The number of telephone subscribers in India increased to 764.76 million at the end of November 2010 compared with 742.12 million in October 2010, thereby registering a growth rate of 3.05 per cent. The overall tele-density in India reaches 64.34, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said. .
Wireless subscriber base increased from 706.69 million to 729.57 million registering a growth of 3.24 per cent. Wireless tele-density stands at 61.38.
Wire line subscriber base declined from 35.43 million in October to 35.19 million at the end of November. BSNL/MTNL, two PSU operators, hold 83.12 per cent of the wire line market share. Overall wire line tele-density is 2.96.
Total broadband subscriber base has increased from 10.52 million to 10.71 million, a growth of 1.80 per cent.
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