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 a reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given chart demonstrates the total

number

of

minutes

which were called by British people in three categories (Local- fixed

line

, National and international-fixed

line

, mobiles) between 1995 and 2002. Units are in billions As

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observed, the greatest

number

of

minutes

are in the local-fixed

line

, which hit a peak in the middle of the period and

then

moderately declined.

In addition

, British people called slightly fewer on mobiles than fixed-

line

, showing that mobile was

fewer

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less

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popular among them. In terms of local-fixed

line

, it witnessed an upward trend from 1995 to 1999 with the smallest

number

of

minutes

, at just over 70 billion and the largest

number

of

minutes

, at exactly 90 billion.

However

, there was a gradual decrease between 1999 and 2002 at the same amount as

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at the

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start of the period.

On the other hand

, the

number

of

minutes

called by British people on the national and international – fixed-

line

increased steadily from slightly above 30 to approximately 60. The pattern was similar for mobiles with the difference that the values were between just over 0 and about 40.