Fla. Landlines Decreased Nearly 18% in 2023

Total Florida landlines stand at 764,000, a 17.7% decline from 2022 as consumers and businesses chose wireless and VoIP, the Florida Public Service Commission said Thursday in a telecom competition report. The total dipped below 1 million in 2022 (see 2308010054). Business landlines exceeded residential ones for the 13th straight year, though business lines still sank 15% while residential lines decreased by 21.8%. AT&T saw a 27.2% decline in residential lines during 2023, while the decrease was 25.6% at Frontier Communications and 19.9% at Lumen’s CenturyLink.