Landlines are fading out fast, especially in villages where mobile access is increasingly available and affordable

Landlines are fading out fast, especially in villages where mobile access is increasingly available and affordable, reports the State Statistics Service. For rural households, the number of landlines dropped by one-quarter last year, to 564,000. In cities, households with landlines dropped by 18%, to 3.8 million. Overall, about 7 million homes and offices in Ukraine have landlines.