Rising Costs and Declining Usage
two years ago to 15.5 million this year..
And while she says the decrease is not very great, she adds that it reflects a larger trend.
"This isn't just happening with student minutes," Kinchla says. "Faculty and staff minutes are going down as well, which is an e-mail issue. And usage by summer school students was very low."
The decline comes as more phone users turn toward cellular phones and Internet communications tools.
The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) estimates that there are more than 100 million wireless subscribers in the United
States, with a new subscriber joining every two seconds.
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