One in 10 Adults Use Wireless Exclusively

Security dealers take note: Approximately 9 percent of U.S. adults have abandoned their traditional telephone service completely and now use their wireless phone exclusively, according to the 2005 Telecommunications Report, a study conducted quarterly by Harris Interactive online in April 2005 among a sample of 1,088 U.S. adults.

This trend is expected to grow because 5 percent of all adults say they are â€œseriously consideringâ€ going exclusively wireless within one year. Another 47 percent say they are â€œsomewhat consideringâ€ this switch.

Although the trend is expected to grow, 39 percent of all adults say they will never abandon their traditional phone line.

â€œThese results show that many consumers are actively seeking out alternative telecommunications services, and the options are out there,â€ stated Joe Porus, chief architect for the technology research practice at Harris Interactive.

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