The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls on the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995-2002

The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls on the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995-2002
Demonstrated in the bar chart is data for the number of
minutes
of calls by telephone in the UK separated into three types namely local - fixed
line
, national and international - fixed
line
and mobiles (all calls), over a seven-year period between 1995 and 2002. Units are measured in billions
Overall
, it can be seen that local-fixed
line
calls were on a general upward tendency
whereas
the other calls had more fluctuating and varied call numbers. It can
also
be seen that the local - fixed
line
was continuously the call with the most
minutes
. Looking at the figures in
further
detail, it is evident that the local
line
started with approximately 72
billion
minutes
in 1995 and showed general through to 2001 when it had nearly 80
billion
minutes
and
then
shot up to 71
billion
minutes
in 2002. Turning to the remaining data, it can be observed that the National and
International-fixed
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International
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lines had about 38
billion
minutes
during the period of 1995 and
then
rose to a peak of around 61
billion
minutes
in 2001 when it was ranked the second of the three and remained at
this
figure until 2002. Meanwhile, the number of Mobiles (all calls) started with 3
billion
minutes
then
rose to a figure of about 42
billion
minutes
in 2002.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • total number
  • minutes
  • telephone calls
  • UK
  • divided into
  • categories
  • from
  • to
  • overall
  • increased significantly
  • local fixed-line calls
  • accounted for
  • largest proportion
  • throughout
  • period
  • international calls
  • highest rate of growth
  • experiencing
  • sharp increase
  • national long-distance calls
  • remained relatively stable
  • slight decline
  • towards
  • end
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