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Wireless is constantly and dramatically changing the way we live, work and play. November's CTIA’s WOW Webcast showcases:
Interview with Ralph de la Vega
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30. There are more than 2.3 billion mobile subscribers worldwide.
31. Wireless companies have invested almost $190 billion in capital since the introduction of the national
regulatory framework, not including tens of billions paid to the U.S. Treasury for spectrum.
32. Wireless companies collectively invest more than $20 billion per year to improve their networks and
deliver service to consumers.
33. More than 12.5 billion text messages were sent in June 2006, up 70% from June 2005.
34. According to Telephia, Detroit and Minneapolis-St. Paul have the highest rate of household wireless
substitution among the 20 largest cities, with Detroit and Minneapolis-St. Paul posting household
wireless substitution rates of 19% and 15.2% by the middle of 2006.
35. Six of the ten most populated states: California, New York, Texas, Florida, Illinois and Pennsylvania are on
the top ten list of States with the highest tax rates on wireless.
36. According to the Mobile Marketing Association, by 2011 more than half of brands are expected to spend
between 5% and 25% of their marketing budget on mobile marketing.
37. Federal government statistics on wireless use indicated more than 51% of rural American households
had wireless phones, compared to 54% of all America households.
38. Economist Gregory Sidak estimates that a one-percent decrease in wireless prices would “increase U.S.
GDP by between $6.8 billion and $7.8 billion within two years of the tax reduction.”
39. As of December 2005, there were 15,620,248 wireless subscribers in the state of Texas, representing
more than 68% of the state’s population.
