India, April 10 -- According to a report from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released on Monday, India's telecom subscriber base reached 1.197 billion in February 2024, reflecting a 0.38% increase from January. This growth was observed in both urban (663.7 million) and rural areas (531.3 million), with month-on-month growth rates of 0.40% and 0.34%, respectively.

Similarly, the total number of broadband subscribers increased from 911 million in January to 916.7 million by the end of February, as indicated by TRAI's monthly subscriber report.

The top five service providers accounted for 98.35% of the total broadband subscribers, with Reliance Jio Infocomm leading at 52.2%, followed by Bharti Airtel (29.41%), Vodafone Id...