Tele-density Inches Up Boosted By Rise In Wireless Subscribers???Obviously

Published: August 26, 2007, 9:39 pm

One in every five persons in India now owns a telephone as the total number of subscribers reached 232.87 million by July, led by an addition of eight million mobile subscribers, according to the Trai. [via PTI] Other data points: - Tele-density rose to 20.52 percent in July 2007 from 19.86 percent in June 2007. - In the wireless segment, 8.06 million subscribers were added in July, against the addition of 7.34 million June???taking the the total wireless subscribers (GSM, CDMA & WLL (F)) base to 192.98 million. - The wireline segment subscriber base fell by 0.20 million to 39.89 million in July. - Broadband connections touched 2.47 million during July with an addition of 0.05 million links. - GSM subscriber base grew to 141.74 million from 135.9 million in June. - Country's top mobile operator Bharti Airtel captured 31.58 percent share of the market. It added two million new users and its subscriber base touched 44.76 million. - Vodafone Essar added 1.68 million new

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