About 2 million people are considering ditching their fixed-line home phones, as Australians move closer to becoming one of the world’s first wireless economies.For the first time this year, the communications giant Telstra has had more mobile phone subscribers than fixed-line subscribers. Mobile phones now outnumber fixed lines by more than two-to-one.There are 105 mobiles for every 100 people, making Australia one of the most saturated markets in the world behind South Korea, with 114 mobile phones for every 100 people.To read this Fairfax Media report in full, see:
- www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/millions-set-to-disconnect-their-fixedline-phones-20090904-fbih.html
- www.theage.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/millions-set-to-disconnect-their-fixedline-phones-20090904-fbih.html
- www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/millions-set-to-disconnect-their-fixedline-phones-20090905-fbom.html
- www.watoday.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/millions-set-to-disconnect-their-fixedline-phones-20090904-fbih.html