Nearly all Finns have mobile phone

Already 98 per cent of Finns have a mobile phone. Nearly half the population relies exclusively on a mobile phone, writes NewsRoom Finland. Only two per cent of Finns anymore depend solely on a fixed-line telephone, according to a survey commissioned by the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority.

Finns make use of their mobile handsets primarily for talking and text messaging. Most of them show no interest in for example multimedia messaging or accessing the Internet via handset. On the other hand, of the new telecoms services especially Internet calls are gaining ground. Nearly one in five of those who have broadband access to the Internet have used it for Internet calls.

Regine | 5:13 PM | Random Stats |
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