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Alexander Graham Bell patented the first telephone in 1876, beginning the era of landline communication.

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"Landline phone subscriptions peaked in the United States in 2000 with 186 million lines, then began declining."

"Cordless landline phones, introduced in the 1980s, allowed users to move around while talking but still required a base station."

"Rotary dial phones, requiring users to spin a dial for each number, were standard until touch-tone phones replaced them in the 1960s."