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 provides information regarding the total

number

of minutes in

billion

in three different types of calls over a

period

from 1995 to 2002.

Overall

,

it is clear that

local fixed lines reached their peak by the middle of the

period

and

then

showed a gradual decline. The national and international calls witnessed an upward trend and mobile calls had a significant growth during the

period

.

To begin

with, the figure for national and international calls had a gradual increase starting from just under 40

billion

to slightly over 60

billion

at the end

of the

period

. In terms of the mobile call category, its rate started from around 2

billion

in 1995 and showed a significant rise to around 22

billion

in 2000.

Then

, the

number

jumped considerably to around 45

billion

in 2022. Turning no local calls, starting from just over 70

billion

in 1995, the

number

reached a peak of 90

billion

in 1999. In the following three years, the

number

witnessed a gradual decline to around 70

billion

in 2002.