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Americans Use More Telephones Than Any Other Nation
AT&T Long Lines reports global telephone growth to January 1 1971 with the United States at 120.2 million phones in service and leading in calls per person 779 in 1970. The world tally rises to 272.7 million phones as overseas calls surge and U S circuits expand over fivefold since previous years.
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