US MOBILES OUTSTRIP LANDLINES

Written by Adam Gosling

Monday, 11 July 2005

The US FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has reported that as of the end of 2004, more mobile phone ‘lines’ were in use in America than landlines. In total, phone calls were made via approximately 145.1 million incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) switched access lines, 32.9 million competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) switched access lines, and 181.1 million cellular subscriptions. The numbers did not reflect the level of VoIP usage. US mobile subscriptions had increased 8% during the second half of 2004 from 167.3 million and by 15% for the full year. In contrast landlines declined by 2.8% for the year to just 177.9 million. Related news items Nokia Buys Map Company For US$8 Billion -02/10/2007 Chilli iBurst Increases Download Limits -16/09/2007 First Windows 6 Palm In Australia -12/09/2007 NewSat Deal With Dodo -05/09/2007 Sydney Airport Network Improved For APEC -03/09/2007 Newer news items MOBILE LEADERS TO ADDRESS CONFERENCE -12/09/2005 TELSTRA 3G LAUNCHES -04/09/2005 INTEL INVESTS IN UNWIRED -24/08/2005 HUTCHISON STILL LOSING -16/08/2005 THE FUTURE OF MOBILE REVENUE -11/08/2005 Older news items UNWIRED SECURES WiMAX SPECTRUM -08/07/2005 VODAFONE TRIALS 3G -07/07/2005 EMAIL OUTAGE HIGHLIGHTS ARCHITECTURE FLAW -06/07/2005 TERMINATION CHARGES TOO HIGH? -05/07/2005 ACA MOVES TO CONTROL MOBILE CONTENT -30/06/2005 Tag This Now: