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30. There are more than 2.3 billion mobile subscribers worldwide.
31. Wireless companies have invested almost $190 billion in capital since the
introduction of the national regulatory framework, not including tens of
billions paid to the U.S. Treasury for spectrum.
32. Wireless companies collectively invest more than $20 billion per year to
improve their networks and deliver service to consumers.
33. More than 12.5 billion text messages were sent in June 2006, up 70%
from June 2005.
34. According to Telephia, Detroit and Minneapolis-St. Paul have the highest
rate of household wireless substitution among the 20 largest cities, with
Detroit and Minneapolis-St. Paul posting household wireless substitution
rates of 19% and 15.2% by the middle of 2006.
35. Six of the ten most populated states: California, New York, Texas, Florida,
Illinois and Pennsylvania are on the top ten list of States with the highest
tax rates on wireless.
36. According to the Mobile Marketing Association, by 2011 more than half of
brands are expected to spend between 5% and 25% of their marketing
budget on mobile marketing.
37. Federal government statistics on wireless use indicated more than 51% of
rural American households had wireless phones, compared to 54% of all
America households.
38. Economist Gregory Sidak estimates that a one-percent decrease in
wireless prices would “increase U.S. GDP by between $6.8 billion and
$7.8 billion within two years of the tax reduction.”
39. As of December 2005, there were 15,620,248 wireless subscribers in the
state of Texas, representing more than 68% of the state’s population.
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