Gap between fixed line and wireless spending narrows

According to the SMAU Observatory on information and communications technology, EUR11,646 million was spent on wireless voice calls in Italy in the first nine months of 2005, an increase of over 10% on the same period of 2004. Fixed line calls on the other hand cost users EUR12,706 million, up 1.5%. Overall, spending for mobile and fixed line telecoms services between January and September was EUR24,352 million, a rise of 5.4%.