FROM BBC
Texting has become the most popular form of communication among young people in the US, research indicates.
The study, by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, suggests that texting has eclipsed mobile phone calls among teenagers for the first time.
More than 30% of teens send more than 100 texts a day, it shows.
Researchers say more payment plans offering unlimited texts have helped to create the surge in the US, which used to lag other parts of the world.
'Communication hub'
The study found that two-thirds of teenagers are now more likely to text their friends than call them on the phone.
Girls on average send or receive more texts than boys - 80 messages per day compared to 30.
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Texting has become the most popular form of communication among young people in the US, research indicates.
The study, by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, suggests that texting has eclipsed mobile phone calls among teenagers for the first time.
More than 30% of teens send more than 100 texts a day, it shows.
Researchers say more payment plans offering unlimited texts have helped to create the surge in the US, which used to lag other parts of the world.
'Communication hub'
The study found that two-thirds of teenagers are now more likely to text their friends than call them on the phone.
Girls on average send or receive more texts than boys - 80 messages per day compared to 30.
ALSO SEE THE BBC CELL PHONE BIAS
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