Percentage of Cell-Only Households Grows in US

Nearly 18% of households in the US have no traditional telephone and rely entirely on cell phone services, up from just 13.6% of households in the beginning of 2007. The weak economy may have exacerbated the trend, perhaps prompting some customers to cancel home phone service in order to save money. The majority of households without landlines are comprised of unrelated adults, renters, and young people. While just 9% of homeowners have cell phones but no home phones, 34% of renters are living this way. The growing trend has even skewed poll results, since pollsters have traditionally interviewed only people who have landlines. More ...