Telecom News --
India adds 19.90 million new mobile users in January
New Delhi, 23 February, 2010
- Total Telephone subscriber base reaches 581.81 Million
- Wireless subscription reaches 545.05 Million
- Wireline subscription declines to 36.76
- Wireline subscription declines by 0.31 Million
- Overall Tele-density reaches 49.50
- Broadband subscription is 8.03 million
The number of telephone subscribers in India increased to 581.81 Million at the end of January-2010 from 562.21 Million in December-09, thereby registering a growth rate of 3.49%. With this, the overall Tele-density in India reaches 49.50.
Wireless Segment (GSM, CDMA & FWP)
Wireless subscriber base increased from 525.15 Million in December-09 to 545.05 Million at the end of January-2010 at a monthly growth rate of 3.79%. Wireless Tele-density stands at 46.37.
Wireless Service: Service Provider wise net additions during the month
Service Provider wise Market Share as on 31-1-2010
Wireline Segment
Wireline subscriber base declined from 37.06 Million in December-2009 to 36.76 Million at the end of January-2010. BSNL/MTNL, two PSU operators hold 84.96% of the Wireline market share. However, they lost 0.36 Million subscribers in the month of January-2010. Overall Wireline teledensity is 3.13.
Category wise Net Additions during the Month of January 2009
Category |
Net Additions |
Wireline |
Wireless |
Circle A |
-43759 |
6716357 |
Circle B |
-32613 |
7429517 |
Circle C |
-2476 |
3850059 |
Metro |
-227435 |
1904281 |
All India |
-306283 |
19900214 |
Category-wise Growth Rate in Access Service
Category |
Monthly Rate of Growth
(December-2009 to January-2010 |
Yearly rate of growth
(January-2009 to January-2010) |
Wireline |
Wireless |
Wireline |
Wireless |
Circle A |
-0.35% |
3.7% |
-3.8% |
47.7% |
Circle B |
-0.25% |
3.7% |
-3.9% |
52.9% |
Circle C |
-0.08% |
5.8% |
-3.2% |
71.8% |
Metro |
-2.66% |
2.5% |
1.5% |
35.7% |
All India |
-0.83% |
3.79% |
-2.6% |
50.4% |
Broadband (≥ 256 Kbps download)
Total Broadband subscriber base has increased from 7.83 million in December-09 to 8.03 million in January-2010, there by showing a growth of 2.42%.
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Click here to see Indian Telecom Market Statistics in January 2010
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