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For the past 5 years, the wired telecommunications industry has declined. Subscriptions to the services have decreased, causing the industry revenue to decrease as more and more people start to switch to VoIP's and Wireless phones to fulfill the needs of communication. Because of this change, Analyst reports such as the ones in IBUSWorld by Casey Thormahlen have recommended the investments on wireless telecommunications instead of wired.

In the past five years, the wireless industry has been booming as companies have made innovative technologies such as the ipad, and smartphones to sell to costumers. Wireless revenue has made an average of 5.6% increase from 2005-2010. Wired communications, on the other hand, has decreased annually with an average revenue of -7.5%. Profits are therefore more likely made if invested in the Wireless industry.

Year	Wireless Subscribers (Thousands)	Wireless: Revenue (%)	Wired: Access Lines (Thousands)	Wired Telecommunications: Annual Revenue change (%)
2001	129,990		189,200
2002	138,878	13.1	182,900
2003	157,042	10.6	177,700	-8.9
2004	181,105	10.7	175,200	-7.4
2005	203,669	4.7	167,500	-5.7
2006	229,619	9.3	158,400	-9.4
2007	249,235	7.6	149,300	-7.2
2008	265,550	4.2	138,200	-5.2
2009	280,200	0.6	130,300	-7
2010	289,727	1.6	123,400
2011