The bar chart illustrates the total duration of telephone calls in the UK, categorised by type, between 1995 and 2002. Overall, local fixed-line calls remained the most popular category for the majority of the period, despite a downward trend in the final years. Conversely, mobile calls and national/international fixed-line calls showed a steady upward trajectory.
Local fixed-line calls began at 72 billion minutes in 1995 and rose steadily to reach a peak of 90 billion minutes in 1999. Following this, the figures declined, returning to 72 billion minutes by 2002. In contrast, national and international fixed-line calls grew consistently from 37 billion minutes in 1995 to 61 billion minutes by the end of the period.
Mobile calls started at a negligible 3 billion minutes in 1995. Although growth was initially slow, the usage accelerated significantly after 1999, jumping from 13 billion to 24 billion in 2000. By 2002, mobile usage reached 45 billion minutes, narrowing the gap with fixed-line services. While local calls dominated the early years, the combined growth of mobile and national/international calls highlights a significant shift in UK telecommunication habits over the seven-year period.