TRAI Releases Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report for April-June 2024

Context:

Recently, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) published its “Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report” for the quarter ending June 2024.

Key Highlights of the report:

1. Internet Subscribers:

   • Total internet subscribers has been increased from 954.40 million in March 2024 to 969.60 million, of which, 42.04 million were wired, and 927.56 million were wireless subscribers.

   • The broadband subscribers touched 940.75 million showing a growth of 1.81%. Meanwhile, narrowband subscribers decreased to 28.85 million.

2. Tele-density:

   • Overall Tele-density: Increased from 85.69% to 85.95%.

   • Urban Tele-density: Slightly decreased from 133.72% to 133.46%.

   • Rural Tele-density: Increased from 59.19% to 59.65%.

3. Financial Performance:

   • Gross Revenue (GR): Declined by 2.16% to Rs. 86,031 crore.

   • Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR): Marginally increased by 0.13% to Rs. 70,555 crore, reflecting a year-on-year growth of 7.51%.

   • License Fee: Increased to Rs. 5,645 crore, growing by 0.14% from the previous quarter.

4. ARPU (Average Revenue Per User):

   • Overall ARPU for Wireless Service: Increased by 2.55% to Rs. 157.45.

   • Prepaid ARPU: Rose to Rs. 154.80, while postpaid ARPU saw a smaller rise to Rs. 189.17.

5. Usage Trends:

   • Minutes of Usage (MOU): Decreased by 2.16% to 974 minutes per subscriber per month for wireless services.

   • Data Consumption: Average wireless data usage per subscriber per month was 21.30 GB.

6. DTH and Broadcasting:

   • Pay DTH Services: The total active subscriber base grew to 62.17 million, a slight increase from the previous quarter.

   • FM Radio: There are 388 operational private FM radio channels, with no change from the previous quarter.

7. Public Wi-Fi:

   • Wi-Fi Hotspots: The number of public Wi-Fi hotspots across the country was 1,64,909, with 13,094 TB of data consumed during the quarter.

Conclusion:

This report highlights steady growth in India’s telecom sector, especially in broadband internet and wireless data usage. Despite a slight decline in revenue in some areas, the overall sector shows resilience with a growing subscriber base and improvements in quality of service parameters.

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