India: Mobile subscription numbers have now passed 400 million according to TRAI

[trai] Wireless Subscribers crosses 400 million mark.
* 11.90 million Wireless Subscribers added in April 2009.
* Broadband subscribers reach 6.28 million mark.
* Tele-density reaches 37.94 mark.

Total 11.75 million telephone connections (Wireline and Wireless) have been added during April 2009 as compared to 15.87 million connections added in March 2009. The total number of telephone connections reaches 441.47 million at the end of April 2009 as compared to 429.72 million in March 2009. With this growth, the overall tele-density has reached 37.94 at the end of April 2009 as against 36.98 in March 2009.

The total wireless subscribers (GSM, CDMA & WLL(F)) base stood at 403.66 million at the end of April 2009. A total of 11.90 million wireless subscribers have been added during the month of April 2009 as against 15.64 million wireless subscribers added during the month of March 2009.

In the wireline segment, the subscriber base has decreased to 37.81 million in the month of April 2009 as against 37.96 million subscribers in March 2009 registering a slight decrease of 0.15 million.

Information note to the Press (Press Release No 54/2009)