Band 8+: The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995-2002. Summarise the information by selecting a reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart represents the amount of minutes of telecommunications in the UK throughout the period of 1995-2002, separated into three groups.

Overall, the fixed line of national and international telephone calls and the all calls from mobiles share a general upward trend. Conversely, the fixed line of local calls witnessed rises and falls through different periods of time.

The sum of mobile calls at the beginning of the period was slightly more than a billion minutes. The number was progressively increasing until 1999, afterwards, it rocketed, reaching the highest point of well above 40 billion. The national and international calls started at almost 40 billion, demonstrating a similar trend, sequentially rising and hitting the peak at just above 60 billion minutes.

Similarly to the aforementioned categories, the local telephone line climbed, reaching a plateau at exactly 90 billion by 1999. Subsequently, throughout the next 3 years, the number noticeably declined, touching the lowest point of a little more than 70 billion minutes.