This statistic depicts the average local mobile wireless call length in the United States between June 1993 and December 2012. The average local call was 1.79 minutes in December 2010, as compared to 2.38 minutes in December 1993.
Average local mobile wireless call length in the United States between June 1993 and December 2012
(in minutes)
Characteristic
Call length in minutes
Dec. '12
1.8
Jun. '12
1.8
Dec. '11
1.78
Jun. '11
1.83
Dec. '10
1.79
Jun. '10
1.67
Dec. '09
1.81
Jun. '09
2.03
Dec. '08
2.27
Jun. '08
2.43
Jun. '07
3.13
Dec. '06
3.03
Jun. '06
2.94
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CTIA. (July 31, 2012). Average local mobile wireless call length in the United States between June 1993 and December 2012 (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185868/average-mobile-wireless-call-length-in-the-united-states-since-june-1993/
CTIA. "Average local mobile wireless call length in the United States between June 1993 and December 2012 (in minutes)." Chart. July 31, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185868/average-mobile-wireless-call-length-in-the-united-states-since-june-1993/
CTIA. (2012). Average local mobile wireless call length in the United States between June 1993 and December 2012 (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185868/average-mobile-wireless-call-length-in-the-united-states-since-june-1993/
CTIA. "Average Local Mobile Wireless Call Length in The United States between June 1993 and December 2012 (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185868/average-mobile-wireless-call-length-in-the-united-states-since-june-1993/
CTIA, Average local mobile wireless call length in the United States between June 1993 and December 2012 (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185868/average-mobile-wireless-call-length-in-the-united-states-since-june-1993/ (last visited April 29, 2025)
Average local mobile wireless call length in the United States between June 1993 and December 2012 (in minutes) [Graph], CTIA, July 31, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185868/average-mobile-wireless-call-length-in-the-united-states-since-june-1993/
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