? US President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis, while on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, from the White House in Washington, May 20, 2009. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
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