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(1) The position of the number of phones and the growth therein

Additions in lakh
a) April'07 April'08 Growth (%)
  51.52 80.18 55.63%
b) Number of telephones (cumulative) as on
  30th April'07 30th April'08* Growth (%)
  2110.20 3085.10 46.20%

* The CDMA Phones (PSUs & Pvt.) at the end of April'08 are 701.18 (in lakh)

(2) The performance of various parameters during October 2006 and 2007

A - Monthly Performance

S.No. Description Additions in Position at the end of April'08
April'07 April'08
1 Wireline Phones (In Lakh) Public -2.98 -2.72 349.56
Private 0.49 0.69 42.54
Total -2.49 -2.03 392.10
2 Wireless Phones (GSM+CDMA*) (In Lakh) Public 0.89 5.09 448.30
Private 53.12 77.12 2244.70
Total 54.01 82.21 2693.00
3 Total Telephones   51.52 80.18 3085.10
4 Teledensity   - - 26.89%
5 Switching Capacity (In Lakh) Public 5.29 5.39 965.15
6 Village Public Telephones (VPTs)   315 1130 533411
7 PCOs (In Lakh) Public -0.12 -0.24 22.67
8 OFC Route kms Public 8419 854 565020
9 TAX Lines (In Lakh) Public 0.37 0.00 86.85
10 Rural Phones (Fixed+CDMA*) Public 1198624 3296407 79796082

*CDMA: WLL (Fixed+Mobile)

Source: Department of Telecommunications

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