According to the NPT, 96 out of 100 inhabitants have a mobile phone and Norsk Gallup reports that over ten percent have two or more mobile subscriptions. There are 4,376,000 mobile subscriptions registered in Norway - the population in Jan. 1 2003 was 4,554,000.
Text messaging has always been big and continues to grow. Use of landline phones is decreasing and now 15 percent of homes do not have a traditional phone.
The average mobile phone user sends an average of 82 messages a month, which breaks down as 68 SMS (Short Message Service) texts, 13 are content such as logos or ring tones, and one MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service).
The smaller operators stole market share from large rivals. Former monopolist Telecom lost share in all categories.
