India's total subscriber base (wireline and wireless) crossed the 200 million mark in March, according to a Trai release.
Total number of subscribers increased to 205.86 million in the quarter ending March 2007 from 189.92 million in the quarter ending December 2006, an increase of 8.39%. Overall growth for the year (March 2006 to March 2007) was 46.71%. Tele-density reached 18.23 (17.16).
The subscriber base for wireless services has increased to 165.11 million (149.62 million) and that of Wireline service to 40.75 million (40.30 million).
The number of Public Call Offices (PCO) in the country increased to 5.55 million (5.30 million), a growth of 4.72%.
The rural wireline subscriber base increased to 12.56 million (12.48 million), a growth of 0.64%. The rural wireless subscriber base is 33.14 million.
The number of Village Public Telephones (VPT) in the country has increased to 5.64 lakh (5.57 lakh) a growth of 1.26%. An unusual trend in Arpus has also emerged, with Arpus in GSM falling and CDMA rising.
The all-India blended ARPU (Average Revenue Per User per month) for GSM services declined by 5.69% to Rs 298 (Rs 316).
ARPUs for GSM postpaid services declined by 3% to Rs 613 (Rs 632), while ARPUs for GSM prepaid declined by 4.58% to Rs 250 (Rs 262).
The All-India blended ARPU (per month) for CDMA services is Rs 202 (Rs 196), a growth of 3.06%.
Monthly ARPU for CDMA Postpaid segment declined to Rs 447 (Rs 456) and for prepaid segment increased to Rs 168 (Rs 159). The internet subscriber base was 9.27 million (8.58 million), an increase of 8.03%. There are 31.30 million Internet subscribers accessing Internet through mobile handset (GSM/ CDMA). BSNL continued to hold its top position with a market share of 45.21% followed by MTNL with 19.01%.
The number of Broadband subscribers (with a download speed of 256 Kbps or more) was 2.34 million with a growth rate of 13.88%. The ARPU for dial-up Internet subscribers was Rs 200, while minutes of usage (MoU) for dial-up access per subscriber/month was 180 minutes.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Wireless_subscribers_at_165m/articleshow/2183474.cms
Total number of subscribers increased to 205.86 million in the quarter ending March 2007 from 189.92 million in the quarter ending December 2006, an increase of 8.39%. Overall growth for the year (March 2006 to March 2007) was 46.71%. Tele-density reached 18.23 (17.16).
The subscriber base for wireless services has increased to 165.11 million (149.62 million) and that of Wireline service to 40.75 million (40.30 million).
The number of Public Call Offices (PCO) in the country increased to 5.55 million (5.30 million), a growth of 4.72%.
The rural wireline subscriber base increased to 12.56 million (12.48 million), a growth of 0.64%. The rural wireless subscriber base is 33.14 million.
The number of Village Public Telephones (VPT) in the country has increased to 5.64 lakh (5.57 lakh) a growth of 1.26%. An unusual trend in Arpus has also emerged, with Arpus in GSM falling and CDMA rising.
The all-India blended ARPU (Average Revenue Per User per month) for GSM services declined by 5.69% to Rs 298 (Rs 316).
ARPUs for GSM postpaid services declined by 3% to Rs 613 (Rs 632), while ARPUs for GSM prepaid declined by 4.58% to Rs 250 (Rs 262).
The All-India blended ARPU (per month) for CDMA services is Rs 202 (Rs 196), a growth of 3.06%.
Monthly ARPU for CDMA Postpaid segment declined to Rs 447 (Rs 456) and for prepaid segment increased to Rs 168 (Rs 159). The internet subscriber base was 9.27 million (8.58 million), an increase of 8.03%. There are 31.30 million Internet subscribers accessing Internet through mobile handset (GSM/ CDMA). BSNL continued to hold its top position with a market share of 45.21% followed by MTNL with 19.01%.
The number of Broadband subscribers (with a download speed of 256 Kbps or more) was 2.34 million with a growth rate of 13.88%. The ARPU for dial-up Internet subscribers was Rs 200, while minutes of usage (MoU) for dial-up access per subscriber/month was 180 minutes.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Wireless_subscribers_at_165m/articleshow/2183474.cms