 eliminating telephone land lines  by a vote of 31 to 4 senate bill 636 has passed the michigan senate and has moved to the house for consideration the controversial legislation would allow phone companies to discontinue traditional landline service beginning in 2017 for an article on the proposed legislation and the potential impact on current land line users read on at  http wwwmlivecom business indexssf 201312 landlinephonebillpassesmichtml 