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The Indian telecom story, seen through numbers, could dazzle anyone. But, is it a happy story, 30 years after the first mobile call was made in India in July 1995? First, the numbers.
Mobile subscribers in the country are close to 1.2 billion, out of 9.1 billion globally. Internet subscribers in India are pegged at over 970 million, compared to 5.56 billion around the world. India’s broadband subscribers stand at more than 940 million, against the global figure of 5.3 billion.
On the handset side, the stats are equally impressive. From importing 75 per cent of the handsets till not
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