| Telecommunications Industry Overview |
| | Number | Unit | Year | Source |
| U.S. Telecommunications Industry Revenues | 1.10 | Tril.US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| Worldwide Telecommunications Industry Revenues | 3.85 | Tril.US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| Service Revenue, U.S. Telecommunications | 518.3 | Bil.US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| Service Revenue, Worldwide Telecommunications | 1.7 | Tril.US$ | 2003-08 | Insight |
| Prrojected Service Revenue, Worldwide Telecommunications | 2.7 | Tril.US$ | 2013 | Insight |
| Landline |
| Households with Wired Subscribership, U.S. | 112.7 | Mil. | 2008 | FCC |
| Landline Revenue, U.S | 304.0 | Bil. US$ | 2011 | TIA |
| Global Landline Subscribers | 1.27 | Bil. | 2008 | ITU |
| Landlines, Compound Annual Growth Rate 2003-2008, Worldwide | 2.40 | % | 2011 | ITU |
| Global Landlines per 100 Population | 18.95 | per 100 | 2008 | ITU |
| Wireless |
| Wireless Revenue, U.S. | 238.0 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | TIA |
| Approximate WiFi Hotspots, U.S. | 66 | Thous. | Jun-09 | JiWire |
| Number of Wireless Subscribers, U.S. | 270.3 | Mil. | 2008 | CTIA |
| Projected Number of Wireless Subscribers, U.S. | 282 | Mil. | 2011 | CTIA |
| Wireless Penetration, U.S. | 87 | % | 2008 | CTIA |
| Average Monthly Wireless Bill U.S. | 50.07 | US$ | 2008 | CTIA |
| Number of Cell Sites U.S. | 242,130 | Sites | 2008 | CTIA |
| Direct Wireless Service Provider Employment, U.S. | 268,500 | Workers | 2008 | CTIA |
| Wireless Devices Sold in the U.S. | 144 | Mil. | 2008 | CTIA |
| Global Cell Phone Subscribers | 4.01 | Bil. | 2008 | ITU |
| Projected Global Cell Phone Subscribers | 5.8 | Bil. | 2013 | Portio |
| Wireless Subscribers, Compound Annual Growth Worldwide 2003-08 | 23.2 | % | 2003-08 | ITU |
| Number of 3G Subscribers Worldwide | 472 | Mil. | Q1 2009 | CDG |
| Annual Shipment of Cellular Handsets Worldwide | 1222.2 | Mil. Units | 2008 | Gartner |
| Text Messages Sent Worldwide, Monthly | 110.4 | Bil. | 2008 | CTIA |
| Global Mobile Data Traffic | 33 | PetaBytes | 2008 | Cisco VNI |
| Equipment Revenue |
Total Equipment, U.S. | 210.7 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | TIA |
U.S. Exports of Telecommunications Equipment | 34.85 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | U.S. Census |
| U.S. Imports of Telecommunications Equipment | 85.29 | Bil. US$ | 2008 | U.S. Census |
| TV, Cable & Internet |
Number of High Speed Internet Lines, U.S. (including wireless) | 150.4 | Mil. | 2008 | FCC |
| Number of Broadband Subscriptions, U.S. (not incl. wireless) | 74.4 | Mil. | 2008 | TIA |
| Broadband Revenue, U.S. | $34.70 | Mil. | 2008 | TIA |
| Global Internet Traffic | 10,174 | PetaBytes | 2008 | Cisco VNI |
| Residential Cable Telephony (VoIP) Customers, U.S. | 20.5 | Mil. | Mar-09 | SNL Kagan |
| Number of Basic Cable TV Subscribers, U.S. | 63.7 | Mil. | 2008 | SNL Kagan |
| Number of Satellite TV Subscribers, U.S. | 31.7 | Mil. | Q1 2009 | The BRIDGE |
| Employment |
Employment in the Telecommunications Industry, U.S. | 1,021.4 | Thous. | 2008 | BLS |
| TIA = Telecommunications Industry Association; Insight = The Insight Research Corporation; FCC = U.S. Federal Communications Commission; CTIA = Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association; ITU = International Telecommunication Union; JiWire = JiWire, Inc.; Portio = Portio Research; CDG = CDMA Development Group; Gartner = Gartner, Inc.; U.S. Census = U.S. Census Bureau; Cisco VNI = Cisco Visual Networking Index; The Bridge = Media Business Corporation; SNL Kagan = SNL Financial LC; BLS = U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
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| Source: Plunkett Research, Ltd.
Plunkett's Telecommunications Industry Almanac 2010
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