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45 million

According to the country’s telecommunications regulator, Ofcom, the number of Britons that were targeted by scammers this summer, including mendacious text messages and landline calls. The elderly are particularly susceptible to being conned over the phone, it says. In response, Britain’s biggest mobile-phone networks have agreed to block all foreign internet calls that pretend to be from a British telephone number.

Last Modified: 25-Oct-2021 12:26 PM

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Posted by Numerical Team in Nations & Politics

Tags Britain Telecom Scamming

Source The Economist Espresso

30 million

Number of consumers that buy smartphones each quarter, in India. The country is the second largest market after China.

Last Modified: 27-Sep-2017 4:20 AM

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Posted by Shoan Dhareshwar in Business & Industry

Tags Telecom India

Source The Economist

70%

Percentage of American mobile market that is controlled by AT&T and Verizon. They are also the only firms that reach 90% or more of Americans with high speed services.

Last Modified: 17-Sep-2017 10:04 PM

40

Posted by Shoan Dhareshwar in Business & Industry

Tags Telecom USA

Source The Economist