Children spend €1.5bn on mobile phones

CHILDREN in Britain are spending a staggering £1 billion (€1.5bn) a year on mobile phones, according to research published yesterday.

The figure was based on a survey, for telecoms billing and customer care company Convergys, that questioned over 1,000 parents, many of whom complained that their offspring were “obsessed” with their mobiles.

Nearly 20% of parents said their child “couldn’t live without their phone”.