In Europe, Cellphone Profits Go Up as Clothes Come Off

[Khephra]

EXECUTIVES of some of the world's largest telecommunications companies came to Amsterdam late last month and hobnobbed with sex shop owners, publishers of pornographic images and producers of hard-core videos.

The thrill they were seeking, of course, was economic.

Until recently, risqué mobile phone services have been limited. But now that third-generation, high-speed networks and cellphones that offer video are on the European market, carriers are looking to make money by a proven method: pornography.

Gartner, the industry research company, estimates that sexual content over cellphones will generate $1.5 billion in Western Europe next year, or about 5.1 percent of the total mobile data market.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/04/technology/techspecial/04SHEN.html

[LSdemocrat]

1. I'm surprised it took this long for it too happen.

Porn is MUCH more widespread in Europe.