The country’s telecom subscriber base declined marginally to 89.2 crore in February 2013 from 89.31 crore at the end of January, due to disconnection of inactive mobile numbers, according to data released by Trai.”The number of telephone subscribers in India decreased to 892.02 million (89.2 crore) at the end of February, 2013 from 893.15 million (89.31 crore) at the end of January 2013, thereby showing a monthly growth rate of -0.13 percent,” Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said a report. The subscriber base has seen steady decline since July 2012, which was driven by disconnection of inactive mobile numbers, it said. Trai, however, said “the decline in the wireless subscriber base, which has been witnessed since July 2012 primarily due to disconnection of inactive mobile subscribers by the telecom service providers, has become gradually less.” Source

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