73% rarely use 3g services; Mobile TV limited

Link: Bloomberg.com: U.K..

In the YouGov study of 2,000 U.K. consumers, 79 percent responded they believe mobile services are becoming more complicated, and 73 percent of 3G handset users rarely use 3G services, such as television, music downloads and video calls. Only 8 percent of consumers planned to upgrade to a 3G handset last month, the study showed.

The article linked above also contains commentary and quotes from huge institutional investors of the opinion that TV via mobile has limited revenue potential.

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