Number of Internet subscribers in India reaches 936.16 million, number of telephone subscribers exceeds 1.19 billion

New Delhi. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday said the number of internet subscribers reached 936.16 million at the end of December 2023, registering a quarterly growth rate of 1.96 per cent from 918.19 million at the end of September. 936.16 million internet subscribers The number of wired Internet subscribers is 38.57 million while the number of wireless Internet subscribers is 897.59 million. The report mentions that the Internet subscriber base includes a broadband Internet subscriber base of 904.54 million and a narrowband subscriber base of 31.62 million. Monthly average revenue per user increased by 1.93 per cent – ​​from Rs 149.66 in September to Rs 152.55 in December (y-o-y).

According to TRAI report, the number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,181.13 million (over 1.18 billion) at the end of September to 1,190.33 million (over 1.19 billion) at the end of December, a growth of 0.78 per cent over the previous year. Registers growth. Quarter. Total teledensity in India increased from 84.76 per cent to 85.23 per cent in the December quarter. Telephone subscribers in urban areas increased from 658.46 million to 662.56 million, while telephone subscribers in rural areas increased from 522.66 million to 527.77 million. “Pay Direct To Home (DTH) has achieved a total active subscriber base of approximately 63.52 million. This is in addition to the subscribers of DD Free Dish (Doordarshan’s free DTH services),” the TRAI report said.