Honest 836 Report post Posted July 3, 2008 Wireless user base up 11.75 pc in March quarter 3 Jul, 2008, 2009 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: The average revenue per user for mobile firms remained almost flat for GSM players and negative for CDMA operators in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, even as the total wireless subscriber base hit 261.07 million in the said quarter, taking the total telecom customer base to 300.48 million. Wireless market grew 11.75 per cent with addition of 27.45 million subscribers for the quarter ending March 2008. For GSM segment, all India blended ARPU per month has risen by 1.15 per cent from Rs 261 in December 2007 to Rs 264 in March. This increase is result of steep increase of 5.9 per cent in ARPU in Circle Category A, said the performance report of TRAI. For CDMA segment, all India blended ARPU (per month) for the March quarter decreased to Rs 159, compared to Rs 176 in the quarter ending December 2007. ARPU is an indicator for profitability for telecom operators. The total subscriber base was 272.87 million for the December quarter, thus registering an increase of 10.12 per cent during the March quarter. Subscriber base of Wireline service has increased from 39.25 million for the quarter ending December 2007 to 39.41 million for the quarter ending March 2008. The tele-density for the quarter ending March 2008 reached 26.22, compared to 23.87 for the quarter ending December 2007. Rural wireline subscriber base has fell from 11.75 million in the December quarter to 11.64 million for the March quarter, thus showing a negative growth of 0.94 per cent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
