Record 4 Billion Cellphones Active Worldwide


	Record 4 Billion Cellphones Active Worldwide

Elizabeth Woyke

12-23-2008 2:46 PM

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Elizabeth Woyke says:

As of this month. That's about 60% of the global population. Around 415 million people worldwide are using fast 3G service.

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