Almost 100 percent of U.S. will have mobile phone service by 2013

According to eMarketer , the percentage of people in the U.S. with mobile phone service will reach 96.7 percent by 2013—that’s 308.7 million people. “With mobile usage now pervasive, eMarketer believes that mobile will develop into a ubiquitous platform for messaging, social networking, entertainment and Web access,” said Noah Elkin, eMarketer senior analyst and author of the new report, “Mobile Users and Usage: It’s Personal.” Interesting study, but is anyone el…

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