Total mobile subscriber base in the country has decreased from 913.49 million in July2012 to 908.36 million at the end of August 2012, registering a monthly growth of -0.56%, according to latest figures released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
 
The decline is due to large scale disconnections by some of the service providers.  The share of urban wireless subscribers has decreased from 63.37 % to 63.32% where as share of  rural  wireless subscribers has increased from 36.63% to 36.68%. The overall wireless Teledensity in India reached 74.71.
 
Wireless subscription in urban areas decreased from 578.90 million in July 2012 to 575.14 million at the end of August 2012. The wireless subscription in rural areas decreased from 334.58 million to 333.22 million during the same period.  The urban wireless teledensity has decreased from 157.11 to 155.83 and rural Teledensity has decreased from 39.54 to 39.35.
 
The number of telephone subscribers in India decreased to 939.57 million at the end of August, 2012 from 944.81 million at the end of July 2012, thereby registering a monthly growth rate of -0.56%. The share of urban subscribers has declined to 63.77% from 63.83% whereas share of rural subscribers has increased to 36.23% in the month of August 2012. With this, the overall Teledensity in India reached 77.28 at the end of August, 2012 from 77.79 of the previous month.
 
Subscription in urban areas decreased from 603.03 million in July, 2012 to 599.20 million at the end of August, 2012. Subscription in rural areas decreased from 341.79 million to 340.37 million during the same period. The monthly growth rate of urban and rural subscription is -0.64% and  -0.41% respectively. The overall urban Teledensity has decreased from 163.66 to 162.35 and rural teledensity decreased from 40.40 to 40.20.