Almost a quarter of Europeans have ditched their landline phones in favour of mobile ones, while the number of those using their computers to make calls has also increased, according to a survey released by the European Commission on Friday (27 June).
Some 24 percent of EU households have cancelled their landlines and are only using a mobile phone, according to the poll.
The number is higher in the EU states that joined the bloc in 2004 (39%) than in the 15 "old" ones (20%), excep...
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