The total telephone subscriber base in the country rose marginally to reach 999.71 million at the end of April, on the back of growth in wireless users, sectoral regulator Trai said. The telephone subscriber base stood at 996.49 million at the end of March, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said. (Also see:  GSM Subscriber Base Reaches 716 Million in May: COAI) “The urban subscription increased from 577.18 million at the end of March-15 to 580.13 million at the end of Apr-15, and the rural subscription increased from 419.31 million to 419.58 million during the same period” Trai said in a statement. The wireless subscriber base increased to 973.35 million at the end of April from 969.89 million in March whereas wire-line base continues to decline and has been reduced to 26.36 million at the end of April from 26.59 million in the preceding month. The wireless tele-density increased from 77.27 percent to 77.46 per cent while overall wire-line tele-density declined to 2.10 per cent from 2.12 per cent in the reported period.

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