Telephone connections touch 281 m in January

The total number of telephone connections in the country reached 281.62 million at the end of January 2008, compared with 272.88 million in December 2007, taking the overall tele-density from 23.89% in December to 24.63% at January-end.

Written by Corporate Bureau

February 23, 2008 23:37 IST

A total of about 8.74 million telephone connections were added during January, against 8.11 million connections added in December, said the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in its monthly subscriber data released on Friday.

In the wireless segment, 8.77 million subscribers were added in January, against 8.17 million subscribers added in December. This is the highest-ever addition in a month till date.

The total wireless subscribers, comprising GSM, CDMA and WLL base stood at 242.40 million at the end of January, compared with 233.63 million in December. In the wireline segment, the subscriber base slightly decreased to 39.22 million in January, against 39.25 million subscribers in December.

The total broadband subscriber base stood at 3.24 million in January, compared with 3.13 million in December.

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