India, Oct. 5 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
(Data as on 31st March 2026)
Telecom Subscribers (Wireless+Wireline)
Total Subscribers
1,330.58 mn
% change over the previous year
10.81%
Urban Subscribers
778.79 mn
Rural Subscribers
551.79 mn
Market share of Private Operators
92.32%
Market share of PSU Operators
7.68%
Tele-density
93.26%
Urban Tele-density
151.47%
Rural Tele-density
60.46%
Tele-density (without M2M cellular mobile)
84.57%
Wireless Subscribers
Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers
1,265.73 mn
Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers (excluding M2M)
1,141.85 mn
Wireless (FWA) Subscribers
16.61 mn
Total Wireless (Mobile+FWA) Subscribers
1,282.33 mn
% change over the previous year
10.19%
Urban Subscribers
735.73 mn
Rural Subscribers
546.60 mn
Market share of Private Sector Operators
92.74%
Market share of Public Sector Operators
7.26%
Tele-density
89.88%
Urban Tele-density
143.10%
Rural Tele-density
59.89%
Tele-density (without M2M cellular mobile)
81.19%
No. of total Public Mobile Radio Trunk Services (PMRTS)
66,325
No. of Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSAT)
2,01,239
Wireline Subscribers
Total Wireline Subscribers
48.25 mn
% change over the previous year
30.25%
Urban Subscribers
43.06 mn
Rural Subscribers
5.19 mn
Market share of Private Operators
81.16%
Market share of PSU Operators
18.84%
Tele-density
3.38%
Rural Tele-density
0.57%
Urban Tele-density
8.37%
No. of Public Call Office (PCO)
5167
Internet/Broadband Subscribers
Total Internet Subscribers
1092.79 mn
% change over previous year
12.76%
Broadband subscribers
1065.88 mn
Narrowband subscribers
26.91 mn
Wired Internet Subscribers
46.54 mn
Wireless Internet Subscribers
1046.26 mn
Urban Internet Subscribers
651.93 mn
Rural Internet Subscribers
440.87 mn
Total Internet Subscribers per 100 population
76.59
Urban Internet Subscribers per 100 population
126.80
Rural Internet Subscribers per 100 population
48.31
Telecom Financial Data for the Financial Year-2025-26
Gross Revenue (GR)
Rs.4,04,067 cr
% change in GR over the previous year
8.59%
Applicable Gross Revenue (ApGR)
Rs.3,81,645 cr
% change in ApGR over the previous year
7.12%
Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR)
Rs. 3,34,659 cr
% change in AGR over the previous year
10.44%
Share of Public Sector Operators in Access AGR
3.02%
Broadcasting & Cable Services
Number of private satellite TV channels permitted by the Ministry of I&B for uplinking only/downlinking only/both uplinking and downlinking
917
Number of Pay TV Channels
342
Number of private FM Radio Stations (excluding All India Radio)
390
FM Radio Advertisement Revenue (2025-26)
1616.42 cr
Number of Pay Subscribers Active with Private DTH Operators
49.05 mn
Number of Operational Community Radio Stations
564
Number of pay DTH Operators
4
Revenue & Usage Parameters (for the Year 2025-26)
Monthly ARPU for Wireless Service
Rs.180.73
Change in ARPU over previous year
3.59%
Minutes of Usage (MOU) per subscriber per month - Wireless Service
950.11 Minutes
Average Revenue for wireless data per data subscriber per month for wireless services
Rs.245.66
Average revenue realization per GB for wireless data usage
Rs.8.02
Average Wireless Data Usage per wireless data subscriber per month
25.51 GB
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TRAI today has released the "The Indian Telecom Services-Yearly Performance Indicators" for the year 2025-26. This Report provides a broad perspective of the Telecom Services in India and presents the key parameters and growth trends of the Telecom Services as well as Cable TV, DTH & Radio Broadcasting services in India for the period covering 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. This report is compiled mainly on the basis of the information furnished by the Service Providers.
Executive Summary of the Report is given below. The complete Report is available on TRAI's website www.trai.gov.in and under the link http://www. trai.gov.in/release-publication/reports/performance-indicators-reports. Any suggestion or any clarification pertaining to this report, Shri Vijay Kumar, Advisor (F&EA), TRAI may be contacted on Tel. +91-20907773 and e-mail: advfea1@trai.gov.in.
Executive Summary
Composition of Internet Subscription as on 31st March 2026
Note: *M/s Bharti Airtel Ltd. (BAL) was not including their M2M cellular subscriber base in their wireless (Mobile) subscriber base in earlier reports, while remaining operators were including their M2M Cellular subscriber base in their wireless (mobile) subscriber base. M/s BAL has now furnished its revised reports for FY 2025-26 including the M2M subscriber base and related indicators. The wireless subscriber base and related indicators have accordingly been calculated by incorporating revised reports of M/s BAL for FY 2025-26.
Trend of Tele-density
Composition of Market Share Wireless & Wireline Subscribers
Service wise composition of Adjusted Gross Revenue for the year 2025-26
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