MNP requests increase by 24% in May 2011

Telcos add 13.35 million wireless subscribers within a month taking the total to 840.28 million subscribers, the overall wireless tele-density in India is 73.11, at the end of May 2011 from 72.08 in the preceding month according to a data released by TRAI. While the Visitor Location Register shows a tele-density of approximately 69.99 per cent excluding the CDMA VLR figure of BSNL.

As on May 31st 2011, 105.70 lakh subscribers have submitted request to port their mobile number, under MNP. There has been an increase of 24 per cent in 30 days, there were 85.41 lakh porting request in April, 2011 . "The maximum number of porting requests have been received by Gujarat (10.53) lakh followed by Rajasthan (8.25 lakh), Karnataka (7.95 lakh) and Tamil Nadu (7.74 lakh), " said TRAI.

Broadband subscription reaches 12.12 Million in May-2011 from 12.01 Million in April-2011. The wireline subscriber base hasdecreased to 34.40 million at the end of May 2011, from 34.55 million in April 2011.