The number of wireless-only households has increased 10 percent in two years, according to a federal report. The report says that about 25 percent of Wisconsin adults live in a wireless-only household. This is up from 15 percent two years ago.

This study was done by the National Center for Health Statistics. The report covers the 12-month period from July 2009 to June 2010.

While the number of cell-phone only homes in Wisconsin is average compared to the rest of the nation, the increase shows that Wisconsin remains competitive when it comes to wireless technology. Milwaukee is a state leader in wireless dependence: 31 percent of households are cellphone-only, compared to 24 percent in the rest of Wisconsin.

Here’s the rundown for the state according to the Associated Press story:

• 17 percent of adults live in a house that uses only a landline.
• 25 percent live in homes that rely about equally on landlines and cellphones.
• Nearly everyone else has access to both kinds of phones: 21 percent prefer landlines and 10 percent favor cellphones.
• One percent has no phone service.

More and more people are going wireless and we need to make sure the infrastructure and regulations in place reflect that.