The chart below shows the total number of minutes(in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995-2002 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The chart illustrates the total

amount

of time people spent on telephone conversations with the help of three categories, including Local, international, and national which were fixed lines, and mobiles in the UK from 1995 to 2002.

Overall

, it can be seen that the

amount

of time individuals spend on local calls is dominated throughout the given period,

while

the rate of the other two types experienced an increase. As for local fixed lines, at the beginning of the period, its

amount

was just above 70,

then

it underwent a significant shot up and reached its peak in 1999 which was 90.

After

this

, the

amount

decreased dramatically, ending up with the same number as beginning. Regarding the other two types of popular communications, including national and international and mobile, their amounts followed a similar pattern, beginning with around 35 and approximately 2 respectively.

At the end

of the period, they reached their peak point with an

amount

of just above 50 and around 46 respectively.