Study: More households rely on cell phones
For the past four years, I have overwhelmingly relied on my cell phone as I have decided against paying for a land line.
It look’s like I’m not alone.
According to the latest Nielsen Convergence Audit, an annual survey of more than 30,000 Americans, more than 20% of American households reported they rely entirely on cell phones — a 5% increase from 2006.
In recent years, cell phone providers have pointed to the increasing amount of cell phone-only households when petitioning city for cell tower installations — an increasingly controversial topic.
Glendale is currently in the midst of crafting a stricter policy for reviewing those applications after a T-Mobile application for a site in a residential area caused controversy last year.
Other stats from the report include:
- About 15% of U.S. households use smart phones.
- About 15% of households use prepaid phones instead of signing a contract.
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