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70. As stated by M:Metrics, in October 2006, almost 9% of U.S. wireless
    customers sent personal e-mail, and more than 5% sent business e-mail,
    using their wireless devices.

71. Competing wireless broadband technologies are being deployed across
     America, with higher-speed EVDO and WCDMA/HSDPA technologies now
     available in counties containing more than 63% and 20% of the U.S.
     population, respectively.

72. Two carriers have announced that they will spend more than $5.2 billion
      in building new 3G and 4G networks between 2007 and 2008.

73. As per ABI Research, North American subscriptions to “personal locator 
    services” using GPS-enabled mobile phones will grow to more than 20 
    million by 2011.

74. comScore Networks reports that 33% of wireless subscribers say that
     they feel lost without their wireless phone.

75. In-Stat indicates that 15% of wireless customers in the U.S. carry two
     devices.

76. According to M:Metrics, almost 20% of teen wireless customers sent
     photo messages in the U.S. in October 2006.

77. Lehman Brothers predicts that mobile TV will grow to a $15 billion market
     by 2009.

78. Multiple MVNOs compete in the wireless marketplace, serving 
    approximately 10% of wireless customers.

79. As stated by Gartner, global handset sales will reach 986 million in 2006.

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