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LG to unveil premium handsets in Brazil, October 2, 2007

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Over one third of consumers may use wireless as primary phone in 2009

October 30, 2005

Between 23% and 37% of US wireless subscribers will use a wireless phone as their primary telephone by 2009, reports In-Stat. About 9.4% of US wireless subscribers already use a wireless phone as their primary phone, and compared with earlier surveys, fewer consumers feel that a wired phone is necessary according to the high-tech market research firm.

Those who are considering wireless substitution for landline are primarily motivated by lifestyle issues, as long as they don't have to give up much in terms of quality, reliability, or services. Wireless carriers can stimulate substitution by continuing to attract customers to advanced wireless features and educating them about availability of number portability.

A recent report by In-Stat found the following:

- Consumers who are most likely to consider replacing their landline phone with wireless are those who are already heavy wireless users. Demographics do not offer much insight into the likelihood of wireless substitution.

- Among those with a wireless and landline phone, resistance to wireless substitution has dropped dramatically since In-Stat's 2003 survey.

- Barriers to landline replacement, particularly in-building coverage and perceived inconvenience (such as losing DSL or having to change the phone number), are resolvable with other technologies, continued network build-out, or consumer education.

This Market Alert is drawn from the In-Stat report, "Cutting the Cord: Consumer Profiles and Carrier Strategies for Wireless Substitution", which covers analysis of a proprietary consumer survey on the use of wireless phones as a substitute for landline service. It reveals the demographics and spending behaviors of those most likely to replace wireline service, as well as reasons they would choose not to. It includes three forecasts models of the percentage of US consumers who will choose a wireless phone as a substitute for a landline phone over the next several years.