Landline use ever-shrinking

Landline telecommunications have been in continuous decline in recent years in Greece with the advent of cellphones, according to the data of the National Telecommunications and Posts Commission (EETT).

In 2023, based on the latest available data from the independent authority, the total revenue from the supply of fixed telephony and internet fell by 28.2 million euros, to €1.38 billion from €1.41 billion in 2022. Compared to 2015 the approximately 5 million fixed telephone lines are used about 45-46% less. 

The decrease in the use of landline phones, which is available as part of a combination package of telephony and internet (double play) and pay TV (triple play), is confirmed by the duration of phone calls, which is constantly decreasing. Last year for the first time, the total length of calls was close to the psychological limit of 10 billion minutes. That is 10...