35% of Irish only use mobile phones

AN EU study shows that just 55% of Irish consumers now have access to both fixed-line and mobile telephones — a 11% decrease since a study at the end of 2009.

It is the biggest reduction in dual-phone access of any country within the 27 EU states. The EU average for access to both types of phone is 62%.

According to the Eurobarometer survey, there is a growing number of Irish adults who use just one type of phone. The number who use just mobile handsets is 35% (up 7%), while those having access to a fixed line only is 8% (up 2%).