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Wireline Subscriber Base in the NE States as on 31-03-2024:

(In Numbers)

Service Area

BSNL

Bharti Airtel

Vodafone Idea

Reliance Jio

Total

Assam

1,03,023

32,572

2,550

1,96,999

3,35,144

North East

72,410

0

510

1,89,843

2,62,763

Total - NE Region

1,75,433

32,572

3,060

3,86,842

5,97,907

Total - India

64,99,472

87,77,711

7,81,857

1,20,32,750

3,37,91,014

Notes:

1. Other service providers (MTNL, Reliance Comm. and Tata Tele) do not have any subscribers in any of the above service areas

2. North East includes both NE-I (Meghalaya, Mizoram & Tripura) and NE-II (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur & Nagaland). State-wise figures have not been furnished for these Service Areas

3. Total for NE Region excludes Sikkim, which is under the West Bengal Service Area. Separate figures for Sikkim have not been provided in the source document

4. 'Total-NE Region' has been computed on the basis of the figures for the Service Areas that cover seven of the NE states (except Sikkim)

5. 'Total-India' includes the subscribers from other companies that are not present in NE Region, which are not included in the above table

Source: NEC Yearbook 2025

 

Wireless Subscriber Base in the NE States as on 31-03-2024:

(In Numbers)

Service Area

BSNL

Bharti Airtel

Vodafone Idea

Reliance Jio

Total

Assam

30,76,922

1,18,16,732

15,62,512

99,10,354

2,63,66,520

North East

12,40,979

62,83,732

7,57,938

42,67,960

1,25,50,609

Total - NE Region

43,17,901

1,81,00,464

23,20,450

1,41,78,314

3,89,17,129

Total - India

8,80,67,665

38,57,64,790

21,98,17,861

4,69,73,284

1,16,54,90,336

Notes

1. Other service providers (MTNL and Reliance Comm.) do not have any subscribers in any of the above service areas

2. Figures for Bharti Airtel include those of Tata Tele

3. North East includes both NE-I (Meghalaya, Mizoram & Tripura) and NE-II (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur & Nagaland). State-wise figures have not been furnished for these Service Areas

4. Total for NE Region excludes Sikkim, which is under the West Bengal Service Area. Separate figures for Sikkim have not been provided in the source document

5. 'Total-NE Region' has been computed on the basis of the figures for the Service Areas that cover seven of the NE states (except Sikkim)

6. 'Total-India' includes the subscribers from other companies that are not present in NE Region, which are not included in the above table

Source: NEC Yearbook 2025

 

State-wise Telephones Per 100 Population, 2004 to 2024:

(as on 31st March)

State

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Assam

2.1

2.8

5.7

9.7

14.7

20.7

30.0

39.0

46.6

North East

3.4

4.3

8.1

16.6

27.7

44.5

68.9

56.5

65.7

All India

7.1

9.0

12.7

18.2

26.2

37.0

52.7

70.9

78.7

Contd.

State

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Assam

46.51

48.74

53.95

57.64

66.97

76.87

68.81

70.01

70.86

68.50

70.72

74.02

North East

67.78

69.97

77.00

80.22

89.94

98.06

84.17

83.37

81.11

77.35

79.71

80.55

All India

73.32

75.23

79.36

83.4

93.01

93.3

90.10

88.66

88.15

84.87

84.51

85.65

Source: Handbook of Statistics on Indian States 2023-24

 

State-wise Subscriber Base (Wireline+Wireless):

States

Total Telephone Subscription (million)

Total

Rural

Urban

Arunachal Pradesh

1.27

0.83

0.44

Assam

26.35

16.91

9.45

Manipur

2.45

0.97

1.48

Meghalaya

2.64

1.64

1.00

Mizoram

1.41

0.53

0.88

Nagaland

1.70

0.86

0.84

Sikkim

0.80

0.49

0.31

Tripura

3.24

1.69

1.55

NER

39.86

23.92

15.95

All India

1190.66

528.51

662.15

Source: The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators July-September, 2024

 

Number of Subscribers in the NE Region (Wireline & Wireless) as on 31-03-2024:

(In Numbers)

Service Area

Wireline Subscriber Base

TOTAL

PSU Operators

Private Operators

Mar-23

Mar-24

Mar-23

Mar-24

Mar-23

Mar-24

Assam

2,83,324

3,35,144

1,10,813

1,03,023

1,72,511

2,32,121

North East

2,14,369

2,62,763

73,127

72,410

1,41,242

1,90,353

Total - NE Region

4,97,693

5,97,907

1,83,940

1,75,433

3,13,753

4,22,474

Total-India

28409776

33791014

7105823

6499472

21303953

27291542

Contd.

Service Area

Wireless Subscriber Base

TOTAL

TOTAL

PSU Operators

Private Operators

Mar-23

Mar-24

Mar-23

Mar-24

Mar-23

Mar-24

Mar-23

Mar-24

Assam

2,49,93,855

2,63,66,520

31,84,184

30,76,922

2,18,09,671

2,32,89,598

2,52,77,179

2,67,01,664

North East

1,23,50,504

1,25,50,609

13,65,085

12,40,979

1,09,85,419

1,13,09,630

1,25,64,873

1,28,13,372

Total - NE Region

3,73,44,359

3,89,17,129

45,49,269

43,17,901

3,27,95,090

3,45,99,228

3,78,42,052

3,95,15,036

Total-India

1143927943

1165490336

103580534

88067665

1040347409

1077422671

1172337719

1199281350

1. North East includes both NE-I (Meghalaya, Mizoram & Tripura) and NE-II (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur & Nagaland). State-wise figures have not been furnished for these states

2. 'Total-NE Region' has been computed on the basis of the figures for the Service Areas that cover seven of the NE states (except Sikkim). Total of NE Region excludes Sikkim, as data for this state is included under West Bengal Circle, and separate state data for Sikkim is not available in the source document

3. Subscriber data is as furnished by the Telecom Service Providers

Source: NEC Yearbook 2025

 

Urban & Rural Break-up of Total Number of Telephones & Tele-Density in the NE Region as on 31-03-2024:

Service Area

Number of Telephones

Urban

Rural

Overall

Mar-23

Mar-24

Mar-23

Mar-24

Mar-23

Mar-24

Assam

9363199

9625185

15913980

17076479

25277179

26701664

North East

6335861

6378072

6229012

6435300

12564873

12813372

Total-NE Region

15699060

16003257

22142992

23511779

37842052

39515036

Total-India

653901578

665408294

518422350

533338794

1172323928

1198747088

Contd.

Service Area

Tele-Density (Telephones per 100 Persons)

Rural Phones to Overall Phones (%)

Urban

Rural

Overall

Mar-23

Mar-24

Mar-23

Mar-24

Mar-23

Mar-24

Mar-23

Mar-24

Assam

168.25

170.03

52.74

56.15

70.73

74.02

62.96

63.95

North East

115.68

113.41

60.55

62.58

79.71

80.55

49.57

50.22

Total-NE Region

142.17

141.81

54.73

57.77

73.47

76.02

58.51

59.50

Total-India

134.18

134.13

57.61

59.03

84.51

85.65

44.22

44.49

1. North East includes both NE-I (Meghalaya, Mizoram & Tripura) and NE-II (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur & Nagaland). State-wise figures have not been furnished for these states

2. 'Total-NE Region' has been computed on the basis of the figures for the Service Areas that cover seven of the NE states (except Sikkim). Total of NE Region excludes Sikkim, as data for this state is included under West Bengal Circle, and separate state data for Sikkim is not available in the source document

3. Subscriber data is as furnished by the Telecom Service Providers

Source: NEC Yearbook 2025

 

State-wise Total Tele-Density:

State

Total Tele-Density (%)

Total

Rural

Urban

Arunachal Pradesh

80.09

70.93

106.15

Assam

72.72

55.37

165.48

Manipur

74.83

44.10

137.65

Meghalaya

77.72

60.94

141.96

Mizoram

112.10

93.88

126.77

Nagaland

74.86

73.14

76.73

Sikkim

114.57

146.58

85.36

Tripura

77.04

68.20

89.75

All India

84.69

58.48

131.86

Source: The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators July-September, 2024

 

State-wise Wireless Subscriber Base:

States

Wireless Subscribers (in million)

Total

Rural

Urban

Arunachal Pradesh

1.25

0.83

0.42

Assam

25.99

16.89

9.10

Manipur

2.38

0.96

1.41

Meghalaya

2.57

1.64

0.93

Mizoram

1.37

0.53

0.84

Nagaland

1.66

0.86

0.80

Sikkim

0.79

0.49

0.31

Tripura

3.19

1.69

1.50

NER

39.20

23.89

15.31

All India

1153.72

525.60

628.12

Source: The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators July-September, 2024

 

State-wise Wireless Tele-Density:

State

Wireless Tele-Density (%)

Total

Rural

Urban

Arunachal Pradesh

78.95

70.85

101.98

Assam

71.70

55.31

159.36

Manipur

72.68

43.92

131.47

Meghalaya

75.69

60.83

132.55

Mizoram

108.85

93.76

121.00

Nagaland

73.13

73.12

73.14

Sikkim

113.49

146.26

83.59

Tripura

75.81

67.96

87.13

All India

82.07

58.16

125.08

Source: The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators July-September, 2024

 

State-wise Wireline Subscriber base:

States

Wireline Subscribers (in million)

Total

Rural

Urban

Arunachal Pradesh

0.02

0.00

0.02

Assam

0.37

0.02

0.35

Manipur

0.07

0.00

0.07

Meghalaya

0.07

0.00

0.07

Mizoram

0.04

0.00

0.04

Nagaland

0.04

0.00

0.04

Sikkim

0.01

0.00

0.01

Tripura

0.05

0.01

0.05

NER

0.67

0.04

0.65

All India

36.93

2.90

34.03

Source: The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators July-September, 2024

 

State-wise Wireline Tele-Density:

State

Wireline Tele-Density

Total (%)

Rural (%)

Urban (%)

Arunachal Pradesh

1.14

0.08

4.17

Assam

1.02

0.06

6.13

Manipur

2.16

0.18

6.19

Meghalaya

2.03

0.11

9.40

Mizoram

3.25

0.12

5.77

Nagaland

1.73

0.02

3.59

Sikkim

1.08

0.32

1.77

Tripura

1.22

0.25

2.63

All India

2.63

0.32

6.78

Source: The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators July-September, 2024

 

State-wise Break-up of Rural-Urban Internet Subscriber Base:

(in millions)

States

Narrowband

Broadband

Total (Sep-24)

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

Arunachal Pradesh

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.53

0.38

0.91

0.54

0.39

0.93

Assam

0.16

0.09

0.25

13.11

6.99

20.10

13.28

7.08

20.36

Manipur

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.95

1.32

2.27

0.96

1.33

2.29

Meghalaya

0.01

0.01

0.02

1.32

0.75

2.07

1.34

0.76

2.10

Mizoram

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.53

0.71

1.24

0.53

0.72

1.25

Nagaland

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.96

0.68

1.64

0.97

0.69

1.66

Sikkim

0.01

0.00

0.01

0.36

0.29

0.65

0.37

0.29

0.66

Tripura

0.02

0.02

0.04

1.05

1.12

2.17

1.06

1.14

2.20

All India

9.94

17.17

27.11

395.40

548.99

944.39

405.33

566.16

971.49

Source: The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators July-September, 2024

 

State-wise Number of Internet Subscribers per 100 Population:

(As on 30-09-2024)

States

Total Subscribers (In million)

Tele-Density (%)

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

Total

Arunachal Pradesh

0.54

0.39

0.93

46.02

94.76

58.69

Assam

13.28

7.08

20.36

43.48

124.03

56.17

Manipur

0.96

1.33

2.29

43.77

124.00

70.13

Meghalaya

1.34

0.76

2.10

49.62

107.85

61.68

Mizoram

0.53

0.72

1.25

95.43

102.87

99.55

Nagaland

0.97

0.69

1.66

82.55

63.31

73.30

Sikkim

0.37

0.29

0.66

110.81

79.46

94.42

Tripura

1.06

1.14

2.20

42.89

65.88

52.31

All India

405.33

566.16

971.50

44.85

112.74

69.10

Source: The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators July-September, 2024

 

State-wise Public Wi-Fi Hotspots:

(As on 30-09-2024)

State

Number of Public Wi-Fi Hotspots

Number of Access Points

Number of Unique Wi-Fi Users

Aggregate Data Consumed (TB) during the Quarter 

(Jul-Sep, 24)

Arunachal Pradesh

482

1019

1780

12

Assam

779

1707

169157

488

Manipur

74

252

735

1

Meghalaya

176

483

3477

74

Mizoram

34

116

508

7

Nagaland

81

262

6196

13

Sikkim

47

334

1689

2

Tripura

767

883

22204

63

NER

2440

5056

205746

660

All India

164803

385154

8345556

18431

Source: The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators July-September, 2024

 

State-wise Number of Cumulative Broadband Connections provided through BharatNet Project in North East India, March, 2019 to October, 2024:

States

Mar-19

Mar-20

Mar-21

Mar-22

Mar-23

Mar-24

Oct-24

Arunachal Pradesh

0

0

24

88

88

13

13

Assam

740

986

5839

1136

2229

5024

5649

Manipur

0

0

100

335

1105

1110

1737

Meghalaya

0

0

100

16

14

149

103

Mizoram

0

0

21

0

32

9

41

Nagaland

0

0

52

116

116

101

131

Sikkim

0

0

8

0

15

41

44

Tripura

0

651

2980

1426

709

1231

1370

North East India

740

1637

9124

3117

4308

7678

9088

India

23357

35296

500168

229141

340118

966213

1174536

Source : Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1179, dated on 03.12.2024

 

State/Telecom Company-wise Number of Villages where Mobile Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) setup in Rural Areas in North East India - Part II, 2020-21 to 2022-24:

States

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

Vodafone Idea Limited

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Arunachal Pradesh

23

122

46

17

4

13

0

0

Assam

821

3077

501

122

0

18

10

2

Manipur

49

105

46

3

2

0

0

0

Meghalaya

66

113

67

8

0

0

0

0

Mizoram

15

51

43

3

0

0

0

0

Nagaland

30

66

37

3

0

0

0

0

Sikkim

20

38

19

1

0

14

0

0

Tripura

16

90

29

4

0

0

0

0

North East India

1040

3662

788

161

6

45

10

2

India

17275

24946

10873

1389

6913

8829

4226

180

Note : Position as on 26.07.2023

Source : Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1146, dated on 26.07.2023

 

State-wise details of Mobile Towers Commissioned:

State

Tower Commissioned

Arunachal Pradesh

652

Assam

836

Manipur

404

Meghalaya

467

Mizoram

218

Nagaland

186

Sikkim

10

Source: Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 979 for answer on 13.02.2025