WINNIPEG – More Canadians are now using mobile phones and tablets than landlines.
A report from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) shows households are increasingly moving from traditional telephones to smartphones only.
Cell phones are in 85 percent of homes compared to landlines at 79 percent.
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Wireless data usage grew by 15 per cent in 2014 as people continue signing on to social media and other multimedia services.
About 66 percent of Canadians currently have a smartphone and 49 percent use tablets, which is more than in 2013.
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