Mobile Usage in India

These days, mobile phones have made an important place in our lives. They have a great influence over all age groups. The hot topic of discussion among the parents these days is "The influence of mobile phones on kids." The children have been affected a lot from these gadgets. Parents think that mobile phones are a tracking tool to know the whereabouts of their children. They wish to stay in touch with them all the time. So they want that their child should always carry a mobile handset.
Over 65 per cent teenagers, surveyed by industry chamber Assocham, carry mobile phones to schools as its usage has become a 'must-have' fashion statement among them.
Over 85 per cent of teenagers own cell phones due to an increase in pocket money and absence of parental monitoring, the study claimed.
The chamber has surveyed about 2,500 school students and their parents in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune and Goa.
The survey said that teenagers in metropolitan cities have showed increased dependence on possessing mobile phones, which have become a must-have item in tandem, the survey said.
The mobile penetration is increasing at a rapid rate in the country.
According to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), telecom operators in the country added 17.10 million subscribers in September this year, taking the total number of mobile users in India to 687.71 million.
The study revealed that many children use their phones not only for talking purposes, but also availing other value-added applications like MMS and online chatting.
The regular usage of mobile phones among teenagers could cause addiction and expose teenagers to health hazards like smoking and drinking, it said.
Youngsters who excessively use cell phones are more prone to abnormalities like disrupted sleep, stress and fatigue as they spent most of their time in phone calls, SMS, MMS and online chatting, the survey said.
Further, it said, over 90 per cent of parents said that they bought mobile phones for their children so that their children remain busy with it and do not to disturb them.
However, over 50 per cent parents said that cell phones play a vital role in communicating with their children, especially during emergency, it said.
About 60 per cent parents said that students should not be allowed to use mobiles in the schools, while 23 per cent said that youngsters should have an access to mobiles
Study shows that Over 50% of all drivers between the ages of 18 and 24 are texting while driving. If only these young drivers understood that texting or calling causes their reaction time to become slower than an 70 year old person. There are too many accidents that happen ever year due to distracted teen drivers. Whether there looking off the road or most likely occupied on there cell phone. But to most teenagers there cell phones are everything to them and it becomes there center of attention like the sun in our solar system. The feelings you get when on your cell phone makes you feel so in charge like a CEO of an powerful organization or a silver back alpha male gorilla.

Sadly teens like myself are so involved into there phones we will ignore someone who is physically in front of us for someone virtually on our cell phones. Slowly it’s turning us into rude illiterate unsocial people in the real physical world. Cell phones are causing teens to lose there sense of writing skills from the lazy short misspelled words that becomes a huge habit. These dangerous results from abusive cell phone use will only become worse if we don't realize we are turning into Neanderthals on and off the road. But then again we must also take charge for our on actions, so can we take charge and help how that friend abuses there cell phone use or can we even handle our own cell phone abuse