Mumbai, July 8 -- India's broadband subscriber base expanded steadily over the past year, adding 2 crore 5 lakh new users by the end of March 2025, reflecting an annual growth rate of 2.17 per cent, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) yearly data released on Tuesday.

The TRAI data shows that out of a total of 969.10 million internet subscribers, the number of broadband subscribers is 944.12 million and the number of narrowband subscribers is 24.98 million at the end of March 2025.

The data shows that the total number of internet subscribers increased from 954.40 million at the end of Mar-24 to 969.10 million at the end of Mar-25 with a yearly rate of growth of 1.54 per cent.

The rise signals increasing digital...