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Law

Sep. 9, 2009

Left in the Legal Lurch: No Clear Guidance for Wireless Telecom Companies

By MICHAEL SHONAFELT New data reveal that 17 percent of U.S. households - some 20 million homes - have ditched their telephone landlines and now rely solely on mobile phones.

By MICHAEL SHONAFELT

New data reveal that 17 percent of U.S. households - some 20 million homes - have ditched their telephone landlines and now rely solely on mobile phones. That number grows three to four percentage points per year, and the trend shows no sign of slowing. By year's end, one in five homes will be wireless only. Equally telling is the data for wireless subscribers: There now are 262 million wireless customers in the United States, repr...

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