December 13, 2004

Mobile Phone Users Double Since 2000

According to a U.N. report, mobile phone users have doubled since the year 2000 to 1.5 billion. That is about 1/4 of the world's population. The biggest increases have come through the economic devleopment of China, Russia, and India. Already 1/4 of China are using cellphones, which alone is larger than the population of the United States.