Ministry of Communications
Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data at the end of June 2026
Posted On:
28 JUL 2026 3:39PM by PIB Delhi
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Particulars
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Wireless*
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Wireline
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Total
(Wireless+
Wireline)
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Broadband Subscribers including M2M cellular mobile connections (Million)
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1039.78
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47.71
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1087.50
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Broadband Subscribers excluding M2M cellular mobile connections (Million)
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953.79
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47.71
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1001.50
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Urban Telephone Subscribers (Million)
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749.39
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42.68
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792.06
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Net Addition in June 2026 (Million)
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5.03
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-0.68
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4.36
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Monthly Growth Rate
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0.68%
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-1.56%
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0.55%
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Rural Telephone Subscribers (Million)
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550.86
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5.15
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556.01
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Net Addition in June 2026 (Million)
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0.76
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-0.14
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0.62
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Monthly Growth Rate
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0.14%
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-2.56%
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0.11%
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Total Telephone Subscribers (Million)
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1300.25
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47.82
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1348.08
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Net Addition in June 2026 (Million)
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5.79
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-0.81
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4.98
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Monthly Growth Rate
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0.45%
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-1.67%
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0.37%
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Share of Urban Subscribers
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57.63%
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89.23%
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58.76%
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Share of Rural Subscribers
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42.37%
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10.77%
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41.24%
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Overall Tele-density@ with M2M cellular mobile connections
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90.96%
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3.35%
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94.31%
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Urban Tele-density@
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145.17%
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8.27%
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153.43%
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Rural Tele-density@
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60.32%
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0.56%
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60.89%
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Tele-density@ without M2M cellular mobile connections
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81.54%
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3.35%
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84.88%
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- In the month of June 2026, 14.78 million subscribers submitted their requests for Mobile Number Portability (MNP).
- The number of active wireless (mobile) subscribers (on the date of peak VLR#) in June 2026 was 1201.06 million.
Note:
* The wireless subscriber base comprises of wireless mobile telephone subscribers (including M2M cellular mobile connections), and FWA subscribers.
@ Tele-density has been computed on the basis of the projection of population from the ‘Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections for India and States 2011 – 2036’, published in July 2020.
# VLR is an acronym of Visitor Location Register. The dates of peak VLR for various Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) June be different in different service areas.
- Information in this press release is based on the data provided by the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) to TRAI.
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