Will U.S. Fixed Network Voice Connections Continue to Drop?

The latest report on U.S. fixed network voice connections by the Federal Communications Commission suggests that voice connections declined three percent between June 2010 and June 2011. That raises an obvious question: will number of fixed voice connections continue to drop, without end, to zero?


Some of us would argue that there is some stable number of connections, a non-zero number, that ultimately will be reached. How to encourage people to buy fixed network voice connections is the issue. "Value" is part of the equation. But some of us might argue that retail packaging is more important. 


Verizon Wireless "Share Everything" plans provide a key answer. Voice and text messaging are purchased as a basic part of the access service. No voice, no smart phone service. When you buy an automobile, you don't buy parts, you buy a car. Share Everything is the same sort of idea.