| Telecommunications Industry Overview |
| | Number | Unit | Year | Source |
| U.S. Telecommunications Industry Revenues | 1.10 | Tril.US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| Projected U.S. Telecommunications Industry Revenues | 1.33 | Tril.US$ | 2011 | TIA |
| Worldwide Telecommunications Industry Revenues | 3.85 | Tril.US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| Projected Worldwide Telecommunications Industry Revenues | 4.94 | Tril.US$ | 2011 | TIA |
| Service Revenue, U.S. Telecommunications | 518.3 | Bil.US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| Service Revenue, Worldwide Telecommunications | 1.7 | Tril.US$ | 2008 | Insight |
| Prrojected Service Revenue, Worldwide Telecommunications | 2.7 | Tril.US$ | 2013 | Insight |
| Landline |
| Landline Subscribers, U.S. | 158.8 | Mil. | 2008 | TIA |
| Projected Landline Subscribers, U.S. | 150.8 | Mil. | 2011 | TIA |
| Landline Revenue, U.S | 304.0 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| Projected Landline Revenue, U.S. | 322.6 | Bil. US$ | 2011 | TIA |
| Landline Transport Services Revenue, U.S. | 167.7 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| Wireless |
| Wireless Revenue, U.S. | 238.0 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| Projected Wireless Revenue, U.S. | 282.2 | Bil. US$ | 2011 | TIA |
| Wireless Transport Services Revenue, U.S. | 152.4 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| Number of Wireless Subscribers | 262.5 | Mil. | Aug-08 | CTIA |
| Projected Number of Wireless Subscribers | 282 | Mil. | 2011 | CTIA |
| Wireless Penetration | 84 | % | 2007 | CTIA |
| Average Monthly Wireless Bill | 49.79 | US$ | 2007 | CTIA |
| Number of Cell Sites | 213,299 | Sites | 2007 | CTIA |
| Direct Wireless Service Provider Employment | 266,782 | Workers | 2007 | CTIA |
| Wireless Devices Sold in the U.S. | 144 | Mil. | 2008 | CTIA |
| Global Cell Phone Subscribers | 3.0 | Bil. | 2008 | PRE |
| Projected Global Cell Phone Subscribers | 4.9 | Bil. | 2012 | Portio |
| Number of 3G Subscribers Worldwide | 375 | Mil. | 2008 | R&M |
| Annual Shipment of Cellular Handsets Worldwide | 1,258.9 | Mil. | 2008 | Portio |
| Text Messages Sent Worldwide, Monthly | 48.1 | Bil. | Dec-07 | CTIA |
| Equipment & Software Revenue |
Total Equipment & Services, U.S. | 210.7 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | TIA |
Network Equipment & Facilities | 25.5 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| Enterprise Equipment | 115.6 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| Consumer Landline Equipment | 2.3 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| Wireless Capital Expenditures/Wi-Fi/WiMAX Equipment | 46.0 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| Wireless Devices | 21.4 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| Cable & Internet |
Number of High Speed Internet Lines in the U.S. | 100.9 | Mil. | Jun-07 | FCC |
| Residential Cable Telephony (VoIP) Customers, U.S. | 16.5 | Mil. | Mar-08 | NCTA |
| VoIP Revenue, U.S. | 10.3 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| U.S. Dial-up Internet Revenue | 6.0 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| Employment |
Employment in the Telecommunications Industry, U.S. | 1,028.3 | Thous. | 2007 | BLS |
| Insight = The Insight Research Corporation; TIA = Telecommunications Industry Association; CTIA = Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association; PRE = Plunkett Research estimate; Portio = Portio Research; R&M = Research & Markets; FCC = U.S. Federal Communications Commission; NCTA = National Cable Telecommunications Association; BLS = U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
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| Source: Plunkett Research, Ltd. Plunkett's Telecommunications Industry Almanac 2009 Copyright © 2008, All Rights Reserved |