This statistic illustrates whether respondents used their landline phones more often to call or get calls in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. The highest share of respondents, which corresponded to 47 percent, stated that they used landline phones to call and get calls about the same, whereas 41 percent of respondents stated that they used it to receive calls more often. In recent years, owning a landline phone to make and receive calls decreased. In addition, the main method of making and receiving telephone calls at home was using a mobile phone in recent years, while the use of landline phones decreased.
Share of landline phone users who call on landline phones more often or receive calls on landline phones more often in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017
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Statista. (May 24, 2017). Share of landline phone users who call on landline phones more often or receive calls on landline phones more often in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/709991/use-of-landline-phone-for-calling-or-being-called-in-the-uk/
Statista. "Share of landline phone users who call on landline phones more often or receive calls on landline phones more often in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017." Chart. May 24, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/709991/use-of-landline-phone-for-calling-or-being-called-in-the-uk/
Statista. (2017). Share of landline phone users who call on landline phones more often or receive calls on landline phones more often in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/709991/use-of-landline-phone-for-calling-or-being-called-in-the-uk/
Statista. "Share of Landline Phone Users Who Call on Landline Phones More Often or Receive Calls on Landline Phones More Often in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/709991/use-of-landline-phone-for-calling-or-being-called-in-the-uk/
Statista, Share of landline phone users who call on landline phones more often or receive calls on landline phones more often in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/709991/use-of-landline-phone-for-calling-or-being-called-in-the-uk/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Share of landline phone users who call on landline phones more often or receive calls on landline phones more often in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 [Graph], Statista, May 24, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/709991/use-of-landline-phone-for-calling-or-being-called-in-the-uk/