TRAI: Telecom Subscription Data as on 31st May 2010
MUMBAI: Total Telephone subscriber base reaches 653.92 Million
Wireless subscription reaches 617.53 Million
Wireline subscription declines to 36.39
16.30 Million new additions in wireless
Overall Tele-density reaches 55.38
Broadband subscription is 9.24 million
The number of telephone subscribers in India increased to 653.92 Million at the end of May-2010 from 638.05 Million in April-2010, thereby registering a growth rate of 2.49%. With this, the overall Tele-density in India reaches 55.38
Broadband (>= 256 Kbps download)
Total Broadband subscriber base has increased from 9 million in April-2010 to 9.24 million in May-2010, there by showing a growth of 2.67%.
Wireless Segment (GSM, CDMA & FWP)
Wireless subscriber base increased from 601.22 Million in April-2010 to 617.53 Million at the end of April-2010 registering a growth of 2.71%. Wireless Tele-density stands at 52.30.
Wireline Segment
Wireline subscriber base declined from 36.83 Million in April-2010 to 36.39 Million at the end of May-2010. BSNL/MTNL, two PSU operators hold 84.32% of the Wireline market share. Overall Wireline teledensity is 3.08.