The number of SMS and MMS messages sent in the United Kingdom (UK) has fallen significantly from 2012 to 2021, the effect of the increased availability of messaging services such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. In 2021, post-paid customers sent roughly ** billion SMS and MMS messages, more than *** billion less than the year before.
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