Average Per GB Data Price Decreased by 90% to Rs 19: Manoj Sinha

Between June 2016 and December 2017, average data rate has plunged by 90% to Rs 19 per GB while the average phone call tariff dropped by more than 60% to 19 paise per minute, as per Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha. “The tariff for mobile telephony services is under forbearance except for national roaming and rural fixed line services … The average outgo for voice and data services in India have shown a continuous downward trend, particularly in the recent past,” Sinha informed Parliament. He also stated that the average outgoing call tariff in June 2016 was 49 paise per minute, but at the end of December 2017, it decreased to 19 paise per minute.

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And the most interesting part is the average data rate has fallen beyond imagination. In June 2016, the average data rate in India was Rs 205 per GB, but the same has decreased to Rs 19 per GB in December 2017. Along with the decrease in average data and talk time rates, the number of mobile connections in the country also decreased from 117 crore in March 2017 to 115.1 crore in January 2018, which is a surprising thing.

He also said that the government is working on various other projects such as BharatNet, which is aimed at connecting 2.5 lakh gram panchayats in the country with high-speed broadband. As per Sinha, the first phase of BharatNet has been completed by one lakh gram panchayats and the investment for the second phase is going on at the moment.