• Gen Z’s nostalgia for the early 2000s is sparking a revival of landline phones, seen as a retro-chic escape from the digital age.

• Influenced by '90s and 2000s TV shows, young adults like Nicole Randone and Sam Casper embrace landlines for their vintage appeal.

• Urban Outfitters capitalizes on Gen Z’s love for nostalgia by selling retro items like landline phones alongside fashion trends from the '90s and 2000s.

    • quicklime@lemm.ee
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      10 months ago

      I thought I read yesterday that they had just filed an application to be released from the legal obligation to maintain and update their landline infrastructure in the state.

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        10 months ago

        Not unusual for operators to not pull maintenance on certain parts of plant. This happens when the area that they are serving has had a disaster and net usage has diminished. So, they have to notify the PUC that they are going to delay further work.