Delhi has 100% telecom penetration

Delhi has become the first Indian city to have over 100% telecom penetration. The latest government data shows that the city has a mobile teledensity of 109.9%, or has over 109 mobile connections for every 100 residents. Delhi, which had about 19-million mobile subscribers as of October-end, also joins the global league of cities with over 100% mobile penetration such as London, New York, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore. Delhi’s telecom penetration would be much higher, if the landline figures are also taken into account. The Capital was the first Indian city where mobile services were launched in 1995. Despite an over 100% mobile penetration, the city still has significant scope of adding several million users. It is estimated that nearly a fifth of the city’s population of 17 million, who are in the lower income bracket, do not have a mobile connection.