The chart depicts the time spent on talking on the telephone by UK residents
categorized
in three different types (local, national and international, mobiles) between 1995 and 2002. Units are measured in Use the right word
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billion
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minutes
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Overall
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while
the mostly used type of call is local-fixed Linking Words
line
, the least popular is mobiles (all calls). Use synonyms
Additionally
, the gap difference between all three types of calls had decreased over time.
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line
took the lead in all the period given, starting with over 70 Use synonyms
billion
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minutes
in 1995, gradually increasing, reaching its peak at precisely 90 Use synonyms
billion
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minutes
in 1999, before declining steadily to its initial figure in 2002. Despite its decrease for the past 3 years, it was still the most used Use synonyms
line
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internation-fixed
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international fixed
line
was the second highest, starting with almost 40 Use synonyms
billion
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minutes
in 1995. It climbed up to reach its peak at over 60 Use synonyms
billion
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minutes
in 2001, and remained unchanged for the next year. Mobiles were the least used call type. As time passed, they became more popular, and by 2002, it apexed at approximately 45 Use synonyms
billion
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minutes
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