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Amid Cell Boom, Colleges Yank Land Lines

Cell phones have rendered costly phone lines unnecessary

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Feb 4, 2009 8:08 PM CST

(Newser) – US colleges are ripping phone lines out of dorms—and not to encourage students to study, the San Jose Mercury News reports. It’s recognition that mobile phones have become as ubiquitous as textbooks among students. “Demand has dropped, and it’s a costly...   Read full story »

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