The number of telephone subscribers in India decreased from 1,180.84 million at the end of February to 1,177.97 million at the end of March, thereby showing a monthly decline rate of 0.24 per cent.
State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) garnered 439,000 subscribers during February
Reliance Jio added 271,000 subscribers in the month of January to achieve the milestone
Experts said the lockdowns and curbs pulled down the fresh SIM connections for the month
Half of the 390 million users may look at having one mobile number
Jio was the only operator to add 7.2 million active subscribers in August 2019
As on December 31, 2018, the number of telecom subscribers in Jammu & Kashmir was 11.5 million
The wireless subscription in urban areas declined to 650.49 million in March end from 656.57 million in February end, and rural user base also plunged to 511.32 million from 527.11 million
The number of telecom subscribers in India increased marginally to 1.2 billion at the end of February
Reliance Jio continued to lead the growth momentum with net addition of 4.7 million new customers
But 2G and CDMA subscribers are likely to come down drastically