The fact that many people no longer have a landline, they only have wireless communication, and they need to make sure that they take the steps to make sure they're ready for that, but also realize that you're going to have a lot of congestion and difficulties getting through so you want to have backup plans.

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Mr Hartshorn's solicitor Geoff Ellis applied for bail and chairman of the bench David Stenton said this would be granted with a number of conditions including a curfew and a ban on using any electronic communication device, except a landline telephone.

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Communication has moved from the telephone landline to the mobile phone to Internet telephony with Skype to now apps like GroupMe with mobile communications services which do not rely on a PC or telephone number.

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