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"India", "reporting_period": "As of 30 June 2026", "source_institution": "Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)", "document_title": "The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators April – June, 2026", "source_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2322388", "source_location": "Executive Summary & Table 1.36, Page 44", "publication_date": "2026-10-12", "date_verified": "2026-10-14", "classification": "Observed", "formula": null, "caveats": "Declined 0.89% from 26.91 Million in March 2026." }, { "id": "IND-NET-017", "metric_name": "Total Narrowband Subscriptions (March 31, 2026)", "value": 26.91, "unit": "Million", "denominator": "Subscriptions offering download speed < 2 Mbps", "geography": "India", "reporting_period": "As of 31 March 2026", "source_institution": "Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)", "document_title": "The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators April – June, 2026", "source_url": "https://trai.gov.in/node/18773", 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"Department of Telecommunications (DoT) / TRAI", "document_title": "Gazette Notification on Revised Definition of Broadband", "source_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1893323", "source_location": "Notification S.O. 403(E)", "publication_date": "2021-08-25", "date_verified": "2026-10-14", "classification": "Observed", "formula": null, "caveats": "Raised statutory baseline from 512 Kbps to 2 Mbps download speed capability to each subscriber." }, { "id": "IND-NET-021", "metric_name": "Urban Internet Subscriptions (June 30, 2026)", "value": 666.09, "unit": "Million", "denominator": "Active internet subscriptions in urban service areas", "geography": "Urban India", "reporting_period": "As of 30 June 2026", "source_institution": "Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)", "document_title": "The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators April – June, 2026", "source_url": "https://trai.gov.in/node/18773", "source_location": "Table 1.37 (Service Area wise 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"IND-NET-023", "metric_name": "Urban Internet Tele-density (June 30, 2026)", "value": 129.03, "unit": "Subscribers per 100 population", "denominator": "Projected urban population base", "geography": "Urban India", "reporting_period": "As of 30 June 2026", "source_institution": "Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)", "document_title": "The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators April – June, 2026", "source_url": "https://trai.gov.in/node/18773", "source_location": "Table 1.42 (Service Area wise Internet Subscribers per 100 pop), Page 55", "publication_date": "2026-10-12", "date_verified": "2026-10-14", "classification": "Calculated", "formula": "(Urban Subscribers / Urban Population) * 100", "caveats": "Exceeds 100 due to dual-SIM mobile devices, dongles, and office broadband accounts." }, { "id": "IND-NET-024", "metric_name": "Rural Internet Tele-density (June 30, 2026)", "value": 49.07, "unit": "Subscribers per 100 population", "denominator": "Projected rural 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