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US spends more on mobiles than land lines
FOR THE first time in the history of telecommunications, US punters spent more on mobile phone calls than land lines.
According to reports released by the US government households spent $524, on average, on mobile bills in 2006, compared with $542 for landlines.
Now, Allyn Hall, consumer research director for market research firm In-Stat said in 2007 that all changed with consumers spending more on their mobiles.
He said that there has been a move of people giving up their land line service altogether and using just their mobiles.
All of this is to do with the expansion of wireless networks has made mobiles more convenient.
Mediamark Research & Intelligence, Andrew Arthur told Associated Press that he would be shocked if households didn't spend more on cell phones.
There are close to 250 million mobiles in the US and and only 125 million land lines.
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Whats new...a family generally only has one land line...but most family members >= 16yr have a cell phone (when they start driving)
that makes 2 to 3 cell vs 1 land line

In my famiily that is 5 cell to 1 land line
whats with the numbers here?
its not even 2x as many mobiles?


This means that alot of the elderly still dont have cell phones


If someone wants to know when Americans will start calling cell phones mobiles thats simple....as soon as the Brits start driving on the right side of the road.
Residential customers average spend on land lines or mobile lines is over $500/month? These numbers make no sense.
I don't have a land line at the house. I have a mobile as my only phone, and cable for internet and tv. For the cost of a land line, a mobile with 500 "anytime" minutes a month and free nights & weekends covers my phone usage nicely. It costs slightly more, but the convenience of voicemail, screening calls, and mobility/access anywhere is worth the added cost.

Cheers,
John
$524 vs $542 for mobile and land-line respectively? It seems the mobile is still cheaper. If it's accounting for the number of lines/mobiles, 250M vs. 150M, that threshold should've been surpassed long ago still.