Over the last 5 years the traditional telecoms' share of the telephone market has shrunk significantly as upstart cellular and VoIP competitors continue to gain ground. But even more bad news is on the horizon for the likes of AT&T and Southwestern Bell; projections indicate that by 2010 more than 25% of American households will no longer even own a traditional land line. Over the last 5 years the traditional telecoms' share of the telephone market has shrunk significantly as upstart cellular and VoIP competitors continue to gain ground.  But even more bad news is on the horizon for the likes of AT&T and Southwestern Bell; projections indicate that by 2010 more than 25% of American households will no longer even own a traditional land line.

But this collapse isn't just a case of good companies struggling because of new competitors and new technology.  Rather, there are a number of ways that the telecoms actually brought on their demise...33 reasons in fact.  And if you want to know why nobody is going to own a landline in 5 years, and why there is almost no hope of an AT&T turnaround, you better read this...

Were the telecommunications companies asking for it?

 1. How customer-friendly and customer focused have telecommunications companies been, during their "heyday"? Apparently, not much, as this customer statement conveys, "I had been waiting for years to get CW/CID. Never got it in my area