• Total 11.44 million telephone connections (Wireline and Wireless) added during May 2009 as compared to 11.75 million new connections added in April 2009
• Total number of telephone connections reaches 452.91 million at the end of May 2009 as compared to 441.47 million in April 2009
• India’s tele-density has reached 38.88 at the end of May 2009 as against 37.94 in April 2009
• A total of 11.59 million wireless subscribers including GSM (Global System for Mobile communications, Code division multiple access (CDMA) and Wireless Local Loop (WLL(F) have been added during the month of May 2009 as against 11.90 million wireless subscribers added during the month of April 2009
• Total Broadband (≥ 256 Kbps download) subscribers base has reached 6.40 million by the end of May 2009 as compared to 6.28 million by the end of April 2009

• India’s mobile phone subscribers to touch one billion mark by 2014.
• Mobile tele-density expected to be more than 80% by 2014, i.e. 8 out of every 10 Indians will have access to mobile.
• Currently India has 403.66 million mobile phone subscribers compared with China’s 700 million.
• The 600 million new subscriber additions will be the largest addition for any country in the world during next five years.
• India added 11.90 million wireless subscribers in April 2009 against 15.64 million in March 2009, which was the highest monthly addition in the world.
• The overall tele-density has reached 37.94 in April 2009 from 36.98 in March 2009.
• The number of broadband subscribers reached to 6.28 million in April 2009 from 6.22 million in March 2009.

• Total revenue of India's telecommunications services industry is projected to reach $54 billion in 2012 from $31 billion in 2008.
• Total telecom subscriber base of India is estimated to reach about 690-700 million by 2012, including about 640-650 million mobile phone users.
• India expected to have about 25-30 million 3G subscribers by 2012, generating a total revenue of about $4 billion - $5 billion.
• WiMax services expected to attract about 8-10 million subscribers by 2012, accounting for about $1 billion -$1.5 billion revenue.

• Total telecom subscriber base as on November 2008: 374.13 million.
• Expected telecom subscriber base by 2012: 700 million.
• Total mobile subscribers: 350 million, second only to China.
• The GSM subscribers added in December 2008 in India: 8.1 million (excluding Reliance Telecom).
• Total GSM subscriber base rose to 257.85 million with a growth of about 3.25% in December 2008 from 249.35 million in November 2008.
• The Indian government aims to reach the target of 40 million internet subscribers and 20 million broadband subscribers by 2010.
• Revenue of the Indian telecom sector has reached $7.62 billion (Rs.37,196 crore) in the quarter ended September 2008, a growth of 9.91% as compared with the previous quarter.
• India’s telecom sector expected to generate more than $37 billion by 2012 growing at a CAGR (compounded annual growth rate) of 18%.
• During 2008-09, production of telecom equipment is expected to increase to $10.8 billion (Rs.518 billion) from $8.6 billion (Rs.412.7 billion) in 2007-08.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow in telecom sector went up to $1.26 billion in 2007-08 from $478 million in 2006-07.

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