2007 Sees Wireless Spending Outstrip Landlines

prostoalex writes "Each December the Bureau of Labor Statistics prepares a report on telecommunications spending among US households. They analyze the previous year's data, so their most recent release says that in 2006 the average US household spent $542 on their landline, and $524 on their wireless bill. The way the curves are headed, 2007 is likely to become the first year when wireless spending will surpass landline spending. 'To be sure, when corporate cell-phone use is counted, overall U.S. spending surpassed land line spending several years ago, analysts said.'"

Landline?

[RandoX]

Didn't know you could still get those.

Re:Landline?

[afidel]

or spend $60/mo for the same level of service from Speakeasy without a landline

You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means. Now if you mean the same advertised bandwidth then it's possible, but they aren't remotely the same service either from a TOS perspective or from a customer service perspective.

There are some positive aspects to land lines

[roystgnr]

On the one hand, you have to make and receive all your phone calls from the same place, but on the other hand you get to decide elections. They say one vote can't make a difference, but that doesn't apply to election polls where there's only five landline-owners left to poll and the other four are 90 year olds planning on voting for Roosevelt.

Landmines?

[beders]

I bought a job lot just after the first Gulf War, haven't spent a penny on them in years...