11.8.11

Of cellphone subscriber additions

Cellular additions, especially on the popular GSM-technology, have declined for six consecutive months, indicating that the dual SIM effect and hyper competition that drove the world’s fastest growing market for the last two years has started petering out.The dip in the number of new lines is noteworthy – India added only 8.58 million GSM users in June as per the latest data released by the industry lobby Cellular Operators Association of India, the lowest in 31 months. In May, GSM service providers added 10.76 million, again the lowest since October 2009. After hitting its peak in December last year with 23 million customers, India’s growth story has shown a continuous decline leading many analysts to predict the end of the hyper growth phase in the country’s mobile history.

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