TECHNOLOGY: Mobiles sales keep falling

Wed, 02/04/2009 - 18:38 EDT - France24.com - Business

The fourth quarter of 2008 saw 289 million mobile phones sold, representing a fall of 12.6 % compared with the same period a year earlier. Looking at the whole year, the industry grew by 3.4 %.

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