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About 9.4% of US Wireless Subscribers Already Use a Wireless Phone as Their Primary Phone.


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Today, over half of US consumers are willing to consider completely replacing their wireline phone lines with wireless service. The best predictors of wireless substitution are age and the amount the consumer is currently spending on wireless. This report reveals the demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data.  and spending behaviors of those most likely to replace wireline service, as well as reasons they would choose not to.

This recent report by found the following:

--Consumers who are most likely to consider replacing their landline Land based. Refers to standard telephone and data communications systems that use in-ground and telephone pole cables in contrast to wireless cellular and satellite services.  phone with wireless are those who are already heavy wireless users. Demographics do not offer much insight into the likelihood of wireless substitution.

--Among those with a wireless and landline phone, resistance to wireless substitution has dropped dramatically since a 2003 survey.

--Barriers to landline replacement, particularly in-building coverage and perceived inconvenience (such as losing DSL DSL
 in full Digital Subscriber Line

Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary
 or having to change the phone number), are resolvable with other technologies, continued network build-out, or consumer education.

Contents Include:

*T Executive Summary Methodology Introduction Overall Results Consumer Profiles-Likelihood to Replace Landline with a Wireless Phone Marital Status marital status,
n the legal standing of a person in regard to his or her marriage state.
 Residence Location Gender Size of Household Education Levels Technology Enablers Wireless Substitution Forecasts Summary and Conclusions

List of Tables List of Figures *T

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c27570
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