For immediate release

(Press Release No. 09/2014)

Information Note to the Press

TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA

New Delhi, 17th February, 2014 (www.trai.gov.in)

Highlights on Telecom Subscription Data as on 31st December, 2013 Particulars Total Subscribers (Millions)
Total Net Monthly Addition (Millions) Monthly Growth

Wireless 886.30 5.16 0.59% 526.63 2.83 0.54% 359.67 2.33 0.65% 71.69 138.94 41.95 59.42% 40.58%

Wireline 28.89 -0.11 -0.38% 22.77 -0.06 -0.28% 6.12 -0.05 -0.76% 2.34 6.01 0.71 78.81% 21.19%

Total
Wireline

915.19 5.05 0.56% 549.40 2.77 0.51% 365.79 2.29 0.63% 74.02 144.95 42.67 60.03% 39.97%

Urban Subscribers (Millions)

Urban Subscribers Net Monthly Addition (Millions) Monthly Growth

Rural Subscribers (Millions)

Rural Subscribers Net Monthly Addition (Millions) Monthly Growth

Overall Teledensity*
Urban Teledensity* Rural Teledensity* Share of Urban Subscribers Share of Rural Subscribers

Mobile Number Portability requests increased from 106.87 million subscribers at the end of November, 2013 to 109.37 million at the end of December, 2013. In the month of December, 2013 alone 2.50 million requests have been made for MNP. Active wireless subscribers on the date of Peak VLR in December, 2013 are 762.40 million, 86.02% of the total subscribers. Total Broadband (> 512 Kbps) subscription is 55.20 million at the end of December, 2013. Out of which, wired broadband subscription is 14.54 million and wireless broadband subscription is 40.66 million.

* Based on the population projections from Census data published by the Office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India.

I. Total Telephone Subscribers

The number of telephone

subscribers in India increased from 910.14 million at the end of November, 2013 to 915.19 million at the end of December 2013, thereby showing a monthly growth of 0.56%. The share of urban declined subscribers from has marginally to 60.03% 60.06%

whereas share of rural subscribers has marginally increased from 39.94% to 39.97% in the month of December 2013. With this, the overall Teledensity in India increased from 73.69 at the end of November, 2013 to 74.02 at the end of December, 2013.

Subscription in the urban areas

increased from 546.64 million in November, 2013 to 549.40 million at the end of December, 2013. Subscription in rural areas increased from 363.50 million to 365.79 million during the same period. The monthly growth rate of urban and rural subscription is 0.51% and 0.63% respectively. The overall urban Teledensity has increased from 144.46 to 144.95 and Rural Teledensity increased from 42.43 to 42.67 in this month.