| First of all, landlines offer a permanent connection. This | | | | medium for serious, long duration calls. |
| is important for homes and businesses because they | | | | Today, landlines offer a unique service called "Universal |
| must have one, non-varying number where people can | | | | numbers". This allowed users to switch between |
| get in touch with them even after many years. Cell | | | | connections from different service providers like AOL |
| phones users generally have different numbers at | | | | or AT&T and retain the same number. Thus the |
| different times depending on the packages available to | | | | number belonged universally to one person irrespective |
| them. Landline telephones do not have battery issues, | | | | of the service being acquired. Recently technological |
| so you do not have to worry about disconnection | | | | progress has led to many more advancements in |
| because of battery failure when attending an important | | | | landline telephony and today fiber optic cable can carry |
| call. | | | | phone, television and internet service, all in one medium. |
| Landline phones come in a variety of types and all | | | | So you simply need one connection in your home for |
| kinds of shapes. You can choose from a classic | | | | all these services. Moreover, calls to landlines using the |
| ring-dial set to a modern cordless phone system. The | | | | same service providers are almost free or cost. |
| cordless allows users to carry the phone around their | | | | The fact that mobile phones allow users to call on the |
| house or office and talk while they do other work. | | | | go and pay as they call made it tough for the landlines |
| However, the cordless headset runs on batteries and | | | | to compete at par. However, recent scientific research |
| needs to be recharged after every few hours of | | | | has brought about FMC and VoIP services. FMC or |
| continuous talking. | | | | 'Fixed Mobile Convergence' aims at making landlines |
| Because of the great influx of cell phones, the landline | | | | capable of seamlessly switching between cell-phone |
| industry faced the danger of virtual extinction. Landline | | | | and fiber-optic networks as per the users' desire. And |
| service providers took quite a few steps to revive the | | | | finally there are landline VoIP phones which make use |
| industry once again and have been successful to quite | | | | of internet telephony protocols to transfer picture and |
| a degree. Initially, landlines offered discounted rates to | | | | voice over the internet medium. These landline phones |
| specific locations (like the USA or Pakistan) and also | | | | enable users to call anywhere in the world at '0' cost, |
| offered discounted tariffs for different timings. Later | | | | the only charges are very minimal internet connections |
| on, fiber-optic cabling was installed in place of traditional | | | | charges that you already pay for. |
| metal wire cables for better voice quality and | | | | Thus, landline telephones have fought the competition |
| decreased costs. Thus the landline became a better | | | | battle well and will survive in future also. |