Question: The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of the telephone call in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995-2002. Summarise the information by selecting a reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
The bar chart shows the combined time spent in billions of
minutes
, on three kinds of the
phone call in the United Kingdom, from 1995-2002.
Correct article usage
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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 national and international calls and mobiles both increased over the period; with mobile minutes
increasing dramatically, thus
narrowing that 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.Submitted by sahoosain1994 on
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