September 28, 2012. The Wall Street Journal reported that in the second quarter, the number of cellphone subscribers on contract plans rose just 0.7% from the year before, to 219 million, according to UBS AG. The number of prepaid customers grew about 11.7% to 71 million.   How many subscribers had contract plans in the second quarter of 2011 (“the year before”)?

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On September 28, 2012. The Wall Street Journal reported that in the second quarter, the number of cellphone subscribers on contract plans rose just 0.7% from the year before, to 219 million, according to UBS AG. The number of prepaid customers grew about 11.7% to 71 million.

 

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