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[telecom] 3 in 10 get all or most calls on cell phones
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Mr Joseph Singer
May 15, 2008, 12:30:06 PM5/15/08
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By ALAN FRAM
Associated Press Writer
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- For nearly three in 10 households, don't even bother
trying to call them on a landline phone. They either only have a cell
phone or seldom if ever take calls on their traditional phone.
The federal figures, released Wednesday, showed that reliance on cells
is continuing to rise at the expense of wired telephones. In the second
half of last year, 16 percent of households only had cell phones, while
13 percent also had landlines but got all or nearly all their calls on
their cells.
The number of wireless-only households grew by 2 percentage points
since the first half of last year. Underscoring the rapid growth, in
early 2004 just 5 percent had only cell phones.
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