en.Wedoany.com Reported - India's digital infrastructure continued to expand in the first quarter of 2026, with the total number of internet users surpassing 1.092 billion. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) disclosed this data in its report on performance indicators of Indian telecom services for January-March 2026.

The report shows that the total number of internet users increased from 1.02861 billion at the end of December 2025 to 1.09279 billion at the end of March 2026, a quarterly growth of 6.24%. Among them, wireless internet users stood at 1.04626 billion, while wired users reached 46.54 million.

Broadband services were the main driver of growth. The broadband internet user base grew by 5.81% from 1.00735 billion at the end of December 2025 to 1.06588 billion at the end of March 2026. Narrowband users also saw significant growth, increasing by 26.62% to a total of 26.91 million. TRAI categorized the overall internet users into 1.06588 billion broadband users and 26.91 million narrowband users.

In terms of telecom services, as of March 31, 2026, the total number of subscribers, including wireless and wired, stood at 1.33058 billion, an increase of 1.87% over the previous quarter. Wireless subscribers reached 1.28233 billion, while wired subscribers grew by 1.86% to 48.25 million. Overall teledensity improved to 93.26%, with urban teledensity at 151.47% and rural teledensity at 60.46%.

Usage metrics also improved. TRAI reported that the average revenue per user (ARPU) for wireless services was INR 196.04, an increase of 0.76% from INR 194.57 in December 2025. The average monthly minutes of usage per wireless subscriber was 1,017 minutes. The average monthly data usage per wireless data subscriber was 26.70 GB, with an average revenue per GB of INR 7.51.

The total telecom service revenue for the quarter was INR 1.05118 trillion, an increase of 2.58% over the previous quarter; the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) grew by 2.90%, reaching INR 867.16 billion.

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