The death knell has been sounded for the traditional landline telephone. From 2025, all households and businesses will need the internet to make calls under a major digital shake-up. It means millions ...

The technology that currently powers landline telephones is to be switched off in 2025 - but don't panic, you will still be able to have a handset in the hallway should you wish. The Public Switched ...

British phone users are ditching dialogue for data, according to a survey by Ofcom. Its research shows that landline telephone use has halved, while mobile data use has increased tenfold in the past ...

Read on to find out if you are affected and what you need to do MILLIONS of landline customers have been encouraged to speak to their provider now ahead of a big switch off. Two million vulnerable ...

When did your home landline last ring? On the rare occasion it does, we all know the chances are it's going to be a scam caller, especially since in the last year our elderly parents have all mastered ...

Millions of UK homes could be paying for a landline they rarely use or even need and 'ditching' it could help cut down on those all-important monthly bills. That's a new alert from the team at ...

Smartphone processor and modem maker Qualcomm is acquiring Arduino, the Italian company known mainly for its open source ecosystem of microcontrollers and the software that makes them function. In its ...

Virgin Media has sent out new advice to all its customers with a landline phone as the service provider continues to move these ageing telephone services over to a broadband connection instead. A ...

More than 3 in 4 American adults lived in homes without a landline at the end of 2023, according to the most recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Roughly 76% of adults and ...

Reporting from San Francisco — The landline telephone — curly corded, cord-free, rotary or with chunky plastic buttons — used to be a fixture of American homes. But like most analog technology, it’s ...

Not having a landline number has presented a barrier to Uber expanding its services to an area with "unmet demand". The taxi firm hopes to move into North Lincolnshire, but the council requires ...