| MUMBAI:
Total 8.46 million telephone connections (Wireline and Wireless) have been added
during May 2008 as compared to 8.00 million connections added in April 2008. The
total number of telephone connections reaches 316.97 million at the end of May
2008 as compared to 308.51 million in April 2008. The overall tele-density is
27.59% at the end of May 2008 as against 26.89% in April 2008. The
total wireless subscribers (GSM, CDMA & WLL(F)) base stood at 277.92 million
at the end of May 2008. A total of 8.62 million wireless subscribers have been
added during the month of May 2008 as against 8.21 million wireless subscribers
added during the month of April 2008. Circle-wise wireless subscriber base of
service providers is given at Annexure-I.
In the wireline segment, the
subscriber base has slightly decreased to 39.05 million in the month of May 2008
as against 39.21 million subscribers in April 2008. Circle-wise wireline subscriber
base of service providers is given at Annexure-II. | 
