9 Indian Telecom Network Becomes the 2nd Larget in the World

Indian telecom network becomes the second largest in the world with total subscriber base of over 670 million at the end of July 2010.With this overall teledensity in the country has reached over 58% mark. In last five years not only Urban Tele-density has risen from 26% to more than 125%, but Rural Tele-density has also increased phenomenally from 1.73% to over 27%. Inaugurating the Curtain Raiser Ceremony of ‘India Telecom 2010’ here today, Thiru A. Raja Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology, said it has been made possible by synergy of conducive Government policies and the entrepreneurship zeal of Telecom industry. He underlined the policy initiatives that led to the present state of reduced tariffs and monumental growth in teledensity enabling common man to afford it and get connected with rest of the world.