22% of Uninor’s connections were active Internet connections for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, as compared to 18% or 6.2 million connections in the previous quarter, Telenor has disclosed in its earnings report. While the company hasn’t disclosed any specific number on Uninor’s active Internet base in the country, Uninor has reported a total connection base of 36.67 million for the quarter. This essentially translates to an active Internet base of 8.02 million connections. Note that during Telenor's Q3 2014 earnings conference call, CEO Jon Frederik Baksaas had revealed that Uninor will continue focusing on providing 2G data services rather than looking at more advanced data services like 3G & 4G services in India, under the prevailing spectrum situation. Highlights - ARPU: The total ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) was at Rs 101 for the quarter, down from Rs 104 in the previous quarter and down from Rs 106 in the same quarter last year. The telco attributed the decline in ARPU to lower voice consumption, intensified price competition as well as lower ARPU from the extended coverage area, partly compensated by increased data usage. - Total connection base: Telenor reported a total connection base of 36.67 million across six telecom circles Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, UP East and UP West for the quarter. In comparison, Telenor had a connection base of 34.4 million in the previous quarter. Note that Telenor had secured 6MHz spectrum in Assam in February 2014 2G auctions but is yet to start its operations in that region. In October last year, Telenor had mentioned…
