Before revision: The Economist wrote in 2003, as noted by an analyst: Contemporary usage SMS messages sent monthly in the U.S. from 2001 to 2008 (in billions) SMS has become a large commercial industry, earning 114.6 billion globally in 2010.
After revision: This is also backed by the fact that as of 2003, American internet users were spending on average five times more time online than Europeans, and many poorer countries in Europe and other regions around the world had significantly lower rates of internet access compared to the United States at the time (see digital divide), hence making SMS more URLThe Economist wrote in 2003, as noted by an analyst: Contemporary usage SMS messages sent monthly in the U.S. from 2001 to 2008 (in billions) SMS has become a large commercial industry, earning 114.6 billion globally in 2010.