{
  "id": 12191144,
  "title": "India Internet Subscribers Cross 1.09 Billion In FY26, Wireless Data Usage Jumps Nearly 25%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/india-internet-subscribers-cross-1-09-billion-in-fy26-wireless-data",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-05T16:25:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/tech/india-internet-subscribers-cross-109-billion-in-fy26-wireless-data-usage-jumps-nearly-25"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi, October 5: India's telecom industry experienced significant growth in the fiscal year 2026, as reported by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The total number of internet subscribers reached 1.09 billion, marking a 12.76% increase year-over-year, with broadband subscriptions leading the growth at 1.066 billion users. Wireless data consumption surged by nearly 25%, with wireless data subscribers crossing the one-billion mark at 1.027 billion. The average revenue per user for wireless services increased to Rs 180.73 per month from Rs 174.46, while total wireless data usage grew by 24.74% to 2,85,376 petabytes. Average monthly wireless data consumption per subscriber rose to 25.51 GB from 21.53 GB, a 18.49% increase. Telephone subscriptions also increased by 10.81% to 1.33 billion, with urban markets driving the growth, while rural telephone subscriptions and tele-density also showed improvement. Wireless services continued to dominate the telecom landscape, with total wireless subscribers increasing by 118.58 million to reach 1.28 billion.",
  "summary": "New Delhi, Oct 5: India's telecom sector posted robust growth in FY26, with internet subscribers crossing the 1.09 billion mark, wireless data consumption surging nearly 25 per cent and average revenue per user rising, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) annual performance report on Monday. The report showed that the total number of internet subscribers increased to…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}