Age is naturally a factor—only 58 percent of Generation Ys still use landlines now and then, compared to 84 percent of Baby Boomers who've perhaps had the same home number for 50 years.

年龄自然是一个因素，现在只有58%的 Y 世代的人们还时不时地用到座机，相比之下，有84%的婴儿潮世代的人们，家里的电话号码已经50年没有变了。

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But copper landlines are now an obsolete technology.

但是铜质电话线如今已成为过时的技术。

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Many people are getting rid of their landlines entirely.

很多人已经完全淘汰了座机电话。

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"These creative methods that people have come up with by using wireless technology will be able to be accessed by millions of people, whereas other technology using electricity and landlines would not have been that accessible."

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At low cost, they can also call landlines or mobiles virtually anywhere in the world.

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Syrian residents confirmed the blackout, but said mobile phones and landlines were working normally.

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Currently, Slim controls 70% of the mobile phone market in Mexico, and 80% of landlines.

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