20% of Americans Drop Landline for Cell: Study

20% of households only use cell phones

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted May 6, 2009 2:39 PM CDT

(Newser) – As Americans trim their spending, more are getting rid of landlines. In the second half of last year, 20% of households had only cell phones, outnumbering for the first time the 17% who had just landlines. The 3% jump from the first half of 2008... Read full story »

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