India 1 Billion Telephone Subscribers

While the growth was led by 6.23 million net subscriber additions in the mobile services segment, it was impacted by decline of 0.14 million landline subscribers.

During the month of March, a total of 6.03 million requests were received for mobile number portability (MNP).

The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 100.20 crore at the end of May 2015 to 100.69 crore at the end of June, showing a monthly growth rate of 0.49 percent, data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said here on Tuesday.

While the growth was led by 6.23 million net subscriber additions in the mobile services segment, it was impacted by decline of 0.14 million landline subscribers.

During the month of March, a total of 6.03 million requests were received for mobile number portability (MNP).

The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 100.20 crore at the end of May 2015 to 100.69 crore at the end of June, showing a monthly growth rate of 0.49 percent, data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said here on Tuesday.