India, May 29 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Key highlights:
In rural areas, approximately 96.8 percent of persons in the age group 15-29 years used mobile phones at least once during the last three months for making personal calls and/ or accessing the internet. The use of mobile phones is estimated at 97.6 percent in urban areas.
In the age group 15-29 years, around 95.5 percent of persons own a smartphone among those persons who own a mobile phone (including smart phone) in rural areas. In urban areas, about 97.6 percent persons own a smartphone in the same age group.
In rural areas, approximately 92.7 percent persons in the age group 15-29 years used the internet at least once during last three months. ...