670.6 million mobile users in India: TRAI

• Telecom operators in the country added 18.18 million subscribers in August this year, taking the total number of mobile users in India to 670.60 million, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Tuesday said.
• According to data released by the telecom regulator, the wireless subscriber base increased from 652.42 million in July, 2010, to 670.60 million by the end of August, 2010, translating into a growth of 2.79 per cent.
• The wire line subscriber base declined to 35.77 million in August, 2010, from 35.96 million at July-end, it said.
• State-run firms BSNL and MTNL enjoy an 83.68 per cent share of the wire line market.
• The total broadband subscriber base in India increased by 3.17 per cent from 9.77 million in July to 10.08 million in August 2010, the data showed.