Nielsen: Wireless Households on the Rise

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NEW YORK More than 20 million U.S. telephone households, roughly 17 percent of the nation’s total, reply solely on mobile phones for home telecommunications, according to a new study from Nielsen Mobile.

The research suggests that one in five U.S. households could be wireless-only by year’s end.

It’s probably no surprise that consumers’ desire to trim household bills is driving the trend.

“Landline-wireless substitution may just be the start,” said Alison LeBreton, vice president of client services for Nielsen Mobile.

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