New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has summarised the growth trends of the Telecom Services for the period covering April to June 2016.
The press release of Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report for the first quarter of the financial year presents the key parameters of various telecom services such as cable TV, DTH and Radio Broadcasting services in India compiled on the basis of information furnished by the Service Providers.
The report comprises the clauses of the status update on number of Television Channels and FM Radio Stations in India.
Let’s have a statistical glance on the pointers concerning the audio visual media industry as indicated in the report:
A total number of 892 private satellite TV channels have been permitted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) for up-linking only / downlinking / up-linking, as on 30th June, 2016.
As reported by broadcasters, there were 275 pay channels at the quarter ending of June, 2016 as compared to 263 pay channels for the previous quarter. During the quarter, as per the reporting, sixteen new pay channels were commenced and four Pay channels were converted to FTA channels.
Since introduction in the year 2003, Indian DTH services have displayed a phenomenal growth. DTH has attained a registered subscriber base of around 91.53 million (including 60.50 million active subscribers). As on June 2016, there are 6 pay DTH service providers catering to this subscriber base. This is besides the viewership of the free DTH services of Doordarshan.
The difference between the Total Paid subscriber base and the volume of active subscribes exposes the fact that there are 31.03 million inactive subscribers that amounts to 35% of the total volume of DTH Subscribers in India.
Apart the Radio Stations operated by All India Radio, Prasar Bharati – a public broadcaster, there are 245 operational private FM Radio stations and 84 existing cities with operational FM radio channels as on 30th June, 2016. This is as per the information available on the website of MIB.
As per data received MIB, as on 30th June, 2016, out of the 243 community radio licenses issued so far, 196 stations are operational.
The overall data has been structured considering the details and particulars based on the volume of GRP points and impressions gained by the television channels and radio stations across the country.
Here’s the extract of the data as on the quarter ending 30th June, 2016:
Telecom Subscribers (Wireless +Wireline)
Total Subscribers 1,059.86 Million
% change over the previous quarter 0.09%
Urban Subscribers 609.45 Million
Rural Subscribers 450.41 Million
Market share of Private Operators 89.54%
Market share of PSU Operators 10.46%
Teledensity 83.20
Urban Teledensity 153.22
Rural Teledensity 51.41
Wireless Subscribers
Total Wireless Subscribers 1,035.12 Million
% change over the previous quarter 0.14%
Urban Subscribers 588.78 Million
Rural Subscribers 446.33 Million
GSM Subscribers 996.66 Million
CDMA Subscribers 38.46 Million
Market share of Private Operators 91.00%
Market share of PSU Operators 9.00%
Teledensity 81.26
Urban Teledensity 148.03
Rural Teledensity 50.95
Wireline Subscribers
Total Wireline Subscribers 24.74 Million
% change over the previous quarter -1.90%
Urban Subscribers 20.66 Million
Rural Subscribers 4.08 Million
Market share of Private Operators 28.53%
Market share of PSU Operators 71.47%
Teledensity 1.94
Urban Teledensity 5.20
Rural Teledensity 0.47
No. of Village Public Telephones (VPT) 5,86,774
No. of Public Call Office (PCO) 5,25,514
Telecom Financial Data
Gross Revenue (GR) during the quarter ` 73,344 Crore
% change in GR over the previous quarter 7.33%
Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) during the quarter ` 53,383 Crore
% change in AGR over the previous quarter 10.34%
Share of Public sector undertakings in Access AGR 8.24%
Monthly Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) for Access Services ` 141
Internet/Broadband Subscribers
Total Internet Subscribers 350.48 Million
% change over previous quarter 2.28%
Narrowband subscribers 188.42 Million
Broadband subscribers 162.06 Million
Wired Internet Subscribers 20.76 Million
Wireless Internet Subscribers 329.72 Million
Urban Internet Subscribers 236.77 Million
Rural Internet Subscribers 113.71 Million
Total Internet Subscribers per 100 population 27.51
Urban Internet Subscribers per 100 population 59.53
Rural Internet Subscribers per 100 population 12.98
Broadcasting & Cable Services
Number of private satellite TV channels permitted by the Ministry
of I&B for uplinking only/ downlinking / uplinking 892
Number of Pay TV Channels 275
Number of private FM Radio Stations 245
Number of Pay Subscribers Registered with Private DTH Operators 91.53 Million
Number of Pay Subscribers Active with Private DTH Operators 60.50 Million
Number of Community Radio Stations licenced (GOPA signed) 243
Number of Operational Community Radio Stations 196
Number of pay DTH Operators 6
Number of teleports permitted in India 90
Revenue & Usage Parameters
Monthly ARPU GSM Full Mobility Service ` 126
Monthly ARPU CDMA Full Mobility Service ` 99
Minutes of Usage (MOU) per subscriber per month –
GSM Full Mobility Service 377 Minutes
Minutes of Usage (MOU) per subscriber per month –
CDMA Full Mobility Service 228 Minutes
Total Outgoing Minutes of Usage for Internet Telephony 271 Million
Data Usage of Mobile Users
Data Usage per subscriber per month – GSM 142.82 MB
Data Usage per subscriber per month – CDMA 413.40 MB
Data Usage per subscriber per month – Total(GSM+CDMA) 153.82 MB
Average outgo per MB data for GSM ` 0.20
Average outgo per MB data for CDMA ` 0.09
