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ABCD of broadband in India

31.05.2013
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By Satya N Gupta

Telephony in India has shown remarkable growth, with the number of subscribers increasing from 205 million in Q1 2007 to 865 million by the end of Q4 2012. In contrast there were just 15 million broadband subscribers, with broadband penetration at 1.2% compared with teledensity of 75%.This paper looks at why this might be so and what can be done about it.

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Intermedia Issue:
Vol 41, Issue 2
Issue Date:
September 2013
Region:
Asia Pacific

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