October 30, 2003

UK texting hits new high

The number of text messages sent in the UK reached a record high last month, according to new figures, reported by Ananova.

The country's four GSM networks (Vodafone, T-Mobile, 02 and Orange) handled 1.73 billion messages throughout September, the Mobile Data Association (MDA) confirmed.

The previous record was 1.726 billion in March.

The average number of texts sent a day now stands at 58 million, compared to 48 million in September last year and 36 million for the same month in 2001.

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