80% of Americans Have Cell Phone Subscription

PC Mag reports on new data from the FCC that says some 80% of folks in the US subscribe to a mobile phone service. Nearly 99% of Americans have access to at least one cell phone operator. Most of them — 95% – have a choice of at least three wireless providers and half can choose from among at least five, the survey found.

The number of cell phone subscribers in the States grew to 242 million in 2006 from 213 million in 2005, PC Mag says, citing the report.

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