U.S. Consumer Landline Voice Market Shares, 2016: Lines Continue Long, Slow Decline

U.S. Consumer Landline Voice Market Shares, 2016: Lines Continue Long, Slow Decline

This IDC study provides market shares for the U.S. consumer landline voice services market for full-year 2016."The U.S. consumer landline voice market is still alive, with more than 65 million U.S. consumers subscribing to a landline home phone at the end of 2016. Although the market lost nearly 2.1 million lines in 2016 because of cord cutting, most cable operators posted positive voice subscriber gains over the course of the year, partially offsetting the continued losses by the telcos." — Amy Lind, research manager, United States Consumer Multiplay and Broadband Service