Annual Total Wireless Subscribers (1985-2008)
The following chart illustrates the growth in total wireless subscribers from 1985 to June 30, 2008.

• Today, there are more than 262.7 million wireless subscribers— 83% of the total U.S. population. That equates to 2,869 times more subscribers today than in January 1985.
• The wireless industry saw almost 20 million new subscribers added in the last 12 months (July 2007 – June 2008).
• More than quadrupling, in the last decade (June 1998 – June 2008) the number of wireless subscribers has increased by more than 300% from 60.8 million (June 30, 1998) to 262.7 million (June 30, 2008).
  
  
  
  

* 2008 data reflects six-month data for
   Jan.  – June 30, 2008, industry-wide.