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Tuesday, 13th November 2007

Wireless Statistics: U.S. Wireless Subscribership Passes 250 Million Mark; Smartphone sales outpace laptops; Text Messaging in the U.S.

+ U.S. Wireless Subscribership Passes 250 Million Mark (via CTIA)

Growth in subscribership has more than quadrupled over the past ten years from just over 55 million at year-end 1997 to more than 250 million today—an increase of 352%

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Chart: Wireless Growth Over Past 22 Years (PDF)
See Also: Mid-Year 2007 Top-Line Survey Results (Highlights Only, 10 pages; PDF)

+ Smartphone sales outpace laptops (via RCR Wireless News)

+ Text Messaging in the United States

According to CTIA, over 28.8 billion text messages are sent per month, totaling almost 241 billion per year (June 2007). CSCs [Common Short Code (CSC)] provide an easy way for the consumer to interact, through text messaging, with their favorite brands. CTIA statistics also tell us that there are approximately 2,600 CSCs in use in the United States.

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