Internet users grow 9.3% in July-Sept 2018, total telephone base up 1.93%

Monthly ARPU for wireless service was down 2.55%, from Rs 69.15 in April-June 2018 to Rs 67.39 in July-September 2018, and was down by a fifth on yearly basis

Internet users in the country grew 9.3 per cent to 560 million in the July-September quarter of the current financial year (2018-19) from 512.26 million at the end of the June 2018, a report by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said on Tuesday.

Out of 560.01 million internet subscribers, wired internet subscribers stood at 21.25 million and wireless subscribers at 537.92 million. The internet subscriber base consisted of a broadband internet subscriber base of 481.70 million and narrowband internet subscriber base of 78.30 million.

The monthly average revenue per User (ARPU) for wireless service declined by 2.55 per cent, from Rs