The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995-2002. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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minutes

, on three different kinds of

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in the United Kingdom, from 1995-2002.

Overall

, local calls were the most popular over the whole period, with national and international calls and calls on mobiles

second

and

third

respectively.

However

, the number of

minutes

spent on international and national calls and mobiles both increased over the period; with mobile

minutes

increasing dramatically,

thus

narrowing the gap between the three categories by 2002.

Minutes

spent on local calls fluctuated over the time period, with just over 70

billion

minutes

in 1995, peaking at approximately 90

billion

in 1999 and

then

steadily decreasing to just over 70

billion

minutes

in 2002. National and international calls increased steadily year on year, from just under 40

billion

minutes

in 1995 to a peak of just over 60

billion

in 2002. Mobile

minutes

increased at a very rapid pace from approximately 3

billion

in 1995 to around 45

billion

in 2002. Mobile phone usage nearly doubled from approximately 22

billion

minutes

in 2000 to 40

billion

in 2001.”