FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-A survey conducted by International Data Corp. found penetration of personal communications services phones is growing faster than penetration of either cellular phones or pagers.
According to IDC’s “1999 Survey of Wireless Users, Former Users and Nonusers,” perceived PCS penetration increased from only 4 percent in 1998 to 17 percent this year.
Cellular penetration also grew, increasing from 38 percent to 43 percent. Paging penetration remained stagnant at 23 percent, said the survey.
“Penetration of PCS is increasing,” said Julie Rietman, senior analyst for IDC’s wireless and mobile communications program. “However, some consumers are confused as to the difference between PCS and cellular.”
Ten percent of the survey’s respondents said they would purchase a cellular phone in the future, 5 percent said they would purchase a PCS phone and 5 percent said they would purchase a pager.
