Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Say farewell to the landline telephone. AT&T is phasing out the system by the end of this decade. The process has already begun in ...

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Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Oct. 22, 2024. Click here for that audio. Landlines, for some, are ancient history. But for others, they’re still part of the present for various reasons ...