Landline

"Fixed line" redirects here. For the mountaineering technique, see fixed rope. For other uses, see Landline (disambiguation).
See or edit source data. Ritchie, Hannah; Roser, Max (2 October 2017). "Technology Adoption". Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

A landline[a] is a telephone connection that uses metal wires from the owner's premises also referred to as: POTS, Twisted pair, telephone line or public switched telephone network (PSTN).

Landline services are traditionally provided via an analogue copper wire to a telephone exchange. Landline service is usually distinguished from other more modern forms of telephone services which use Internet Protocol based services over optical fiber (Fiber-to-the-x) or other broadband services (VDSL/Cable) using Voice over IP, although sometimes modern fixed phone services delivered over a fixed internet connection are sometimes referred to as a landline (non-cellular service).[1]


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  1. ^ "The World Factbook:REFERENCES :: DEFINITIONS AND NOTES". cia.gov. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2018.