Mobile Connection in the Country
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As per Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), there are
861,660,097 wireless telecom subscribers in the country as on 28.02.2013. The
details of service area-wise wireless subscribers are given below.
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Service Area-wise total Number of Wireless Subscribers as on
February 2013
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Sl No
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Service Area
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Wireless Subscribers
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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6,41,19,392
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2
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Assam
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1,42,90,054
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3
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Bihar
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6,07,29,012
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4
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Delhi
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4,02,84,855
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5
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Gujarat
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5,12,28,805
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6
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Haryana
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1,95,29,358
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7
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Himachal
Pradesh
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68,90,093
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8
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Jammu &
Kashmir
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67,50,645
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9
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Karnataka
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5,24,48,004
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10
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Kerala
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3,06,98,349
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11
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Kolkata
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2,12,01,161
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12
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Madhya Pradesh
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5,14,27,067
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13
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Maharashtra
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6,77,29,933
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14
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Mumbai
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2,98,99,619
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15
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North East
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88,29,898
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16
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Odisha
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2,43,08,041
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17
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Punjab
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2,92,78,748
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18
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Rajasthan
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4,78,28,422
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|
19
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Tamilnadu
including Chennai
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7,18,11,035
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|
20
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Uttar Pradesh
(East)
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7,31,22,951
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|
21
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Uttar Pradesh
(West)
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4,84,81,217
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22
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West Bengal
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4,07,73,438
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Total
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86,16,60,097
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Details of wireless subscribers of BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) and MTNL
(Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited) as on 28.02.2013 are as follows:
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Service Provider
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No of Subscribers
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%age of total wireless
connections
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BSNL
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100670567
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11.68
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MTNL
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5086184
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0.59
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As per
information provided by BSNL and MTNL, complaints from customers are received
from time to time regarding Quality of Service (QoS) including mobile signals
in their service areas. QoS is monitored on a regular basis by Telecom
Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). TRAI has indicated, from time to time,
some deficiencies on specified parameters of service in specific service
areas. Improvements in service delivery is a continuous process.
Measures
taken by BSNL and MTNL to improve its Quality of Service including the mobile
services, are as follows:
Additions,
capacity augmentation and upgradation of Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs).
Optimization
of radio network and drive tests.
Close
monitoring of network operation through IT (Information Technology) enabled
systems.
Introduction
of effective Network Management System.
This information was
given by Shri Milind Deora, Minister of State for C&IT in a written reply
to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
