Telecom News --
Wireless subscriber crosses 700 million mark
New Delhi, 25 December, 2010
- Total Telephone subscriber base reaches 742.12 Million
- Wireless subscription reaches 706.69 Million
- Wireline subscription declines to 35.43 Million
- 18.98 Million new additions in wireless
- Overall Tele-density reaches 62.51
- Broadband subscription is 10.52 million
The number of telephone subscribers in India increased to 742.12 Million at the end of October 2010 from 723.28 Million in September-2010, thereby registering a growth rate of 2.61%. With this, the overall Tele-density in India reaches 62.51
Wireless Segment (GSM, CDMA & FWP)
Wireless subscriber base increased from 687.71 Million in September-2010 to 706.69 Million at the end of October-2010 registering a growth of 2.76%. Wireless Tele-density stands at 59.52.
Wireless Service: Service Providers’ share in net additions during the month of October 2010
Service Provider wise Market Share as on 31-10-2010
Wireline Segment
Wireline subscriber base declined from 35.57 Million in September-2010 to 35.43 Million at the end of October-2010. BSNL/MTNL, two PSU operators hold 83.31% of the Wireline market share. Overall Wireline teledensity is 2.98.
Service Provider wise Market Share as on 31-10-2010
Category wise Net Additions during the Month of September - 2010
Category |
Net Additions |
Wireline |
Wireless |
Circle A |
-63045 |
6409004 |
Circle B |
-58639 |
7721855 |
Circle C |
-20355 |
2758978 |
Metro |
4321 |
2090963 |
All India |
-137718 |
18980800 |
Category-wise Growth Rate in Access Service
Category |
Monthly Rate of Growth
(September-2010 to October-2010 |
Yearly rate of growth
(October-2009 to October-2010) |
Wireline |
Wireless |
Wireline |
Wireless |
Circle A |
-0.46% |
2.59% |
-3.41% |
40.1% |
Circle B |
-0.50% |
2.91% |
-9.91% |
48.6% |
Circle C |
-0.66% |
3.05% |
-5.76% |
53.0% |
Metro |
0.06% |
2.49% |
1.69% |
38.5% |
All India |
-0.39% |
2.76% |
-4.90% |
44.7% |
Broadband (≥ 256 Kbps download)
Total Broadband subscriber base has increased from 10.29 million in September-2010 to 10.52 million in October-2010, there by showing a growth of 2.24%.
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