The statistic depicts the percentage of households without telephones in the United States between 1985 and 2008. In 2000, 5.9 percent of the U.S. households did not have a telephone.
Percentage of households without telephones in the United States between 1985 and 2008
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Federal Communications Commission. (September 30, 2010). Percentage of households without telephones in the United States between 1985 and 2008 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189958/households-without-telephones-in-the-united-states-since-1985/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Federal Communications Commission. "Percentage of households without telephones in the United States between 1985 and 2008." Chart. September 30, 2010. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189958/households-without-telephones-in-the-united-states-since-1985/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Federal Communications Commission. (2010). Percentage of households without telephones in the United States between 1985 and 2008. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189958/households-without-telephones-in-the-united-states-since-1985/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Federal Communications Commission. "Percentage of Households without Telephones in The United States between 1985 and 2008." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189958/households-without-telephones-in-the-united-states-since-1985/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Federal Communications Commission, Percentage of households without telephones in the United States between 1985 and 2008 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189958/households-without-telephones-in-the-united-states-since-1985/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited February 08, 2025)
Percentage of households without telephones in the United States between 1985 and 2008 [Graph], Federal Communications Commission, September 30, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189958/households-without-telephones-in-the-united-states-since-1985/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed