Google Fiber offers $10 landline phone service to challenge major telecoms
Google Fiber is taking on major telecoms by offering its first landline service called Fiber Phone that provides subscribes with an old-school telephone line for $10. The Alphabet company is offering the unlimited calling option like its voicemail service Google Voice that transcribes voicemails then sends a mobile alert to people's smartphones when they are away from their home or workplace. While the social trend is shifting towards mobile devices, landlines are still common in middle America and among older phone users.