The chart shows the time spent by UK residents on different types of telephone calls from 1995-2002.
Overall, local fixed-line calls were the most popular over the whole period, with national and international calls and calls on mobiles second and third respectively. However, the number of minutes spent on international and national calls and mobiles both increased over the period; with mobile minutes increasing dramatically.
Minutes spent on local calls fluctuated over the time period, with just over 70 billion minutes in 1995, peaking at approximately 90 billion in 1999 and then steadily decreasing to just over 70 billion minutes in 2002.
National and international calls increased steadily year on year, from just under 40 billion minutes in 1995 to a peak of just over 60 billion in 2002.
There was a dramatic increase in mobile calls from 2 billion to 44 billion minutes over the period. Mobile phone usage nearly doubled from approximately 24 billion minutes in 2000 to 44 billion in 2001.
The chart
shows
the time spent by UK residents on
different
types of telephone
calls
from 1995-2002.
Overall
, local
fixed
-line
calls
were the most popular
over
the whole
period
, with national and international
calls
and
calls
on mobiles second and third
respectively
.
However
, the number of minutes spent on international and national
calls
and mobiles both increased
over
the
period
; with mobile minutes increasing
dramatically
.
Minutes spent on local
calls
fluctuated
over
the time
period
, with
just
over
70
billion
minutes in 1995, peaking at approximately 90
billion
in 1999 and then
steadily
decreasing to
just
over
70
billion
minutes in 2002.
National and international
calls
increased
steadily
year on year
, from
just
under 40
billion
minutes in 1995 to a peak of
just
over
60
billion
in 2002.
There was a dramatic increase in mobile
calls
from 2
billion
to 44
billion
minutes
over
the
period
. Mobile phone usage
nearly
doubled from approximately 24
billion
minutes in 2000 to 44
billion
in 2001.