MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J.-The percentage of consumers using mobile-phone service has markedly increased during 2003, according to research from Solomon Wolff Associates.
According to the firm, 77 percent of households use wireless phone service, up from 66 percent a year ago. “We are seeing a growth pattern similar to what we saw the previous year,” said Joey Wolff, partner in Solomon Wolff. “Rapid growth in the number of users occurs in the first half of the year, and there is relatively little growth in the second half.” In addition, wireless users are increasingly transferring their calling from wireline phones to wireless, especially for long-distance calls.
The Solomon Wolff study was based on results from an online survey of 6,000 participants in the company’s online database.
