The bar chart illustrates the total number of
minutes
(in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, categorized into local fixed line, national and international fixed line, and mobile calls, over the period from 1995 to 2002.
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Overall
, local Linking Words
fixed-line
calls were the most popular throughout the period, Use synonyms
although
their Linking Words
usage
fluctuated. National and international Use synonyms
fixed-line
calls and mobile calls showed a steady increase in Use synonyms
usage
over these years.
In 1995, local Use synonyms
fixed-line
calls were the highest, starting at around 72 Use synonyms
billion
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minutes
. Use synonyms
This
number increased gradually to a peak of approximately 90 Linking Words
billion
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minutes
in 1999. Use synonyms
However
, after 1999, there was a decline, dropping to around 70 Linking Words
billion
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minutes
by 2002.
National and international Use synonyms
fixed-line
calls Use synonyms
also
saw a consistent rise from about 37 Linking Words
billion
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minutes
in 1995 to roughly 60 Use synonyms
billion
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minutes
in 2002. Use synonyms
This
category showed steady growth each year without any noticeable decrease.
Mobile calls, which started at the lowest point in 1995 with only about 4 Linking Words
billion
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minutes
, experienced the most significant growth. By 2002, the Use synonyms
usage
had surged to approximately 45 Use synonyms
billion
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minutes
, indicating a dramatic increase in mobile phone Use synonyms
usage
during Use synonyms
this
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