The share of urban areas in the number of telephones decreased to 63.77 per cent at the end of August 2012 while the share of rural areas increased to 36.23 per cent
The total telephone subscriber base in India grew by 4.42 per cent to 939.57 million while the teledensity has increased to 77.28 per cent at the end of August 2012. The user base stood at 899.78 million and teledensity at 74.96 per cent at the end of August 2011.
Same time, wireline users base declined to 31.2 million by August end this year, from 34.1 million in August 2011. The wireless phones have increased to 908.3 million in August 2012, from 865.7 million in the same period last year.
State-run telecom firms BSNL and MTNL continue to have the majority share in wireline segment while private operators dominate the wireless space.
BSNL & MTNL enjoy 79.93 per cent market share in wireline phones and 11.51 per cent share in wireless segment.
Among operators, Bharti Airtel retains its leadership position with market share of 20.24 per cent followed by Vodafone Essar with 16.32 per cent, Reliance Group with 14.46 per cent, state-run BSNL and MTNL with 13.78 per cent and Idea with 12.34 per cent during the period.
The share of urban areas in the number of telephones decreased to 63.77 per cent at the end of August 2012 while the share of rural areas increased to 36.23 per cent. Urban areas had 599.18 million phones while rural areas have 340.38 million phones at the end of August 2012.
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