Mobile growth outpaces fixed lines
Mobile phone use within the EU is continuing to rise as reliance on fixed lines eases off, according to EU statistics agency Eurostat. Use of mobile devices has surged in recent years, increasing almost 14-fold over the period between 1996 and 2005. In 1996, when mobile phones were less common and accessible than at present, …
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Irish lines
At about €26 a month rental it's no surprise that the current number of households without phone line is 31% not 18%.
18% was the pre-privatisation level.
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