Ministry of Communications
Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data at the end of July 2026
Posted On:
28 AUG 2026 1:35PM 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 with M2M cellular mobile connections (Million)
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1,046.34
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48.14
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1,094.48
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Broadband Subscribers without M2M cellular mobile connections (Million)
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957.58
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48.14
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1,005.72
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Urban Telephone Subscribers (Million)
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753.86
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42.82
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796.68
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Net Addition in July 2026 (Million)
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4.48
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0.15
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4.62
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Monthly Growth Rate
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0.60%
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0.34%
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0.58%
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Rural Telephone Subscribers (Million)
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552.40
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5.19
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557.59
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Net Addition in July 2026 (Million)
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1.54
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0.04
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1.58
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Monthly Growth Rate
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0.28%
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0.76%
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0.28%
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Total Telephone Subscribers (Million)
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1306.27
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48.01
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1354.28
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Net Addition in July 2026 (Million)
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6.02
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0.19
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6.20
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Monthly Growth Rate
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0.46%
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0.39%
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0.46%
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Share of Urban Subscribers
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57.71%
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89.19%
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58.83%
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Share of Rural Subscribers
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42.29%
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10.81%
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41.17%
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Overall Tele-density@ with M2M cellular mobile connections
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91.33%
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3.36%
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94.68%
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Urban Tele-density@
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145.84%
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8.28%
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154.12%
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Rural Tele-density@
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60.48%
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0.57%
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61.05%
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Tele-density@ without M2M cellular mobile connections
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81.70%
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3.36%
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85.06%
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- In the month of July 2026, 15.98 million subscribers submitted their requests for Mobile Number Portability (MNP).
- The number of active wireless (mobile) subscribers (on the date of peak VLR#) in July 2026 was 1204.01 million.
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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) July 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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