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Mobile wireless subscriber connections in the United States 1985-2018
Number of mobile wireless subscriber connections in the United States from 1985 to 2018 (in millions)
by Arne Holst,
last edited
Aug 16, 2019
This statistic shows the estimated number of mobile wireless subscriber connections in the United States between 1985 and 2018. The total number of mobile wireless connections in the United States in 2018 was at 421.79 million.
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by Arne Holst,
last edited
Aug 16, 2019
This statistic shows the estimated number of mobile wireless subscriber connections in the United States between 1985 and 2018. The total number of mobile wireless connections in the United States in 2018 was at 421.79 million.
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- United States
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- 1985 to 2018
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