The bar chart provides information about how many
minutes
(in billions) people spent on different types of telephone calls in the United Kingdom between 1995 and 2002.
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It is clear that
the majority opted for local call types, Linking Words
while
national and international calls were the second most popular in the UK. Linking Words
Moreover
, both belonged to fixed lines. Linking Words
In contrast
, mobile calls had the lowest numbers during the given period.
Looking at the information in detail, British people spent 70 Linking Words
billion
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minutes
on local calls in 1995. Use synonyms
This
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then
slightly increased and peaked at 90 Linking Words
billion
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minutes
in 1999. Afterwards, there was a gradual decline to approximately 72 Use synonyms
billion
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minutes
in 2002. Use synonyms
On the other hand
, the duration of national and international calls started at nearly 38 Linking Words
billion
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in 1995 and increased steadily to just over 60 Use synonyms
billion
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minutes
by 2001.
In terms of mobile call usage, it remained at a low level, below 10 Use synonyms
billion
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minutes
, from 1995 to 1998, before beginning to rise. Compared to 1995, the figures for mobile calls grew almost tenfold by 2002.Use synonyms
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