Houston leads the nation with almost three-fourths of adults owning a cellular phone. Other high concentration cell phone ownership cities are Atlanta (73 percent), Honolulu (70 percent), Miami (69 percent) and Dallas (69 percent) - all above the national average of 62 percent.
Scarborough's market trending data shows that in 1999, slightly less than half of American adults owned a cell phone. In 2000, 55 percent of U.S. adults owned a cell phone. All indicators demonstrate that the numbers will continue to grow since nine percent of American adults plan to purchase a cell phone in the next year.
Moderator Comment: What business opportunities are identified in the findings of Scarborough's latest study?
A man goes into a dark confessional, sees the little slat open and begins telling his transgressions to a priest.
Confessor: "Father, I've been unfaithful to my wife."
Priest: "Go on my son."
Confessor: "I've been stealing money from my company."
At that moment, a familiar chirping type of sound breaks the sanctity of the confessional booth.
Priest: "Is that you or me?"
Confessor: "I don't have my cell with me, Father."
Priest: "Oh, okay. One moment please. Hello. Yeah listen, I'm in the middle of a... Go on my son. I'm listening."
Confessor: "Well, okay. Father, I have two plane tickets and my lover and I are planning to run away this afternoon."
Priest: "Jesus, she said what?"
Confessor: "Father?"
Priest: "She is so full of it. I never... "
Confessor: "I'm having second thoughts though. Maybe, I should just turn myself in and beg for my wife's forgiveness and return all the money I stole to my employer?"
Priest: "Now, listen. I don't care if she is the Reverend Mother... "
Confessor: "Father, what should I do?"
Priest: "Go to hell!"
Confessor: "Father!!!?"
Priest: "Not you. Say three Hail Mary's and two Our Fathers. You're absolved of your sins. Have a nice trip."
Slat door closes.