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February 12, 2016

More People Worldwide Will Own Cellphones Than Have Running Water by 2020
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Meanwhile, a new report says 70 percent of the world's population will
have cellphones by 2020. The study by Cisco Systems estimates 5.4
billion people will own mobile phones within just four years. That's
nearly double the number of people worldwide who are estimated to have
running water by 2020.


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