The EU has published “The 14th Progress Report on the Single Telecoms Market 2008”, which is a review of statistics and news from 2008. The headline is that mobile use is up while consumer prices are down; mobile phone penetration is at 119% of the EU population (121% in the UK) and revenue from the telecoms sector grew by 1.3% year-on-year. [News release; FAQ; UK PDF summary]