92% of UK households have a mobile phone, 87% have fixed line, and 70% have internet access

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& only 5% of households now only have a dial up connection.

Source: Page 247 of Ofcom Communications Market report, August 2009
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3G accounts for 23% of all mobile subscriptions in the UK

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Source: Page 233 of Ofcom Communications Market report, August 2009
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Nearly 45% of all phone calls made in the UK are on a mobile phone

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Source: Page 224 of Ofcom Communications Market report, August 2009
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More than one in seven handsets sold in the UK is a smartphone

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Source: Page 210 of Ofcom Communications Market report, August 2009
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Uptake of mobile broadband in the UK is highest amongst 25-34s

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Source: Page 208 of Ofcom Communications Market report, August 2009
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Netflix has 10.6m subscribers in the US

"There are 58 Netflix warehouses nationwide, serving 10.6 million subscribers, and only one for greater Chicago."
Other facts elswhere in the article:
60,000 discs are shipped daily in the Chicago area alone
Netflix owns 89m discs
Source: How Netflix Gets Movies to your Mailbox So Fast, Chicago Tribune, 4th August 2009

American marketing services company Acxiom estimates it holds 1,500 pieces of information on every American

"For decades, data companies like Experian and Acxiom have compiled reams of information on every American: Acxiom estimates it has 1,500 pieces of data on every American, based on information from warranty cards, bridal and birth registries, magazine subscriptions, public records and even dog registrations with the American Kennel Club."
Source: New York Times, 30th July 2009