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Telecom subscriber base reaches 202 mn in Feb
New
Delhi,
Mar
16:
The
booming
telephone
subscribers
base
has
further
surged
by
5.83
million
to
202.74
million
at
the
end
of
February
as
compared
to
196.91
million
in
January
this
year.
The
overall
tele-density
increased
to
18.26
in
February
as
compared
to
17.45
in
January,
a
Telecom
Regulatory
Authority
of
India
(TRAI)
statement
said
today.
In
the
wireless
segment,
6.22
million
lines
were
provided
in
February
in
comparison
to
6.81
million
lines
in
January.
Currently,
the
total
wireless
subscriber
base
is
at
162.53
million,
the
statement
added.
In
the
wireline
segment,
with
the
minor
reduction
in
subscriber
base
by
0.01
million
lines
in
February,
the
total
wireline
subscribers
stood
at
40.39
million.
According
to
the
statement,
during
the
eleven
months
of
current
financial
year
62.60
million
lines
have
been
added
as
compared
to
35.93
million
lines
provision
in
the
same
period
during
the
financial
year
2005-06.
The
total
broadband
connections
in
the
country
reached
2.21
million
by
the
end
of
February.
In
the
month,
0.06
million
connections
have
been
added
as
against
0.05
million
added
during
January,
registering
a
growth
of
2.8
per
cent.
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