Traditional cable television and telephone service is quickly fading away. They both saw vibrant growth for decades. In the 1990s, they hit their peak, starting to sell extra phone lines, so customers ...

In the early days of home internet, a phone line was the key to accessing the world wide web. A lot has changed since then, and many homeowners and internet providers have left the landline behind in ...

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Do VoIP, wireless and cable broadband offer enough competition in a market where traditional phone providers are merging left and right? Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, ...

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