Wireline Revenues Losing to Wireless, VoIP

Research firm In-Stat reports wirelines telephone services in the U.S. are steadily losing ground to wireless and VoIP solutions.

Research firm In-Stat reports that revenues for wireline services are in steady decline in the United States, and that growth in wireline broadband services like DSL is not enough to offset declining revenue from wireline voice services.

“Voice services, which have experienced persistent pressure from wireless alternatives, are increasingly being challenged by VoIP solutions,” said In-Stat analyst David Lemelin “Long distance revenues are increasingly becoming irrelevant as ‘any distance’ calling plans for wireline and wireless services take hold.”

Overall, In-Stat forecasts overall wireline revenues