02-Dec-2007, 23:12
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 Re: Mobile Phones
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Originally Posted by spicefra  I
According to a recent study, in 2006 almost 3 billions people had a mobile phone and today, in some countries such as Italy or United Kingdom there are more mobiles than inhabitants. In addition to this, by 2010 it is expected that around 90% of the world's population will have a mobile network coverage. If 20 years ago having a mobile was quite rare and very expensive, today almost everybody has at least one of them, as a result of a steady decrease of prices and of a continuous improvement of technologies. | According to a recent study, in 2006 almost 3 billion people had mobile phones and today, in some countries such as Italy or the United Kingdom there are more mobile phones than inhabitants. In addition, by 2010 it is expected that around 90% of the world's population will have mobile network coverage. Twenty years ago mobile phones were rare and expensive, but as a result of steadily decreasing prices and a continuous improvement in technology almost everybody has one.
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