Penbetration of phones is gradually increasing in Orissa. Now, around 43 in every 100 persons have phones in Orissa. But the State average is still behind the national average. At present, around 57 in every 100 persons have phones in the country.However, the high pace of penetration seems to have fatigued in the quarter of April-June 2010, suggests the latest TRAI report. The State has seen net additions of 1.66 million only - the second lowest net addition after Haryana in the country - during the period.
However, the rural tele-density of Orissa has slightly moved upwards. Around 23 per 100 persons had phone connections as of June-end against around 21 per 100 in March 2010.
The net addition of only two per 100 reflects a bit slower growth this quarter. In rural tele-density, Orissa is still three per cent behind the national average.
One thing is certain that the high tele-density in Orissa is mainly driven by growth in urban telephone penetration. The tele-density is 146 per cent - that means 146 per 100 persons have phones in urban areas. Even urban Orissa has more phones than urban Gujarat and Punjab .
“Given that many in urban areas subscribe to more than one telecom service provider, this estimation of subscribers per 100 population is not the exact measurement and the urban figures are evident to it,” said a Reliance Communications (R-COM) official. This is true with all other states too. As per TRAI report, this estimation captures the trend of phone penetration as a whole. And going by it, the trend shows that phone penetration is growing fast in urban Orissa.
Source: New Indian Express
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