India, March 18 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

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2014-15

2024-25

Remarks

Total broadband subscribers

25 Cr

103 Cr

400% increase in subscribers

Total numbers of Mobile Base Transceiver Stations (BTS)

7.9 Lakh

29.50 lakh

Increase of about 273%

villages covered with mobile connectivity (2G/3G/4G)

~ 5.27 lakh

6.35 lakh

Increase of about 20.5% (near-universal coverage)

Total optical fiber laid

358 kms

6,92,676 Kms

OFC laid increased by about 1,935 times

Average monthly data consumption per subscriber

 61.66 MB

~ 25.25 GB

Data consumption increased by ~ 419 times

Cost of data per Gb

Rs 269

~ Rs 7.9

97% reduction in cost

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