First Generation of Re-Imagination - After 125 Years,Landlines Were Surpassed by Mobiles in 2002
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G l o b a l I n s t a l l e d B a s e ( M M s )
Fixed Telephone LinesMobile Subscriptions
Global Fixed Telephone Lines vs. Mobile Subscriptions, 1994 - 2009
Source: International Telecommunications Union.
2002: Inflection PointMobiles > Landlines20094.7B MobileSubscribers2006LandlinesPeaked at1.3B
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