Telia to discontinue landline services

The Nordic telecoms operator Telia on Tuesday announced to stop new connections of landline services and discontinue the existing landline gradually.

The existing landline services will be converted into mobile lines, said a press release.

Telia currently operates about 30,000 landline telephone including few thousand of these connections used by private persons.

The authority, however, will communicate with the affected subscribers and offer alternative connections during the transitional period.

"The number of landlines and subscribers has steadily decreased in recent years. Moreover, the technology behind landline telephones became outdated," said Technology Director of Telia Finland, Jari Collin.