LifestyleSunday, 13 September · 08:30
The Return of the Landline
Sales of home landline phones have risen for the first time in two decades, driven by parents who want their children reachable without handing over a smartphone. Some families say the fixed phone has restored the lost art of the awkward hello. Telecoms firms admit they were caught off guard by the demand.
On 10 presenters' run sheets.
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What is your home phone number from childhood, and can you still say it without thinking?
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At what age should a child get their own smartphone?
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What piece of old technology would you bring back tomorrow?
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Love that the questions are written for radio, not for a blog. Short, open, easy to say out loud.