Landlines, It Turns Out, Aren't Vanishing Everywhere

Ninety-six percent of US homes had landlines in 1998, and that number is down to 71 percent. The fact that landline phones are vanishing in some countries isn't new. But we decided instead to look at those places where landlines are still growing, at least for now. Surprisingly, about two dozen countries made the list, including such places as Brazil. But we narrowed the list to three countries where landline growth was highest: Cambodia, Cameroon and Kiribati.