Teledensity reaches 9.6%

India’s tele-density is inching towards 10% with a net addition of 76 lakh new connections during April-July 2005 taking it to 9.6% at the end of July.
According to figures released by Ministry of Communication, basic telephones declined during the period under consideration. Total additional phones during the current year are accounted for by the mobile [...]

Telecom largest service tax contributor

An exponential increase in the cellular subscribers will ring in a whopping Rs 12,650 crore as service tax for the Government by the end of 2007-08. The current level of Rs 4,470 crore from the telecom sector is already the single largest source of service tax for the Government.
The telephone segment has been a dominant [...]