Band 6+: The line graph below shows changing patterns of business communication in New Stratford from 1980 to 2005. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The line graph gives data about the number of users of 5 different services of communication per day in New Stratford from 1980 to 2005.

Overall, while traditional forms of communication like landlinephones and letters steadily declined, newer technologies, including cell phones, email, and internet applications, saw significant growth.

In 1980, landline phones and letters were dominated, with around 25 million and 17 million users, respectively. Landline phone usage rose and peaked at nearly 35 million in 1990. However, after that, it gradually decreased, dropping to approximately 23 million users in 2005. The number of people writing letters experienced a continuous decrease throughout the period, reaching a low of roughly 3 million users in 2005.

Besides, usage of cell phones, email, and internet all began at below in 1980, but saw rapid growth in the following years. In 1995, the number of people using three of these methods were similar, with 7 million, 6 million, and about 5 million users, respectively. After 1995, both cell phone and email usage grew considerably. The firgue for email users was ranked first, with 33 million, followed by cell phone users, with 25 million in 2005. Internet usage also moderately increased to approximately 7 million at the end of the period.