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

The chart below shows the total numbers of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories from 1995 to 2002.
The bar chart compares the total number of
minutes
spent on three kinds of telephone calls in the UK between 1995 and 2002: local
fixed-line
, national and international
fixed-line
, and mobile.
Overall
,
it is clear that
spending on local
fixed-line
calls was the highest over the eight years,
while
mobile calls were the lowest.
However
, mobile call
minutes
saw a dramatic rise from 1995 to 2002. Local
fixed-line
calls experienced fluctuations over the eight years. In 1995, the figure was approximately 71
billion
minutes
,
then
it gradually rose to 90
billion
minutes
at its peak in 1999. After that, it smoothly declined to around 71
billion
minutes
again in 2002. When it comes to national and international
fixed-line
calls, the figures consistently increased from 35
billion
minutes
in 1995 to 60
billion
minutes
in 2002.
In addition
, the
minutes
of mobile calls had a dramatic climb from 1
billion
minutes
in 1995 to around 45
billion
minutes
in 2002.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • telephone calls
  • total number of minutes
  • divided into categories
  • local fixed-line calls
  • national and international calls
  • mobile calls
  • steady rise
  • growing popularity
  • accessibility
  • fluctuations
  • predominant mode of communication
  • progressive increase
  • dramatic increase
  • communication patterns
  • technological changes
  • social changes
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