TV, phones and Internet take up almost half of our waking hours

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Communication fast facts 2010

89 per cent have or use a mobile phone.
92 per cent of UK homes have digital TV.
14 per cent live in a mobile-only household.
A record 104 billion texts were sent in 2009. That works out as 1700 texts for every person in the UK.
Time spent on fixed Internet has increased by over two-thirds since 2008.
Adults now spend 14.2 hours per month on the web.
15 per cent of UK adults have mobile broad-band.
Take-up of mobile broadband increased by eight per cent...