Those Ubiquitous Phones

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No wonder you can’t walk around without being stepped on by someone who’s busy hollering into a cell phone. A Scarborough Research study finds 62 percent of U.S. adults now own one. That figure has risen sharply during the past two years, which saw a 29 percent increase in ownership. But some metro areas have been laggards. The ownership rates are significantly below the national average in Charleston, W. Va. (39 percent), Buffalo, N.Y. (45 percent), Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

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