Telephone Users in India
stand at 1/4th of population:
Trai Report Indicator
The number of telephone
subscribers in India India
With a net addition of
25.92 million subscribers during the quarter, total wireless (GSM+CDMA)
subscriber base increased from 943.97 million at the end of Dec-14 to 969.89
million at the end of Mar-15, registering a growth rate of 2.75% over the
previous quarter. The year-on-year (Y-O-Y) growth rate of wireless subscribers
for Mar-15 is 7.23%.Wireless Tele-density
increased from 75.43 at the end of Dec-14 to 77.27 at the end of Mar-15.
Wireline subscriber base further declined from 27.00
million at the end of Dec-14 to 26.59 million at the end of Mar-15, registering
a decline of 1.50%. The year-on-year (Y-O-Y) decline in wireline subscribers
for Mar-15 is 6.68%. Wireline Tele-density declined from 2.16 at the end of
Dec-14 to 2.12 at the end of Mar-15.
Total number of Internet subscribers has increased
from 267.39 million at the end of Dec-14 to 302.35 million at the end of
Mar-15, registering a quarterly growth rate of 13.08%. Out of 302.35 million,
Wired Internet subscribers are 19.07 million and Wireless Internet subscribers
are 283.29 million.Number of Broadband Internet subscribers increased
from 85.74 million at the end of Dec-14 to 99.20 million at the end of Mar-15
showing quarterly growth rate of 15.71%. The number of Narrowband Internet
subscribers increased from 181.65 million at the end of Dec-14 to 203.15
million at the end of Mar-15 with quarterly growth rate of 11.83%. Monthly
Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) for GSM service increased by 1.65%, from `118
in QE Dec-14 to `120 in QE Mar-15, whereas Y-O-Y increased by 6.14%. Prepaid
ARPU for GSM service per month increased from `103 in QE Dec-14 to `105
in QE Mar-15, and Postpaid ARPU per month increased from `466
in QE Dec-14 to `467 in QE Mar-15. On an all India
The total MOU for CDMA per subscriber per month
increased by 1.21%, from 262 in QE Dec-14 to 265 QE Mar-15. The outgoing MOUs
increased from 139 in QE Dec-14 to 144 in QE Mar-15, whereas incoming MOUs
decreased from 123 in QE Dec-14 to 121 in QE Mar-15. Gross Revenue (GR) and
Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) of Telecom Service Sector for the QE Mar-15 has
been `65227 Crore and `45158 Crore respectively. GR and AGR increased by
1.99% and 3.60% respectively in this quarter as compared to previous quarter. The
year-on-year (Y-O-Y) growth in GR and AGR over the same quarter in last year
has been 7.43% and 10.10% respectively. Pass-through charges accounted for
30.77% of the GR for the quarter ending Mar-15. The quarterly and the
year-on-year (Y-O-Y) growth rates of pass-through charges for QE Mar-15 are
-1.45% and 1.87% respectively.The License Fee increased from
Rs.3489 Crore for the QE Dec-14 to Rs.3617 Crore for the QE Mar-15. The
quarterly and the year-on-year (Y-O-Y) growth rates of license fee are 3.67%
and 10.09% respectively in this quarter. Access services contributed 79.58% of
the total Adjusted Gross Revenue of telecom services. In Access services, Gross
Revenue (GR), Adjusted Gross Revenue(AGR), License Fee and Spectrum Usage
Charges(SUC) increased by 1.97%, 4.04%, 4.06% and 0.85% respectively and Pass
Through Charges declined by 3.21% in QE Mar-15. Monthly Average Revenue per
User (ARPU) for Access Services based on AGR increased from `119.48
in QE Dec-14 to `121.81 in QE Mar-15.
A total of 829 private satellite TV channels have
been permitted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) for
uplinking only/downlinking/uplinking, as on 31.03.2015. There were a total of
245 Pay channels as reported by the broadcasters as on 31.01.2015. During the
quarter ending March 2015, six new pay channels i.e (i) & TV, (ii) & TV
HD, (iii) Star Sports HD 3 (iv) Star Sports HD 4 (v) Asianet Movie & (vi)
Suvarna Plus, were launched by the broadcasters / its distributors. Now, there
are 251 pay TV channels at the end of Mar-15. In areas served by non-addresable
systems, the maximum number of TV channels carried in digital form, as reported
by a cable operator (M/s Hathway Cable & Datacom Limited), amongst those
who have reported, is 393. The maximum number of TV channels carried in analog
form, as reported by a cable operator (M/s Ortel Communications Ltd), amongst
those who have reported, is 100. The digitization, with addressability of cable
TV sector is in progress, in a phased manner. It is planned to be completed in
four phases. The cut-off date for migration to “Digital Addressable Cable TV
Systems” for the first phase, covering four metropolitan cities, was 31.10.2012
and for second phase, covering 38 cities having population more than 1 million,
was 30.03.2013. The cut-off date for third phase was 30.09.2014 and for the
fourth and final phase was 31.12.2014. However, the cut-off date for third
phase & fourth phase was further extended up to 31.12.2015 & 31.12.2016
respectively. As on 31.03.2015, there are a total of 155 Multi System Operators
(MSOs), who have been granted Permanent Registration (for 10 years) by Ministry
of I&B, for providing Cable TV services through Digital Addressable
Systems. Apart from the Radio Stations operated by All India
Radio, Prasar Bharati – a public broadcaster, there are 243 operational private
FM ,Radio stations as on 31st March, 2015. The information therein is as received from MIB. At
present, apart from the free DTH service of Doordarshan Prasar Bharati, a
public broadcaster, 6 private DTH Operators are offering pay DTH services to
the subscribers. As per the information submitted by the DTH operator through
quarterly PMR for DTH services, total number of registered subscribers and
active subscribers being served by these six private DTH operators, as reported
to TRAI, are 76.05 million & 41.15, million respectively as on 31st March
2015.
As per data received from MIB, as on 31st March, 2015, out of the 208 community radio licenses
issued so far, 180 stations are operational.
Snapshot
(Data As on 31st March, 2015)
Telecom Subscribers (Wireless
+Wireline)
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Total Subscribers
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996.49
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Million
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% change over the previous quarter
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2.63%
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Urban Subscribers
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577.18
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Million
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Rural Subscribers
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419.31
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Million
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Market share of Private Operators
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89.89%
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Market share of PSU Operators
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10.11%
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Teledensity
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79.38
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Urban Teledensity
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148.61
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Rural Teledensity
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48.37
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Wireless Subscribers
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Total Wireless Subscribers
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969.89
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Million
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% change over the previous quarter
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2.75%
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Urban Subscribers
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555.71
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Million
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Rural Subscribers
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414.18
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Million
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GSM Subscribers
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917.73
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Million
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CDMA Subscribers
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52.16
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Million
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Market share of Private Operators
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91.68%
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Market share of PSU Operators
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8.32%
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Tele-density
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77.27
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Urban Tele-density
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143.08
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Rural Tele-density
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47.78
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Wireline Subscribers
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Total Wireline Subscribers
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26.59
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Million
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% change over the previous quarter
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-1.50%
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Urban Subscribers
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21.47
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Million
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Rural Subscribers
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5.12
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Million
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Market share of Private Operators
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24.93%
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Market share of PSU Operators
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75.07%
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Tele-density
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2.12
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Urban Tele-density
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5.53
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Rural Tele-density
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0.59
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No. of Village Public Telephones
(VPT)
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5,85,981
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No. of Public Call Office (PCO)
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7,36,855
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Internet/Broadband Subscribers
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Total Internet Subscribers
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302.35
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Million
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Narrowband subscribers
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203.15
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Million
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Broadband subscribers
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99.20
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Million
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Wired Internet Subscribers
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19.07
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Million
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Wireless Internet Subscribers
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283.29
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Million
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Urban Internet Subscribers
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190.60
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Million
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Rural Internet Subscribers
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111.76
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Million
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Total Internet Subscribers per 100 population
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24.09
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Urban Internet Subscribers per 100 population
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49.07
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Rural Internet Subscribers per 100 population
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12.89
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Broadcasting & Cable Services
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No. of private satellite TV
channels registered with Ministry
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829
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of I&B
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Number of private FM Radio
Stations
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243
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Registered DTH Subscribers
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76.05
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Million
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Active DTH Subscribers
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41.15
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Million
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Telecom
Financial Data (QE Mar-15)
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Gross Revenue(GR) during the
quarter
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` 65227 Crore
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% change in GR over the previous
quarter
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1.99%
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Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR)
during the quarter
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` 45158 Crore
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% change in AGR over the previous
quarter
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3.60%
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Share of Public sector
undertaking's in Access AGR
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10.88%
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Monthly Average Revenue Per User
(ARPU) for Access Services
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` 122
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Revenue
& Usage Parameters (QE Mar-15)
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Monthly ARPU GSM Full Mobility
Service
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` 120
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Monthly ARPU CDMA Full Mobility Service
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` 108
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Minutes of Usage (MOU) per
subscriber per month GSM Full
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383 Minutes
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Mobility Service
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Minutes of Usage (MOU) per
subscriber per month CDMA Full
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265 Minutes
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Mobility Service
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Total Outgoing Minutes of Usage
for Internet Telephony
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245
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Million
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Data
Usage of
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Data Usage per subscriber per
month - GSM
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89.06 MB
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Data Usage per subscriber per
month - CDMA
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278.22 MB
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Data Usage per subscriber per
month – Total(GSM+CDMA)
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99.46 MB
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