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Nearly as many mobiles in South Korea as people

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Thu Jan 29 2009, 18:15

SOUTH KOREANS can't get enough of their mobile phones and have nearly as many phones as people, according to the latest figures.

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There were 45.6 million mobile phone subscribers in South Korea in a country with a population of 48.6 million.

That's over 93 percent of the population and the figures are expected rise further in the coming year and more people want a phone for the other ear. µ

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AP

 

 

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