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40. During the June 2005 to June 2006 period, the number of casual users for
internet access to information services increased by 756%.
41. As of December 2005, there were 3,370,196 wireless subscribers in the
state of Minnesota, representing approximately 68% of the state’s
population.
42. As of mid-year 2006 there were approximately 180 wireless licensees.
43. There was a 293% increase in the number of employees of the wireless
industry since the national framework was introduced.
44. More than 8% of households in the United States are wireless-only,
having “cut the cord” and disposed of their landline telephones.
45. As of 2006, wireless carriers paid more than $11 billion in wages a year to
their employees.
46. Wireless data revenues comprised almost 11% of total wireless revenues
in the first months of 2006.
47. More than 93% of subscribers are served by carriers that are signatories
to CTIA’s Consumer Code for Wireless Service.
48. Wireless services generate more than $113 billion in revenues annually.
49. As stated by Telephia, the mobile internet population in the U.S. reached
almost 35 million by the middle of 2006.
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