2bn UK texts sent

A TOTAL of 2.1 billion text messages were sent by mobile phone users in Britain last month.

The figure is 80 million more than in February and represents an increase of almost 25% on March last year.

The Mobile Data Association, which published the figures, expects this month to beat the record set in January when almost 2.2bn text messages were sent during the month, due in part to New Year’s Eve.