25% Of Seven To Ten Year Olds Have Phones?

I know we’ve been talking a lot about how wireless carriers are focusing on the teen market these days, but at what point is it too young for children to have their very own mobile phone? A new study suggests that one-in-four seven to ten year olds have a mobile phone. Unfortunately, the article is not clear, but it appears to be focused on the UK market. A seven year old with their own mobile phone sounds a bit… extreme.


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