Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Oct. 22, 2024. Click here for that audio. Landlines, for some, are ancient history. But for others, they’re still part of the present for various reasons ...

In today’s world, communication is largely done through one of two methods: smartphones or social media. Young children, however, rarely have access to either—and experts say they shouldn’t have any ...

Barely a quarter of adults in the U.S. still have landline phones, and it may be getting harder for them to hold on. Companies like AT&T are looking to get out of the landline business altogether and ...

Remember the days of anxiously waiting for your sibling to get off the landline so you could take your turn? Of racking up your parents' phone bill just to talk to your friend for hours about… God ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. People of a certain generation remember when a wire connected the ...