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Telecom Services in Assam

Number of Telecom Subscribers in Assam, 2022 and 23:

Service ProviderUpto 31st MarchNet AdditionGrowth Rate (%)
20222023
Wireless Subscriber
1. Bharti Airtel10043796110061879623918.74
2. Vodafone Idea25012592002622(-)498637(-)24.90
3. BSNL32101353184184(-)25951(-)0.81
4. Reliance Jio829030888008625105545.80
Total24045498249938559483573.79
Wireline Subscriber
BSNL10378211081370316.34
Vodafone Idea28202640(-)180(-)6.82
Reliance Jio1022911512384894732.36
Total2088932646915579821.08
Proportion of VLR on the date of Peak VLR in the month of March 2023 (%)
Bharti Airtel97.20
Vodafone Idea94.47
BSNL42.27
Reliance Jio97.45
Tele-density as on 31st March 2023 (%)70.72

VLR = Visitor Location Register

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023

 

Statistics on Telecommunication in Assam, 2017-18 and 2018-19:

Sl. No.Items2017-20182018-2019
1.Number of Telephone District (SSA)77
2.Number of Telephone Exchanges563553
3.Direct Exchanges lines (Fixed + WLL + MTS)21244572672377
4.Rural Telephone Connection743833926372
5.Village Covered by public telephone (VPTs)48764393
6.P.C.O (Local + STD + Highways)53794763
7.Wireless Phones (Fixed DELs)134850111518
8.Wireless phones (GSM + CDMA)19898772560859
9.Total Telephones  
 Overall21244572672377
Rural743833926372
Urban13806241746005
Internet Services1240310695
Broadband Connection3899932792
Other Connection (CLI, ISDN, Leased Line etc)1603416809
10.Tele-Density% (Telephone per 100 population) BSNL's phones7.067.44
 Rural2.943.10
Urban32.0736.21

Sources: Statistical Handbook of Assam 2019