The total number of telephone connections in the country in May have crossed the record one billion mark.

According to TRAI‘s data, at the end of May, the total number of telephone connections stood at 1,002.05 million, of which 975.78 million connections were wireless or mobile.

“The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 999.71 million at the end of April 2015 to 1,002.05 million at the end of May 2015, thereby showing a monthly growth rate of 0.23 percent,” TRAI said.

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