Lok Sabha Question No. 333 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-27
Subject: BSNL Subscribers
Ministry: COMMUNICATION
Asked by: Km. Sudha R

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 333 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  NOVEMBER, 2024

## BSNL SUBSCRIBERS

## 333 KM. SUDHA R:

|            | Will the Minister of COMMUNICATION be pleased to state:                                                                                                             |
|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (a) wise;  | the number of subscribers to BSNL's Landline, Mobile Service and WiFi since 2014, State-                                                                            |
| (b) out to | the total number of BSNL's communication towers and the number leased out or rented private rival service providers in each State and the revenue earned therefrom; |
| (c)        | the reasons for the delay in rolling out BSNL's 4G and 5G services; and                                                                                             |
| (d) 2019,  | the details of spectrum auction to and revenue earned from the service providers since Company/Firm-wise?                                                           |

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)

- (a) The circle wise details of mobile subscribers of the Telecom Service Providers as collected and published by TRAI from time to time are available on their website. The details in respect of BSNL's Wi-Fi subscribers is attached as Annexure-I .
- (b) The circle-wise details in respect of number of towers of BSNL, leased out to private telecom service providers and the revenue earned is attached as Annexure-II .
- (c)   In line with Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, BSNL has placed purchase order for indigenously developed 4G sites for pan India deployment. Supply of 4G equipment started from September 2023 and as on 31.10.2024, total 50,708 4G sites have been installed and 41,957 sites are ON-Air. The 4G equipment is 5G upgradable.
- (d)  The details are attached as Annexure-III .

## Number of BSNL's Wi-Fi Users

## (For Lok Sabha USQ No. 333 for answer on 27.11.2024)

## Annexure-I

## ( Year ending March)

|   S.No | Unit Name            | 2014 and 2015   | 2016      | 2017   | 2018   | 2019     | 2020      | 2021     | 2022     | 2023     | 2024     |
|--------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------|--------|--------|----------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|      1 | Andaman/Nicobar      | Not Reported    | 3,40,655* | 2,834  | 3,148  | 1,260    | 3,459 264 | 3,481    | 2,117    |          | 85       |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh       |                 |           | 26,786 | 38,048 | 28,722   | 39,784    | 30,769   | 16,091   | 16,718   | 4,407    |
|      3 | Assam                |                 |           | 791    | 6,264  | 4,334    | 8,150     | 5,653    | 2,079    | 848      | 200      |
|      4 | Bihar                |                 |           | 732    | 774    | 678      | 9,804     | 7,637    | 12,570   | 17,481   | 17,684   |
|      5 | Chhattisgarh         |                 |           | 8,443  | 10,475 | 12,088   | 13,737    | 12,979   | 6,384    | 9,898    | 4,378    |
|      6 | Gujarat              |                 |           | 24,949 | 90,920 | 1,24,981 | 1,55,451  | 1,29,077 | 2,10,953 | 2,02,134 | 1,21,075 |
|      7 | Haryana              |                 |           | 2,151  | 18,609 | 16,592   | 28,597    | 21,976   | 4,655    | 1,317    | 50       |
|      8 | Himachal Pradesh     |                 |           | 4,12   | 9,055  | 5,307    | 7,353     | 4,824    | 980      | 3,332    | 5        |
|      9 | Jammu &Kashmir       |                 |           | 5,28   | 2,006  | 3,031    | 13,288    | 9,517    | 7,543    | 7,316    | 461      |
|     10 | Jharkhand            |                 |           | 9,82   | 3,070  | 12,680   | 13,935    | 8,232    | 1,895    | 10,254   | 8,764    |
|     11 | Karnataka            |                 |           | 57,969 | 69,667 | 36,967   | 21,385    | 14,324   | 4,836    | 3,627    | 278      |
|     12 | Kerala               |                 |           | 18,207 | 85,649 | 2,80,729 | 3,90,900  | 3,64,352 | 3,63,378 | 3,17,230 | 2,12,149 |
|     13 | Madhya Pradesh       |                 |           | 12,340 | 24,487 | 27,447   | 48,935    | 35,786   | 20,011   | 7,461    | 3,217    |
|     14 | Maharashtra          |                 |           | 89,733 | 65,918 | 80,862   | 1,08,023  | 43,625   | 26,599   | 25,140   | 6,823    |
|     15 | North East - I       |                 |           | 0      | 3,531  | 2,435    | 5,426     | 2,836    | 2,263    | 794      | 869      |
|     16 | North East - II      |                 |           | 0      | 3,408  | 2,230    | 16,316    | 9,460    | 7,665    | 4,564    | 161      |
|     17 | Orissa               |                 |           | 1,374  | 6,768  | 5,120    | 12,243    | 6,321    | 2,620    | 2,768    | 88       |
|     18 | Punjab               |                 |           | 352    | 14,673 | 17,396   | 40,353    | 26,051   | 6,474    | 2,967    | 54       |
|     19 | Rajasthan            |                 |           | 2,145  | 14,010 | 17,900   | 53,382    | 42,823   | 15,161   | 7,620    | 2,649    |
|     20 | Tamil Nadu & Chennai |                 |           | 15,715 | 18,320 | 16,852   | 28,205    | 19,101   | 12,955   | 12,034   | 1,643    |
|     21 | Uttaranchal          |                 |           | 1,354  | 7,512  | 6,050    | 8,354     | 8,164    | 2,368    | 1,262    | 12       |
|     22 | Uttar Pradesh (E)    |                 |           | 3,765  | 23,608 | 17,382   | 18,729    | 9,536    | 25,344   | 16,558   | 13,834   |
|     23 | Uttar Pradesh (W)    |                 |           | 1,053  | 19,416 | 14,255   | 12,497    | 8,648    |          |          |          |
|     24 | West Bengal          |                 |           | 70     | 6,391  | 956      | 10,544    | 3,311    | 7,821    | 7,227    | 3,361    |

| 25   | Calcutta   |           | 0        | 14,076   | 3,550    | 3,465     | 1,921    |          |          |          |
|------|------------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| 26   | Telangana  |           | 24,009   | 27,799   | 19,032   | 20,335    | 21,856   | 14460    | 14,317   | 4,353    |
| 27   | Sikkim     |           | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0         | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        |
|      | Total      | 3,40,655* | 2,96,694 | 5,87,602 | 7,58,836 | 10,92,650 | 8,49,043 | 7,78,586 | 6,94,984 | 4,06,600 |

(*Consolidated Data)

## (For Lok Sabha USQ No. 333 for answer on 27.11.2024)

Annexure II Circle wise number of towers of BSNL, leased out and revenue earned, as on 31.03.2024

| Sl. No.   | Circle Name               | Total BSNL Towers   | Total Towers Leased out   | Revenue Earned (in Rs. Crore)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman Nicobar           | 178                 | 15                        | 0.71                            |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh& Telangana | 5,763               | 1,480                     | 130.48                          |
| 3         | Assam                     | 1,415               | 123                       | 9.43                            |
| 4         | Bihar                     | 1,852               | 110                       | 6.16                            |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh              | 1,663               | 199                       | 14.24                           |
| 6         | Chennai Telephones        | 1,258               | 95                        | 8.87                            |
| 7         | Kolkata Td                | 814                 | 274                       | 23.80                           |
| 8         | Gujarat                   | 4,665               | 630                       | 61.20                           |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh          | 1,039               | 311                       | 20.42                           |
| 10        | Haryana                   | 1,531               | 286                       | 20.12                           |
| 11        | Jammu &Kashmir            | 953                 | 62                        | 5.73                            |
| 12        | Jharkhand                 | 1,188               | 94                        | 7.12                            |
| 13        | Kerala                    | 4,360               | 1,211                     | 116.43                          |
| 14        | Karnataka                 | 4,158               | 1,211                     | 92.46                           |
| 15        | Maharashtra               | 6,052               | 1,098                     | 98.18                           |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh            | 5,339               | 691                       | 55.65                           |
| 17        | North East-1              | 635                 | 71                        | 6.70                            |
| 18        | North East-2              | 676                 | 62                        | 4.38                            |
| 19        | Odisha                    | 2,471               | 482                       | 28.42                           |
| 20        | Punjab                    | 2,326               | 652                       | 56.59                           |
| 21        | Rajasthan                 | 3,915               | 882                       | 80.25                           |
| 22        | Tamil Nadu                | 4,785               | 860                       | 71.13                           |
| 23        | Uttarakhand               | 1,024               | 343                       | 24.56                           |
| 24        | Uttar Pradesh East        | 4,667               | 499                       | 37.08                           |
| 25        | Uttar Pradesh West        | 2,261               | 263                       | 32.13                           |
| 26        | West Bengal               | 2,352               | 498                       | 44.27                           |
|           | Total                     | 67,340              | 12,502                    | 1,056.51                        |

## Annexure III

## The details of spectrum auction and revenue earned since 2019

|   S.No |   Spectrum Auction Year | Telecom Service Provider (successful bidder)   | Quantum won (in MHz)   | Revenue (in Rs. Cr.)   |
|--------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|      1 |                    2021 | Bharti Airtel Ltd. (incl. Bharti Hexacom Ltd.) | 355.45                 | 18,699                 |
|      1 |                    2021 | Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.                     | 488.35                 | 57,123                 |
|      1 |                    2021 | Vodafone Idea Ltd.                             | 11.80                  | 1,993                  |
|      2 |                    2022 | Adani Data Networks Ltd.                       | 400                    | 212                    |
|      2 |                    2022 | Bharti Airtel Ltd. (incl. Bharti Hexacom Ltd.) | 19,867.80              | 43,084                 |
|      2 |                    2022 | Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.                     | 24,740                 | 88,078                 |
|      2 |                    2022 | Vodafone Idea Ltd.                             | 6,228.40               | 18,799                 |
|      3 |                    2024 | Bharti Airtel Ltd. (incl. Bharti Hexacom Ltd.) | 97                     | 6,857                  |
|      3 |                    2024 | Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.                     | 14.40                  | 974                    |
|      3 |                    2024 | Vodafone Idea Ltd.                             | 30                     | 3,510                  |

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