There was a yearly decline of 8.56 percent in the gross revenue of the telecom service sector from Rs 279,591…
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There was a yearly decline of 8.56 percent in the gross revenue of the telecom service sector from Rs 279,591 crore in 2016 to Rs 255,655 crore in 2017, data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said here on Friday.
According to the data, the adjusted gross revenue declined from Rs 198,207 crore in 2016 to Rs 160,814 crore in 2017 with yearly decline rate of 18.87 percent.
However, the number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,151.78 million at the end of December 2016 to 1,190.67 million at the end of December 2017, registering a yearly growth rate of 3.38 percent.
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The overall tele-density in India increased from 89.90 at the end of December 2016 to 91.90 at the end of December 2017, showing a growth rate of 2.22 percent.
It showed that telephone subscription in urban areas increased from 683.14 million at the end of December 2016 to 688.25 million at the end of December 2017 at the yearly growth rate of 0.75 percent. However, urban teledensity declined from 170.15 at the end of December 2016 to 168.29 at the end of December 2017 with yearly decline rate of 1.10 percent.
Rural telephone subscription increased from 468.64 million at the end of December 2016 to 502.42 million at the end of December 2017, at the yearly growth rate of 7.21 percent. Rural teledensity also increased from 53.27 at the end of December 2016 to 56.66 at the end of December 2017 with yearly growth rate of 6.36 percent.
Of the total telephone subscription, the shares of rural telephone subscription increased from 40.69 percent at the end of December 2016 to 42.20 percent at the end of December 2017.
However, share of urban telephone subscription in total telephone subscription declined from 59.31 percent at the end of December 2016 to 57.80 percent at the end of December 2017.
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