Telecom News --
India adds 19.10 million new mobile users in December
New Delhi, 27 January, 2010
- Total Telephone subscriber base reaches 562.21 Million
- Wireless subscription reaches 525.15 Million
- Wireline subscription declines to 37.06
- 19.10 Million new additions in wireless
- Wireline subscription declines by 0.09 Million
- Overall Tele-density reaches 47.89
- Broadband subscription is 7.83 million
The number of telephone subscribers in India increased to 562.21 Million at the end of December-09 from 543.20 Million in November-09, thereby registering a growth rate of 3.50%. With this, the overall Tele-density in India reaches 47.89.
Wireless Segment (GSM, CDMA & FWP)
Wireless subscriber base increased from 506.04 Million in November-09 to 525.15 Million at the end of December-09 at a monthly growth rate of 3.78%. Wireless Tele-density stands at 44.73.
Wireless Service: Service Provider wise net additions during the month (in percentage)
Wireline Segment
Wireline subscriber base declined from 37.16 Million in November-09 to 37.06 Million at the end of December-09. BSNL/MTNL, two PSU operators hold 85.22% of the Wireline market share. However, they lost 0.12 Million subscribers in the month of December-09.
Category wise Net Additions during the Month of December 2009
Category |
Net Additions |
Wireline |
Wireless |
Circle A |
-51375 |
6220473 |
Circle B |
-45822 |
7531519 |
Circle C |
-7944 |
3162917 |
Metro |
13696 |
2188857 |
All India |
-91445 |
19103766 |
Category-wise Growth Rate in Access Service
Category |
Monthly Rate of Growth
(November-09 to December-09) |
Yearly rate of growth
(December-08 to December-09) |
Wireline |
Wireless |
Wireline |
Wireless |
Circle A |
-0.41% |
3.5% |
-4.1% |
48.7% |
Circle B |
-0.36% |
3.9% |
-4.0% |
54.4% |
Circle C |
-0.24% |
5.0% |
-4.6% |
69.6% |
Metro |
0.16% |
2.9% |
4.6% |
37.6% |
All India |
-0.25% |
3.8% |
-2.2% |
51.4% |
Broadband (≥ 256 Kbps download)
Total Broadband subscriber base has increased from 7.57 million in November-09 to 7.83 million in December-09, there by showing a growth of 3.56%.
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Click here to see Indian Telecom Market Statistics in December 2009
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