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Indian Telecom Services Yearly Performance Indicators 2025-26

05-10-2026 · English

Indian Telecom Services Yearly Performance Indicators 2025-26

Topics: Technology · 5 October 2026 Current Affairs (UPSC / TNPSC / SSC / RRB)

News

On 5 October 2026 the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), under the Ministry of Communications, released 'The Indian Telecom Services Yearly Performance Indicators 2025-26', with data as on 31 March 2026.

Key facts

Telephone subscribers1,330.58 million (+10.81%)
Tele-density93.26% (urban 151.47%, rural 60.46%)
Internet subscribers1,092.79 million; broadband 1,065.88 million
Internet per 100 people76.59
Data use per wireless user25.51 GB a month
ARPU (wireless)₹180.73 a month
Revenue per GB of data₹8.02 (down 10.59%)

Background

  • Market share: Reliance Jio 39.41%, Bharti Airtel 37.04%, then Vodafone Idea and BSNL (7.55%).
  • Delhi has the highest tele-density (206.90%); Himachal Pradesh has the highest rural tele-density.
  • TRAI was set up on 20 February 1997 under the TRAI Act, 1997; HQ New Delhi. The TDSAT (appellate tribunal) came by a 2000 amendment.
  • The Telecommunications Act, 2023 replaced the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885.
  • Tele-density = telephone connections per 100 people.

Tamil Nadu link: Tamil Nadu's tele-density (108.48%) is well above the national average. Chennai is linked to the world by several submarine cables, including the Chennai–Andaman & Nicobar Islands cable (2020). Puducherry's tele-density is 77.31%.

Source: TRAI report (5 Oct 2026)

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