October 2012: Mobile Subscriber Base Slightly Down due to Massive Disconnection by Operators
India’s total number of telephone subscribers fell 0.26 per cent to 904.23 million as of October-end from 906.62 million a month ago, following deactivation of SIMs by operators due to non-usage. “This decline is due to large scale disconnections by some of the service providers,” said Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), which released the data, said. The total number of telecom users also fell during the month under review.... Read More
