Poll queries 'dead duck' landlines

Households should no longer be forced to pay for a home phone service when they order broadband, according to a consumer website whose survey found landlines are now a "dead duck" for many.

More than half of all age groups (51%) do not have a home phone or rarely use one, rising to 80% of those under the age of 30, the poll by consumer help website MoneySavingExpert.com found.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%