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 graph illustrates the total
number
of minutes
for three types of telephone calls (local- fixed line, national and international- fixed line, and mobiles) in the British,Wales and Scotland between 1995 and 2002. Units are measured by billions.
Overall
, local calls had the highest number
of minutes
in the UK, while
mobile calls the had least number
of minutes
. There was a significant increase in mobile minutes
.
In terms of local -fixed line, the number
of minutes
grew from about 70 billion
minutes
in 1995 to exactly 90 in 1999, before it dropped dramatically to around 70 billion
minutes
. in contrast
, the number
of minutes
for national and international calls increased gradually from just under 40 billion
minutes
in 1995 to exactly 60 in 2002.
The number
of minutes
of mobile calls, in 1995 it
was the least under 5 Correct pronoun usage
apply
billion
minutes
, by 2002 it had increased significantly to about 50 billion
minutes
in 2002.Submitted by sarraadel1551 on
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