The statistic depicts the number of households without telephones in the United States between 1985 and 2008 in millions. In 2000, 6.3 million households did not have a telephone.
Number of households without telephones in the United States from 1985 to 2008
(in millions)
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Federal Communications Commission. (September 30, 2010). Number of households without telephones in the United States from 1985 to 2008 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189955/households-without-telephones-in-the-united-states-since-1985/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Federal Communications Commission. "Number of households without telephones in the United States from 1985 to 2008 (in millions)." Chart. September 30, 2010. Statista. Accessed February 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189955/households-without-telephones-in-the-united-states-since-1985/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Federal Communications Commission. (2010). Number of households without telephones in the United States from 1985 to 2008 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189955/households-without-telephones-in-the-united-states-since-1985/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Federal Communications Commission. "Number of Households without Telephones in The United States from 1985 to 2008 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189955/households-without-telephones-in-the-united-states-since-1985/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Federal Communications Commission, Number of households without telephones in the United States from 1985 to 2008 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189955/households-without-telephones-in-the-united-states-since-1985/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 10, 2025)
Number of households without telephones in the United States from 1985 to 2008 (in millions) [Graph], Federal Communications Commission, September 30, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189955/households-without-telephones-in-the-united-states-since-1985/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed