Telephone subscribers increased to 90.4 cr in Oct across India
Updated: Dec 14, 2013 02:58:06pm
New Delhi, Dec 14 (KNN) The number of telephone subscribers in India have increased to 90.4 crore while the total number of wireless subscribers increased to 87.54 crore at the end of October 2013, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai).
"The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 899.86 million at the end of September, 2013 to 904.56 million at the end of October 2013," TRAI said in a statement.
The total number of wireless subscribers increased from 87 crore in September to 87.54 crore in October, registering a monthly growth of 0.56 per cent.
About 85 per cent of total mobile user base were found to be active customers.
According to TRAI, the share of urban wireless subscribers has declined from 59.75 per cent to 59.65 per cent whereas share of rural wireless subscribers has increased from 40.25 per cent to 40.35 per cent.
The total number of telephone connections for every 100 individuals in the country has increased from 73.01 in September to 73.32 in October.
From October onwards, 105 out of 153 internet service providers started reporting broadband numbers based on new definition of providing Internet with minimum download speed of 512 kilobit per second from 256 Kbps earlier.
At the end of October 2013, there were 14.91 million wireline broadband subscribers in the country.
The total number of requests from subscribers to change their operators using Mobile Number Portability facility reached 10.48 crore in October.
MTNL lost 1.55 lakh mobile customers, the most by any operator during the month. Tata Teleservices too continued to lose customers. The company lost 96,500 mobile customers during the reported month and Uninor lost 21,935 mobile customers.
Meanwhile, Vodafone and Idea Cellular added 11.51 and 11.49 lakh mobile subscribers respectively.
Aircel added 4.97 lakh, Reliance Communications 4.5 lakh, Videocon 2.78 lakh (including HFCL), Loop Mobile about 42,000 and state-run BSNL added around 39,000 new subscribers during the month. (KNN/SD)
"The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 899.86 million at the end of September, 2013 to 904.56 million at the end of October 2013," TRAI said in a statement.
The total number of wireless subscribers increased from 87 crore in September to 87.54 crore in October, registering a monthly growth of 0.56 per cent.
About 85 per cent of total mobile user base were found to be active customers.
According to TRAI, the share of urban wireless subscribers has declined from 59.75 per cent to 59.65 per cent whereas share of rural wireless subscribers has increased from 40.25 per cent to 40.35 per cent.
The total number of telephone connections for every 100 individuals in the country has increased from 73.01 in September to 73.32 in October.
From October onwards, 105 out of 153 internet service providers started reporting broadband numbers based on new definition of providing Internet with minimum download speed of 512 kilobit per second from 256 Kbps earlier.
At the end of October 2013, there were 14.91 million wireline broadband subscribers in the country.
The total number of requests from subscribers to change their operators using Mobile Number Portability facility reached 10.48 crore in October.
MTNL lost 1.55 lakh mobile customers, the most by any operator during the month. Tata Teleservices too continued to lose customers. The company lost 96,500 mobile customers during the reported month and Uninor lost 21,935 mobile customers.
Meanwhile, Vodafone and Idea Cellular added 11.51 and 11.49 lakh mobile subscribers respectively.
Aircel added 4.97 lakh, Reliance Communications 4.5 lakh, Videocon 2.78 lakh (including HFCL), Loop Mobile about 42,000 and state-run BSNL added around 39,000 new subscribers during the month. (KNN/SD)
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