The bar chart shows the time spending by UK residents on different types of telephone calls
between 1995 and 2002. Overall, the number of minutes spent on mobiles and national and
international-fixed line rose while that on local-fixed line fluctuated over the period.
Looking at the details, local fixed line calls accounted for the highest number of time throughout
the period, rose from 72 billion minutes in 1995 to just under 90 billion minutes in 1998. After
peak at 90 billion minutes in the following year, the amount of time spent on these calls had
fallen back to the 1995 figure by 2002.
While, the time spent on national and international fixed line calls grew steadily from 38 billion
minutes to 61 billion minutes at the end of the period though the growth was quicker over the last
two years. During the same period, there was a dramatical increase in the proportion of time
spent on mobile calls from 2 billion minutes to 46 billion minutes. This rise is particularly
noticeable between 1999 and 2002, during which time the use of mobile phones tripled.
Overall, because local fixed line calls were still the most popular in 2002, the gap between the
three categories narrowed considerable over the second half of the period in question.
The bar chart
shows
the
time
spending by UK residents on
different
types of telephone calls
between
1995 and 2002.
Overall
, the number of minutes spent on mobiles and national and
international-
fixed
line
rose while that on local-
fixed
line
fluctuated over the period.
Looking at the
details
, local
fixed
line
calls
accounted for the highest number of
time
throughout
the
period
, rose from 72
billion
minutes in 1995 to
just
under 90
billion
minutes in 1998. After
peak at 90
billion
minutes in the following year, the amount of
time
spent on these
calls
had
fallen
back to the 1995 figure by 2002.
While, the
time
spent on national and international
fixed
line
calls
grew
steadily
from 38 billion
minutes to 61
billion
minutes at the
end
of the
period
though the growth was quicker over the last
two
years. During the same
period
, there was a
dramatical
increase in the proportion of
time
spent
on mobile
calls
from 2
billion
minutes to 46
billion
minutes. This rise is
particularly
noticeable
between 1999 and 2002, during which
time
the
use
of mobile phones tripled.
Overall
,
because
local
fixed
line
calls
were
still
the most popular in 2002, the gap between the
three
categories narrowed considerable over the second half of the
period
in question.