Telecom base in India touches 1.12 billion at end-November 2016

In a statement released, telecom regulator Trai said: "The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,102.94 million at the end of Oct-16 to 1,123.96 million at the end of Nov-16, thereby showing a monthly growth rate of 1.91%. The urban subscription increased from 642.37 million at the end of Oct-16 to 659.03 million at the end of Nov-16 and the rural subscription also increased from 460.57 million to 464.93 million during the same period. The monthly growth rates of urban and rural subscription were 2.59% and 0.95% respectively during the month of Nov-16."

"The overall Tele-density in India increased from 86.25 at the end of Oct- 16 to 87.81 at the end of Nov-16. The Urban Tele-density increased from 160.50 at the end of Oct-16 to 164.40 at the end of Nov-16, and the Rural Tele-density also increased from 52.43 at the end of Oct-16 to 52.89 at the end of Nov-16. The share of urban subscribers and rural subscribers in total number of telephone subscribers at the end of Nov-16 was 58.63% and 41.37% respectively," read the statement.

Mobile subscriber base in the nation moved up by 1.96 per cent to 1,099.51 million at the end of November from from 1,078.42 million in October.

Trai said Reliance Jio added over 16.2 million mobile subscribers in November.