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Given the massive rise of mobile over the past decade, and the corresponding slide in use of fixed line landline telephones, BT's decision to exit the cellular space in 2005 looked premature and poorly thought through.
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For instance, in countries where many people have holiday homes they are more likely to give out a mobile number, which then becomes the default where they can be reached, thus undermining the use of fixed-line phones.
They need to address their lack of fixed line and cable assets in Europe.
Hence the current enthusiasm throughout the telecoms industry for the idea of "fixed-mobile convergence", which uses clever technology to provide the best of both worlds: the freedom of mobile and the reliability and low cost of fixed lines.
In other words, mobile and broadband penetration leap-frogged ahead of fixed lines in many countries.
The latter are included (with the exception of one patient) among those who used a mobile phone, therefore the complimentary quota of around 20% use a fixed line only.
One thing we found that was so very different between the mobile world and the fixed line world was that when people use a fixed line they tend to approach doing things in big chunks of time.
Similarly, mobile phones used to look much like the push-button type of fixed-line phones, only without the wire.
"Young people do not use fixed line phones.
The state-owned telecommunications company of Belarus is the sole provider of fixed-line telephone service.
The number of fixed-line broadband connections reached 408 million in June, Mr. Vestberg said.
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