GSM subscriber base grows 4.8 pc in Jan

New Delhi, Feb 9: The all India GSM subscriber base has grown by five million in January to stand at 110.5 million as against 105.4 million in December last, a growth of 4.8 per cent.

Forcasting the growth trend to continue during the year, COAI Director General T V Ramachandran said the exponential growth in the GSM industry was a result of concerted efforts of the industry coupled with forward looking policies of the government, enabling regulation and fair play for all the players.

Among all circles, Category C circles witnessed the highest growth at 5.9 per cent, followed by Category B at 5.4 per cent.

Within Category C circles, the highest growth was recorded by Asom (8.3 per cent) followed by North East at (6.8 per cent).

In Category B circles, Haryana recorded the highest growth at 9.1 per cent, followed by West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar at 7.7 per cent.

Category A circles also witnessed a growth of 4.9 per cent in January. Karnataka recorded the highest growth of 5.2 per cent followed by Maharashtra at 4.9 per cent.

Subscribers base in metro cities grew by 2.8 per cent over the previous month. Mumbai recorded the highest growth at 3.8 per cent, during the month under review.

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