The bar chart below shows the total numbers of minutes (in billion) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories from 1995 to 2002.

The bar chart below shows the total numbers of minutes (in billion) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories from 1995 to 2002.
The bar chart illustrates how many
minutes
of telephone calls were made in 3 different types of categories between 1995-2002 in the UK.
Overall
, the local landline was the most popular category
while
the least popular was the mobile phones during these 7 years.
Furthermore
, the national and international fixed line and cellular phone
minutes
experienced an upward trend. In 1995, the local call
minutes
were around 70 billion and it showed a gradual increase for the next 3 years. In 1999 it hit a peak of
minutes
90. After that, the figure started to decline modesty until the end of the period to about 72 and it same as its starting value. In terms of the national and international landline, the initial total
minutes
were around 38 and it steadily grew throughout the given time period and in 2002 reported the highest at around 60. In comparison to the other 2 types, mobile usage was the lowest at the beginning but it rose steadily until 2000. It was approximately 25 and
then
rocketed for the next year to just below 40. The figure's highest number was about 45 billion
minutes
in 2002.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words minutes with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 3 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • telecommunications
  • fixed line
  • mobile
  • local calls
  • national calls
  • international calls
  • trend
  • billion
  • minutes
  • increase
  • decrease
  • significant
  • fluctuate
  • peak
  • plummet
  • outpace
  • transition
  • technology advancement
  • consumer behavior
  • market saturation
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