Sunday, June 29, 2008
Are Home Phones Threatened with Extinction?
We all remember the days when cell phones were a thing that few needed, it was only for the gadget loving people. In 1992, less than 1 percent of people worldwide had cell phones and only one third of all countries had cellular networks. However, over the years things have changed pretty much. In the 2001 Transportation Statistics Annual Report distributed by the Bureau of Transportation it was reported that by 2001 nearly 120 million Americans subscribed to a cell phone service. This was a dramatic increase since ten years prior in 1991 when the cell phone subscription statistic was 7.6 million. In the middle of 2005, the number of subscribers to cell phone carriers had dramatically increased and the number of total users had reached 2.4 billion.Some studies claim that cell phones have become an addiction to many. The BBDO survey found that 75 percent of cell phone owners had it turned on and within reach during their waking hours, 59 percent wouldn't think of lending their cell phone to a friend for a day, 26 percent said it was more important to go home to retrieve a cell phone than a wallet. A study by Telephia, a mobile industry tracker, found that Americans averaged 13 hours a month -- with users ages 18 to 24 racking up close to 22 hours.
GE clearly seeing the threat to home phones tried to resuscitate the traditional phone by introducing the Ultra Slim Cordless Phone, a home phone with similar looks to the...Traditional Cell Phone.
The reason for the rapid number of cell phones is said to be the implementation of more towers giving a wider range of cell phone capabilities. There is also the theory that some of the more affordable cell phone marketing strategies, such as pre-paid phones and low-minute plans, are responsible for the increased number of users as well.
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Labels: cell phone accessories, cell phone statistics
# posted by Larry Jung @ Sunday, June 29, 2008 
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