Ministry of Communications
BSNL SUBSCRIBERS
Posted On:
27 NOV 2024 3:34PM by PIB Delhi
The circle wise details of mobile subscribers of the Telecom Service Providers as collected and published by TRAI from time to time are available on their website. The details in respect of BSNL’s Wi-Fi subscribers is attached as Annexure-I.
The circle-wise details in respect of number of towers of BSNL, leased out to private telecom service providers and the revenue earned is attached as Annexure-II.
In line with Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, BSNL has placed purchase order for indigenously developed 4G sites for pan India deployment. Supply of 4G equipment started from September 2023 and as on 31.10.2024, total 50,708 4G sites have been installed and 41,957 sites are ON-Air. The 4G equipment is 5G upgradable.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Communications, Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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SB/DP/ARJ
Annexure-I
Number of BSNL’s Wi-Fi Users
(Year ending March)
S.No
|
Unit Name
|
2014 and 2015
|
2016
|
2017
|
2018
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
2022
|
2023
|
2024
|
1
|
Andaman/Nicobar
|
Not Reported
|
3,40,655*
|
2,834
|
3,148
|
1,260
|
3,459
|
264
|
3,481
|
2,117
|
85
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
26,786
|
38,048
|
28,722
|
39,784
|
30,769
|
16,091
|
16,718
|
4,407
|
3
|
Assam
|
791
|
6,264
|
4,334
|
8,150
|
5,653
|
2,079
|
848
|
200
|
4
|
Bihar
|
732
|
774
|
678
|
9,804
|
7,637
|
12,570
|
17,481
|
17,684
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
8,443
|
10,475
|
12,088
|
13,737
|
12,979
|
6,384
|
9,898
|
4,378
|
6
|
Gujarat
|
24,949
|
90,920
|
1,24,981
|
1,55,451
|
1,29,077
|
2,10,953
|
2,02,134
|
1,21,075
|
7
|
Haryana
|
2,151
|
18,609
|
16,592
|
28,597
|
21,976
|
4,655
|
1,317
|
50
|
8
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
4,12
|
9,055
|
5,307
|
7,353
|
4,824
|
980
|
3,332
|
5
|
9
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
5,28
|
2,006
|
3,031
|
13,288
|
9,517
|
7,543
|
7,316
|
461
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
9,82
|
3,070
|
12,680
|
13,935
|
8,232
|
1,895
|
10,254
|
8,764
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
57,969
|
69,667
|
36,967
|
21,385
|
14,324
|
4,836
|
3,627
|
278
|
12
|
Kerala
|
18,207
|
85,649
|
2,80,729
|
3,90,900
|
3,64,352
|
3,63,378
|
3,17,230
|
2,12,149
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
12,340
|
24,487
|
27,447
|
48,935
|
35,786
|
20,011
|
7,461
|
3,217
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
89,733
|
65,918
|
80,862
|
1,08,023
|
43,625
|
26,599
|
25,140
|
6,823
|
15
|
North East - I
|
0
|
3,531
|
2,435
|
5,426
|
2,836
|
2,263
|
794
|
869
|
16
|
North East - II
|
0
|
3,408
|
2,230
|
16,316
|
9,460
|
7,665
|
4,564
|
161
|
17
|
Orissa
|
1,374
|
6,768
|
5,120
|
12,243
|
6,321
|
2,620
|
2,768
|
88
|
18
|
Punjab
|
352
|
14,673
|
17,396
|
40,353
|
26,051
|
6,474
|
2,967
|
54
|
19
|
Rajasthan
|
2,145
|
14,010
|
17,900
|
53,382
|
42,823
|
15,161
|
7,620
|
2,649
|
20
|
Tamil Nadu & Chennai
|
15,715
|
18,320
|
16,852
|
28,205
|
19,101
|
12,955
|
12,034
|
1,643
|
21
|
Uttaranchal
|
1,354
|
7,512
|
6,050
|
8,354
|
8,164
|
2,368
|
1,262
|
12
|
22
|
Uttar Pradesh (E)
|
3,765
|
23,608
|
17,382
|
18,729
|
9,536
|
25,344
|
16,558
|
13,834
|
23
|
Uttar Pradesh (W)
|
1,053
|
19,416
|
14,255
|
12,497
|
8,648
|
24
|
West Bengal
|
70
|
6,391
|
956
|
10,544
|
3,311
|
7,821
|
7,227
|
3,361
|
25
|
Calcutta
|
0
|
14,076
|
3,550
|
3,465
|
1,921
|
26
|
Telangana
|
24,009
|
27,799
|
19,032
|
20,335
|
21,856
|
14460
|
14,317
|
4,353
|
27
|
Sikkim
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total
|
|
3,40,655*
|
2,96,694
|
5,87,602
|
7,58,836
|
10,92,650
|
8,49,043
|
7,78,586
|
6,94,984
|
4,06,600
|
(*Consolidated Data)
Annexure II
Circle wise number of towers of BSNL, leased out and revenue earned, as on 31.03.2024
Sl. No.
|
Circle Name
|
Total BSNL Towers
|
Total Towers Leased out
|
Revenue Earned
(in Rs. Crore)
|
1
|
Andaman Nicobar
|
178
|
15
|
0.71
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
|
5,763
|
1,480
|
130.48
|
3
|
Assam
|
1,415
|
123
|
9.43
|
4
|
Bihar
|
1,852
|
110
|
6.16
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1,663
|
199
|
14.24
|
6
|
Chennai Telephones
|
1,258
|
95
|
8.87
|
7
|
Kolkata Td
|
814
|
274
|
23.80
|
8
|
Gujarat
|
4,665
|
630
|
61.20
|
9
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
1,039
|
311
|
20.42
|
10
|
Haryana
|
1,531
|
286
|
20.12
|
11
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
953
|
62
|
5.73
|
12
|
Jharkhand
|
1,188
|
94
|
7.12
|
13
|
Kerala
|
4,360
|
1,211
|
116.43
|
14
|
Karnataka
|
4,158
|
1,211
|
92.46
|
15
|
Maharashtra
|
6,052
|
1,098
|
98.18
|
16
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
5,339
|
691
|
55.65
|
17
|
North East-1
|
635
|
71
|
6.70
|
18
|
North East-2
|
676
|
62
|
4.38
|
19
|
Odisha
|
2,471
|
482
|
28.42
|
20
|
Punjab
|
2,326
|
652
|
56.59
|
21
|
Rajasthan
|
3,915
|
882
|
80.25
|
22
|
Tamil Nadu
|
4,785
|
860
|
71.13
|
23
|
Uttarakhand
|
1,024
|
343
|
24.56
|
24
|
Uttar Pradesh East
|
4,667
|
499
|
37.08
|
25
|
Uttar Pradesh West
|
2,261
|
263
|
32.13
|
26
|
West Bengal
|
2,352
|
498
|
44.27
|
|
Total
|
67,340
|
12,502
|
1,056.51
|
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(Release ID: 2077909)
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