MANU/TRAI/0019/2016

Department/Board : Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

Press Release No. : 14/2016

Date : 16.02.2016

"Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report" for the Quarter ending September, 2015

TRAI today released the "Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report" for the Quarter ending September, 2015. This Report provides a broad perspective of the Telecom Services and presents the key parameters and growth trends for the Telecom Services as well as Cable TV, DTH & Radio Broadcasting services in India for the period covering 1st July to 30th September, 2015 and is compiled on the basis of information furnished by the Service Providers.

Executive Summary of the Report is enclosed. The complete Report is available on TRAI's website.

Contact details in case of any clarification:

Ms. Vinod Kotwal
Advisor (F&EA), TRAI
Mahanagar Doorsanchar Bhawan
Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg,
New Delhi-110 002
Ph: 011-23230752
Fax: 011-23236650

E-mail: advfea1@trai.gov.in

Authorized to issue

(Vinod Kotwal)
Advisor(F&EA)

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The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators

July-September, 2015

Executive Summary

1. The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,006.96 million at the end of Jun-15 to 1,022.61 million at the end of Sep-15, registering a growth of 1.55% over the previous quarter. This reflects year-on-year (Y-O-Y) growth of 5.83% over the same quarter of last year. The overall Teledensity in India increased from 79.98 as on 30th June, 2015 to 80.98 as on 30th September, 2015.

Trends in Telephone subscribers and Teledensity in India