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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. Write at least 150 words.

The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995-2002. q90X
The chart shows the time spent by UK residents on different types of telephone calls between 1995 and 2002. Local fixed line calls were the highest throughout the period, rising from 72 billion minutes in 1995 to just under 90 billion in 1988. After peaking at 90 billion the following year, these calls had fallen back to the 1995 figure by 2002. National and international fixed line calls grew steadily from 38 billion to 61 billion at the end of the period in question, though the growth slowed over the last two years. There was a dramatic increase in mobile calls from 2 billion to 46 billion minutes. This rise was particularly noticeable between 1999 and 2002, during which time the use of mobile phones tripled. To sum up, although local fixed line calls were still the most popular in 2002, the gap between the three categories had narrowed considerably over the second half of the period in question.
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the time spent by UK residents on
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types of telephone
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calls
between 1995 and 2002.

Local
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fixed
line
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calls
were the highest throughout the period, rising from 72
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billion
minutes in 1995 to
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under 90
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billion
in 1988. After peaking at 90
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billion
the following year, these
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calls
had fallen back to the 1995 figure by 2002.

National and international
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fixed
line
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grew
steadily
from 38
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billion
to 61
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billion
at the
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end
of the period in question, though the growth slowed over the last two years.

There was a dramatic increase in mobile
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calls
from 2
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billion
to 46
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billion
minutes. This rise was
particularly
noticeable between 1999 and 2002, during which time the
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use
of mobile phones tripled.

To sum up, although local
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fixed
line
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calls
were
still
the most popular in 2002, the gap between the three categories had narrowed
considerably
over the second half of the period in question.
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IELTS academic The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995-2002.

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