The statistic depicts the reporting non-ILECs end-user switched access lines and VoIP subscriptions for residential customers in the United States between June 2005 and June 2019. The number of residential customers has been slowly decreasing over time, and as of June 2019, there were 29.8 million residential customers.
Number of end-user switched access lines and VoIP subscriptions for residential customers provided by non-ILEC in the United States from 2005 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Access lines in thousands
June 2019
29,793
Dec 2018
30,604
Jun 2018
30,787
Dec 2017
31,476
Jun 2017
31,526
Dec 2016
31,812
Jun 2016
31,835
Dec 2015
31,624
June 2015
30,970
Dec 2014
30,800
Dec 2013
32,249
June 2013
31,990
Dec 2012
31,253
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Federal Communications Commission. (May 7, 2021). Number of end-user switched access lines and VoIP subscriptions for residential customers provided by non-ILEC in the United States from 2005 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186952/non-ilec-end-user-switched-access-lines-of-residential-customers-in-the-us/
Federal Communications Commission. "Number of end-user switched access lines and VoIP subscriptions for residential customers provided by non-ILEC in the United States from 2005 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186952/non-ilec-end-user-switched-access-lines-of-residential-customers-in-the-us/
Federal Communications Commission. (2021). Number of end-user switched access lines and VoIP subscriptions for residential customers provided by non-ILEC in the United States from 2005 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186952/non-ilec-end-user-switched-access-lines-of-residential-customers-in-the-us/
Federal Communications Commission. "Number of End-user Switched Access Lines and Voip Subscriptions for Residential Customers Provided by Non-ilec in The United States from 2005 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186952/non-ilec-end-user-switched-access-lines-of-residential-customers-in-the-us/
Federal Communications Commission, Number of end-user switched access lines and VoIP subscriptions for residential customers provided by non-ILEC in the United States from 2005 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186952/non-ilec-end-user-switched-access-lines-of-residential-customers-in-the-us/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Number of end-user switched access lines and VoIP subscriptions for residential customers provided by non-ILEC in the United States from 2005 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Federal Communications Commission, May 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186952/non-ilec-end-user-switched-access-lines-of-residential-customers-in-the-us/
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