Mobile Phones Now Outnumber Landlines in UK Telecom Market

12:40 am on September 3, 2007 | Category: Cell Phones, Mobile Devices, Telecom Services, Telephone, Wireless

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For the first time ever, more households in the UK now have a mobile phone (93%) than a landline connection (90%), according to a recent study by Britain’s telecom regulator, Ofcom.

Mobile phones currently account for about one-third of all calls in the UK, and are put to numerous other uses, Ofcom’s report says. 41% of mobile handset owners now use their phones to take pictures, while 21% play games, 13% access the internet, and 10% listen to the radio.

Despite all these extras, however, competition has actually begun to drive phone bills lower, Ofcom says. The average British household spent £92.65/month on communications services last year, down from £94.03/month in 2005.

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    1. That comes as no surprise. Cell phones are a lot more portable than a LAN line.. and just about everyone has a mobile phone.

      Comment by Heather — September 3, 2007 #

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