| Telecommunications Industry Overview |
| | Number | Unit | Year | Source |
| U.S. Telecommunications Industry Revenues | 1.2 | Tril. US$ | 2009 | TIA |
| Worldwide Telecommunications Industry Revenues | 3.7 | Tril. US$ | 2009 | TIA |
| Landline |
| Households with Wired Subscribership, U.S. | 114.0 | Mil. | Nov-09 | FCC |
| Landline Revenue, U.S. | 301.3 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | TIA |
| Global Landline Subscribers | 1.21 | Bil. | 2009 | ITU |
| Landlines, Compound Annual Growth Rate 2003-2008, Worldwide | 2.40 | % | 2003-08 | ITU |
| Global Landlines per 100 Population | 17.8 | per 100 | 2009 | ITU |
| Wireless |
| Annualized Total Wireless Service Revenues | 152.6 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | CTIA |
| Annualized Wireless Data Revenues | 41.5 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | CTIA |
| Approximate Wi-Fi Hotspots, U.S. | 76 | Thous. | Jul-10 | JiWire |
| Number of Wireless Subscribers, U.S. | 285.6 | Mil. | Dec-09 | CTIA |
| Wireless Penetration, U.S. | 91 | % | Dec-09 | CTIA |
| Projected Wireless Penetration, U.S. | 95 | % | 2013 | TIA |
| Households with Wireless Phone Only, U.S. | 22.7 | % | Dec-09 | CTIA |
| Average Monthly Wireless Bill, U.S. | 48.16 | US$ | 2009 | CTIA |
| Number of Cell Sites U.S. | 247,081 | Sites | Dec-09 | CTIA |
| Global Mobile Phone Subscribers* | 5.0 | Bil. | Jul-10 | LM Ericsson |
| Projected Global Mobile Phone Subscribers | 5.8 | Bil. | 2013 | Portio |
| Wireless Subscribers, Compound Annual Growth Worldwide 2003-08 | 23.2 | % | 2003-08 | ITU |
| Number of 3G Subscribers Worldwide | 522 | Mil. | Q4 2009 | CDG |
| Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales to End Users | 1.211 | Bil. Units | 2009 | Gartner |
| Annualized Yearly Text Messages Sent, U.S. | 1.56 | Tril. | 2009 | CTIA |
| Annualized Wireless Minutes Used, U.S. | 2.3 | Tril. | 2009 | CTIA |
| Average Monthly Mobile Data Traffic, Worldwide | 90.8 | PetaBytes | 2009 | Cisco VNI |
| Projected Average Monthly Mobile Data Traffic | 3,500 | PetaBytes | 2014 | Cisco VNI |
| Equipment Revenue |
| U.S. Exports of Telecommunications Equipment | 23.9 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | Census |
| U.S. Imports of Telecommunications Equipment | 67.4 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | Census |
| TV, Cable & Internet |
| Number of High Speed Internet Lines, U.S. (including wireless) | 150 | Mil. | Jun-10 | PRE |
| Number of High Speed Internet Lines, U.S. (not including wireless) | 100 | Mil. | Jun-10 | PRE |
| Broadband Revenue, U.S. | 34.7 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| Projected Broadband Revenue, U.S. | 49.2 | Bil. US$ | 2012 | TIA |
| Monthly Global Internet Traffic | 14,686 | PetaBytes | 2009 | Cisco VNI |
| Projected Monthly Global Internet Traffic | 63,904 | PetaBytes | 2014 | Cisco VNI |
| Number of Basic Cable TV Subscribers, U.S. | 61.8 | Mil. | Mar-09 | SNL Kagan |
| Number of Satellite TV Subscribers, U.S. | 33.0 | Mil. | Q1 2010 | The BRIDGE |
| Employment |
| Employment in the Telecommunications Industry, U.S. | 974.8 | Thous. | 2009 | BLS |
| TIA = Telecommunications Industry Association; FCC = U.S. Federal Communications Commission; ITU = International Telecommunication Union; CTIA = Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association; Portio = Portio Research; CDG = CDMA Development Group; Census = U.S. Census Bureau; PRE = Plunkett Research Estimate; Cisco VNI = Cisco Visual Networking Index; The Bridge = Media Business Corporation; BLS = U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| * The actual number of individuals who own cell phones is lower, as some people own more than one "subscription." |
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| Source: Plunkett Research, Ltd. Copyright © 2010, All Rights Reserved |
| Plunkett's Telecommunications Industry Almanac 2011 |
| www.plunkettresearch.com |