Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Numbers of Mobile Phones Pass Total Landlines in the US
The US FCC suggested that cellphone ownership has now surpassed the number of landlines in the US. According to an 2004 FCC study, customers received local telephone service via 145.1 million ILEC lines and 32.9 million CLEC lines for a total of 178 million landlines. There were, however, a total of 181.1 million mobile service subscriptions at the end of 2004. Nationwide, wireless subscribers increased eight percent during the second half of 2004 from 167.3 million to 181.1 million. For the full twelve-month period, wireless subscribers increased by 15 percent. This marks the first time that wireless subscriptions passed the total number of landlines in service.
Source: Faulkner Information Services
Source: Faulkner Information Services
