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.