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Department of
Telecommunications
Phone user base touches quantum jump during April 2014 - January 2015 and is
new high 11.09% of total FDI in India. This is the highest in the last
seven years.
• Total phone users reached 998.6 million in April, 2015
as compared to 933 million in March, 2014, out of Realisation of Potential
which 976 million are mobile phones. Value of Spectrum – Scarce
Natural Resource through
• Overall Tele-density increases to 79.3% in March, 2015 Auction
as compared to 75.2% in March, 2014.
• Spectrum auction 2015, conducted in a completely
• Overall growth of telephones during April 2014 to transparent and with fair bidding process, raising the
March 2015 has been 6.76% which is higher than 3.9% highest ever auction proceeds of `1,09,874 crore,
during April 2013 to March 2014. against the approved reserve price of `80,277 crores,
restoring the confidence of all stakeholders in the
• Total telephones added during May 2014 to March sector.
2015 is 60.32 million (6 Crore) which is double than
what was added last year.
• The number of internet connections grew at a fast
pace and reached 300 million (30 crore) in March 2015.
FDI In Telecom Sector • The complex issue of defence band identification and
touches new high harmonisation of spectrum with defence, pending for
long, resolved quickly resulting in release of a good
quantity of 2100 MHz spectrum which was put in to the
recent auction.
• FDI inflow in telecom sector during April, 2014 to • Spectrum in 4 various bands - 800 MHz, 900 MHz,
January 2015 is $2832 million which is more than what 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz were put into simultaneous
was received during 2012-13 and 2013-14 put together. and multiple rounds of auction for the first time, so
• The share of FDI in telecom sector has taken a that the operators could take informed decision.
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