The graph below shows consumers' average annual expenditure on cell phone, national and international fixed-line services in America between 2001 and 2010.

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graph depicts Americans’ yearly spending on cell

phones

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national

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and national

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and international

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services over 10 years.

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,

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money for cell

phones

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witnessed an upward trend, the opposite could be seen in the national

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fixed-line

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fixed line

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. Standing at 700

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, the most spending was allocated to local landlines in 2001,

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the least belonged to cell

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with only 200

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which was less than one-third.

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expenditure experienced a gradual decrease of 300

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which was 350

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less than the highest, from 2001 to 2010. ….

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, the budget for mobile

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increased

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surpassed the national fixed line at 500

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in 2006 to reach 750

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, the highest,

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of the observed period. Strikingly, negligible growth was seen in spending on global

fixed-line

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for 3 years

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the figure remained stable at 300

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, until 2010.

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spending on international

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services was the lowest over a decade.