The graph displays the total number of
minutes
, measured in billions, spent on three categories of telephone calls in the UK between 1995 and 2002. The categories include local Use synonyms
fixed-line
, national and international Use synonyms
fixed-line
and mobile calls.
Use synonyms
Overall
, local Linking Words
fixed-line
calls were the most used category throughout the period, peaking in 1999. National and international Use synonyms
fixed-line
calls showed steady growth, Use synonyms
while
mobile meetings eventually neared the usage levels of national and international calls by 2002.
In 1995, local Linking Words
fixed-line
calls accounted for the largest share, with approximately 72 Use synonyms
billion
Use synonyms
minutes
, followed by national and worldwide Use synonyms
fixed-line
calls at 38 Use synonyms
billion
Use synonyms
minutes
. Over the next four years, the use of regional calls increased steadily, reaching its highest point in 1999 at just under 90 Use synonyms
billion
Use synonyms
minutes
. Use synonyms
However
, Linking Words
this
dropped to around 70 Linking Words
billion
Use synonyms
minutes
by 2002.
National and international Use synonyms
fixed-line
calls grew consistently, starting at 38 Use synonyms
billion
Use synonyms
minutes
in 1995, and they rose to 61 Use synonyms
billion
by 2002. By 2002, mobile calls had reached approximately 45 Use synonyms
billion
Use synonyms
minutes
.Use synonyms
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