India’s broadband subscribers rose to 944.96mn in Dec 2024: Govt data. The top five broadband providers continued to dominate the market, accounting for 98.40 per cent of the total broadband user base. The demand for mobile number portability (MNP) remained strong, with 13.85 million subscribers submitting MNP requests in December. The number of active wireless subscribers, based on peak visitor location register (VLR) data, stood at 1,060.34 million in December 2024. The overall tele-density, which indicates the number of telephone connections per 100 people, increased to 84.45% in December from 81.67% in November. The urban segment witnessed a net addition of 3.50 million subscribers, with a monthly growth rate of 0.53%. The total number of phone subscribers in the country stood at. 1,189.92 million at the end of December. As of October 31, BSNL, MTNL, and APSFL, the three PSU access service providers, collectively held a 23.29 per cent share of the wireline market.