Broadband induced surge in Landline segment of Bangalore BSNL

Bangalore BSNL is seeing broadband induced rise in its landline segment. The facts:


Number of new landline connections Bangalore telecom circle expects to add in 2008-09:____________172,000
Percentage increase in the new landline connections in BSNL Bangalore (till November this fiscal compared to same period last fiscal):_____________10%



Number of new connections allotted this fiscal till November:__________108,000

[Out of the above number, 60 % (64,800) have opted for broadband connection, which include domestic, large enterprises and small office home office(SOHO) customers.]


Number of landline customers BSNL Bangalore has:______________________ 900,000 (9 Lakh)

[50% of which are owned by enterprises including small and medium businesses.]

Number of landline connections that have broadband:_________________225,000 (2 Lakh 25 thousand)

Penetration: 30-35%

[Penetration in simple means, for 30-35 out of every 100 landline customers have a broadband connection too]


Number of new landline connections BSNL Bangalore aims to add by the close of this fiscal:________ 172,000

Number of new landline connections BSNL Bangalore added last fiscal(2007-08):______________166,000

Growth: 3.6%


Interesting facts:

BSNL Bangalore is the largest telecom circle for BSNL in revenue terms

BSNL Bangalore circle comprises of 6 districts
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