This Report provides a broad perspective of the telecom services in India and presents the key parameters and growth trends of the telecom services.
The Internet subscriber base comprises broadband Internet subscriber base of 944.96 million and narrowband Internet subscriber base of 25.20 million. The broadband Internet subscriber base increased by 0.06% from 944.39 million at the end of September 2024 to 944.96 million at the end of December 2024. The narrowband Internet subscriber base decreased from 27.11 million at the end of September 2024 to 25.20 million at the end of December 2024.
Wireline subscribers increased from 36.93 million at the end of September 2024 to 39.27 million at the end of December 2024 with a quarterly rate of growth 6.32%. On a year-on-year basis, wireline subscriptions also increased by 23.32% at the end of the quarter ended December 2024. Wireline tele-density increased from 2.63% at the end of September 2024 to 2.79% at the end of December 2024 with quarterly rate of growth 6.09%.
The monthly average revenue per user (ARPU) for wireless service increased by 5.34%, from Rs.172.57 in the September 2024 quarter to Rs.181.80 in the quarter ended December 2024. On a Y-O-Y basis, monthly ARPU for wireless service increased by 19.17% in this quarter. The ARPU per month for the pre-paid segment is Rs.180.91 and for the post-paid segment is Rs.191.51 in the quarter ended December 2024.
