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Democracy & Technology Blog One in five households could be wireless-only

Hance Haney
September 19, 2008
Wireless

Nielsen reports that 20 million U.S. households no longer have fixed-line phone service and rely solely on cell phones. By the end of this year, one in five households could be wireless-only.

‘Landline wireless substitution may just be the start,’ says LeBreton. ‘As wireless data networks improve and speeds become more and more competitive with broadband, some consumers may cut the Internet cord, as well, favoring wireless data cards and other access through carrier networks.’

Hance Haney

Director and Senior Fellow of the Technology & Democracy Project
Hance Haney served as Director and Senior Fellow of the Technology & Democracy Project at the Discovery Institute, in Washington, D.C. Haney spent ten years as an aide to former Senator Bob Packwood (OR), and advised him in his capacity as chairman of the Senate Communications Subcommittee during the deliberations leading to the Telecommunications Act of 1996. He subsequently held various positions with the United States Telecom Association and Qwest Communications. He earned a B.A. in history from Willamette University and a J.D. from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon.