New Delhi, June 27 -- Telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,203.84 million at the end of April to 1,207.08 million at the end of May 2025, showing a monthly growth of 0.27 per cent, official data released by the Ministry of Communications showed Friday.

In absolute terms, the total number of subscribers rose by 3.24 million during the month.

Urban telephone subscriptions increased from 667.19 million at the end of April 2025 to 669.69 million at the end of May 2025, and rural telephone subscriptions also increased from 536.65 million to 537.39 million during the same period.

The monthly growth rates of urban and rural telephone subscriptions were 0.37 per cent and 0.14 per cent, respectively, during the month of May 2025.

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