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Iowa cuts the telephone cord
Feb. 1, 2008 9:26 am
From the Sioux City Journal and Lee Newspapers' Dan Gearino:
DES MOINES -- A report released this week shows the number of wireless phones in Iowa has surged ahead of the number of landlines, a development that signals wider changes in telecommunications.
The Iowa Utilities Board survey lists 1.94 million wireless phone connections and 1.48 million landlines as of mid-2007. That's a clear shift from the previous survey, two years ago, when the two types of voice service were neck and neck.
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But if you're tired of all this technological advancement, here's something for you:
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