The Government of India has released a statewise list of broadband subscribers in India, as on 31st October 2008. We compared the numbers with those for around a year ago, which were released in March 2008. Important: Please note that this does not include the number of dialup Internet users in India, which at last count, was at 11.6 million subscribers. More details here. Statewise Broadband Subscribers In India STATE/TELECOM CIRCLE 31st Oct 2008 31st Dec 2007 Growth (10 Months) % Growth (10 months) Andaman & Nicobar 2,282 964 1,318 136.72% Andhra Pradesh 400,663 234,099 166,564 71.15% Assam 31,456 12,475 18,981 152.15% Bihar (incl Jharkhand) 63,305 37,278 26,027 69.82% Delhi* 588,716 409,057 179,659 43.92% Gujarat 322,656 188,628 134,028 71.05% Haryana 88,558 40,218 48,340 120.19% Himachal Pradesh 20,981 6,693 14,288 213.48% Jammu & Kashmir 19,538 9,597 9,941 103.58% Karnataka 569,057 331,937 237,120 71.44% Kerala 249,909 140,306 109,603 78.12% Maharashtra (incl Goa) 934,351 654,308 280,043 42.80% Madhya Pradesh (incl Chhattisgarh) 168,951 80,738 88,213 109.26% North East** 14,202 4,856 9,346 192.46% Orissa 48,350 20,973 27,377 130.53% Punjab 182,953 106,892 76,061 71.16% Rajasthan 145,449 57,934 87,515 151.06% Tamil Nadu 644,912 406,654 238,258 58.59% Uttar Pradesh (incl Uttarakhand) 238,791 110,641 128,150 115.83% West Bengal 246,896 165,273 81,623 49.39% TOTAL 4,981,976 3,019,521 1,962,455 64.99% * Delhi includes Noida, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad and Faridabad. * North East includes Meghalaya, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland & Tripura Some points to ponder: -- Top 5 States account for majority connections: The internet penetration is lop sided in favour of a few circles: Andhra Pradesh (8.04%), Delhi (11.82%), Karnataka (11.42%), Maharashtra & Goa (18.75%) and Tamil Nadu (12.94%) together account for 3,137,699…
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