Over 1 billion telephone connection in India
Posted on: 11/Jul/2015 10:24:31 AM - No. of views : (3096)
According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the number of telephone connections in the country has touched the one billion mark in May of this year. As on May 31st, the total number of connections was 1002.5 million. �However, the subscriber data is not entirely comparable with the population of the country as many people have multiple connections. "The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 999.71 million at the end of April 2015 to 1,002.05 million at the end of May 2015, thereby showing a monthly growth rate of 0.23 per cent�, said TRAI.
Mobile subscriber base grew from 973.35 million in April to 975.78 million in May. The most number of mobile connections was bagged by Idea which added 1.25 million to its subscriber base. Bharti Airtel followed, adding 1.19 million customers to its pocket. Those who lost subscribers were Reliance Communications, BSNL, Sistema Shyam and Tata Teleservices.
Landline connections also fell victim.
