The Center for Disease
Control's 2012 National Health Interview Survey uncovered an
unexpected tidbit about telecommunication. The survey reveals that in
the first half of the year, more than a third of American adults had
a mobile phone but no landline. On the flip side, less than a tenth
relied solely on landlines for telecommunication.
The rise of the mobile
phone is hardly surprising. It has, for the better part of two
decades, revolutionized communication by allowing people to stay in
touch with one another without being leashed to a telephone cord. The
mobile future was taken to new heights when smartphones, the Swiss
knife of cellphones, entered the market.
The steady decline of
landlines and the shift to wireless communication is forcing some
industries to adapt too. For example, home alarm systems are usually
tied to landline connections, using them to send alarm signals in the
event of a break in. However, as more households choose to cut the
cord, cellular alarm monitoring systems have become a viable
alternative for home protection.
Landlines, like paper, is
said to be on the way out. No one knows when the last phone call
using this technology will be placed, but its decline has opened a
world of possibilities for newer and more convenient alternatives.
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