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Wireless is constantly and dramatically changing the way we live, work and play. CTIA’s Wonder of Wireless Webcast this month showcases:
- An interview with CTIA's VP of Government Affairs, Jot Carpenter who shares his thoughts on the two proposed bills in Congress aimed at providing rational and fair tax relief for American wireless consumers
- A segment on how wireless technology is helping to locate empty parking spaces on city streets
- A segment on how all consumers have access to wireless devices thanks to technology designed to specifically address a diverse set of needs.
Increasing Text Usage (2004 – 2008)
The following chart illustrates the growth in texting use from 2004 to 2008.
- In the first half of 2008 (Jan. 1 – June 30), more than 384 billion text messages were reported by carriers. That is 22 billion more than were reported in all of 2007.
- The 384 billion text messages reported for the first half of 2008 (Jan. 1 – June 30) is equal to more than 2 billion text messages a day, and reported text messages are basically doubling every year.
- More than 75 billion text messages were reported for June 2008 alone, an increase of 160% since June 2007, and more than six thousand times the number of messages reported in June 2000 (when there were just 12 million text messages reported in the United States).
- In 2002, carriers established text messaging inter–operability. This has played a major role in its exponential growth. At the same time, CTIA’s data indicates text messaging numbers began their climb during the last half of 2001, when the monthly volume rose dramatically 33.5 million in June 2001, to 252.8 million in December 2001.
* 2008 data reflects six-month data for Jan. 1 – June 30, 2008, industry-wide.
