01-08-2007, 10:04 PM
The latest statistics as published in the Times of India of date:-
No. of telephone connections 1994 - 0.8% per 100 population.
2006- 12.8% per 100 population.
Fix lines per 100
China - 23.7%
India - 6.3%
Russia - 84%
Brazil - 45.8%
USA - 73.5%
UK - 100.8 %
Operators in India have laid 670,000 route kilometers of optical fiber , even in interior areas.
The annual subscriber growth on basic telephones
China 12 %
India 2 %
on mobile phones -
China 17 %
India 78%.
The recent penetration of the mobile phone in the rural areas , in which BSNL has taken a lead is providing a new weapon in the hand of the small time business men and others to improve on their profit by increasing their turn -over as they can negotiate more business deals in less time by phone.Even in small towns, petty vendors are using cell phone to procure order from the neighbourhood and deliver goods including vegitables at the doorstep.
No. of telephone connections 1994 - 0.8% per 100 population.
2006- 12.8% per 100 population.
Fix lines per 100
China - 23.7%
India - 6.3%
Russia - 84%
Brazil - 45.8%
USA - 73.5%
UK - 100.8 %
Operators in India have laid 670,000 route kilometers of optical fiber , even in interior areas.
The annual subscriber growth on basic telephones
China 12 %
India 2 %
on mobile phones -
China 17 %
India 78%.
The recent penetration of the mobile phone in the rural areas , in which BSNL has taken a lead is providing a new weapon in the hand of the small time business men and others to improve on their profit by increasing their turn -over as they can negotiate more business deals in less time by phone.Even in small towns, petty vendors are using cell phone to procure order from the neighbourhood and deliver goods including vegitables at the doorstep.