Band 6+: The graph below shows consumers’ average annual expenditure on cell phone, national and international fixed-line and services in America between 2001 and 2010.

The line graph illustrates the average amount of money spent annually on mobile phone, national and international landline services in the US over a period of 9 years from 2001.

It is clear that while there was a significant increase of Cell phone services expenditure, the opposite was true for National fixed-line services spending. Also, the figure for International fixed-line services remained stable during the period.

In 2001, National fixed-line services was the most money spent telecommunication by US residents, while they spent only around 200$ each on International fixed-line and Cell phone services. Over the next 5 years, National fixed-line services witnessed a significant fall by around 200$. By contrast, yearly spending on Cell phone services experienced an increase of approximately $300. At the same time, the figure for International fixed-line services varied slightly below 300$.

In 2006, Cell phone services was as popular as National fixed-line services, spent the same at $500. From the year 2006 onwards, annual expenditure for National fixed-line services decreased dramatically to around $400 in comparison with sharply growth of Cell phone services to over $700. During the same period, there was a stability in the figure for International fixed-line services.