The chart below shows the total number of minutes of telephone calls in the UK , divided into three categories, from 1995 to 2002.
The provided chart depicts the data about how many
minutes
British people made telephone calls in three different categories, between 1995 and 2002. Overall
, it can be seen that the length of national and international as well as
mobile conversations experienced an increase over the examined period. Meanwhile, there was a slight fluctuation in the total number of minutes
of local line communication even though it still became the most popular category among all types.
In 1995, citizens in the UK spent almost 40 minutes
on national and international rings. The trend grew steadily until it reached its peak at the end
of the given year, which comprised just over 60 minutes
. Similarly
, calls on mobiles also
started from its lowest point in 1995, which was less than 5 minutes
before it rose up to approximately 15 minutes
in 1999. Then
, the figure constantly grew up to 45 minutes
in 2002.
On the other hand
, in 1995, the local line already had recorded the longest minutes
spent than the two other categories, which was responsible for more than 70 minutes
. It increased slowly until its highest level in 1999, for about 90 minutes
. However
, it gradually declined over the rest of the given period and stopped at 70ish in 2000, even though the number was still the highest.Submitted by xoxo on
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