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Mobile services: U.S. telecommunications revenue 1998-2016
Telecommunications revenue from mobile/wireless services in the United States from 1998 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
This graph shows total telecommunications revenue earned from wireless/mobile services in the United States from 1998 to 2016. In 2016, the U.S. telecommunications industry earned 65.64 billion U.S. dollars through mobile services.
Telecommunications revenue from mobile/wireless services in the United States from 1998 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
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This graph shows total telecommunications revenue earned from wireless/mobile services in the United States from 1998 to 2016. In 2016, the U.S. telecommunications industry earned 65.64 billion U.S. dollars through mobile services.
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- April 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1998 to 2016
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* The source provides the following information:
"Mobile services (i.e., wireless telephony, paging, messaging, and other mobile services) - Dollar amounts are calculated using the sum of ... monthly, activation, and message charges, except toll ... monthly and activation charges ... [and] message charges including roaming and air-time charges for toll calls, but excluding separately stated toll charges."
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1998 to 2016
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* The source provides the following information:
"Mobile services (i.e., wireless telephony, paging, messaging, and other mobile services) - Dollar amounts are calculated using the sum of ... monthly, activation, and message charges, except toll ... monthly and activation charges ... [and] message charges including roaming and air-time charges for toll calls, but excluding separately stated toll charges."
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