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1. In 2006, wireless consumers were contributing about 33% of the federal
Universal Service Fund, while wireless providers withdrew only about 16%
of the funds available.
2. On average, wireless consumers pay 14.5% of their bill in taxes and fees –
that’s more than twice the tax-rate for general goods and services.
3. 99% of Americans are now living in counties in which next-generation
wireless services are available.
4. The number of wireless complaints to the FCC fell 40% from 3Q05 to 3Q06.
5. There are more than 229 million wireless subscribers in America.
6. Wireless service was once projected to be a niche market appealing to a
maximum of 900,000 by the year 2000.
7. According to the FCC, 35% of the growth in all reported high-speed lines
between June, 2005 to December, 2005 was attributable to mobile wireless.
8. In 2003, wireless service providers’ revenues constituted more than $11.5
billion of California’s economy.
9. Available to more than 93% of mobile subscribers, Wireless AMBER Alerts
is an initiative that allows wireless subscribers to opt in to receive Wireless
AMBER Alerts as free text messages on their cell phones.
CTIA WIRELESS 2008® Show Program Guide and Directory & Keynote Session DVDs
If you were not able to make it to Las Vegas for the largest wireless event of the year, all is not lost! Or perhaps you were in attendance but could not be in two places at once and had to miss some of the important events.
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