The Rise Of Mobile Phone Connections In India

In 1995, only 1 in 10,000 Indians had a mobile phone, now 8,900 of every 10,000 have them. Between 1995 and now, there has been 9,000-fold growth in mobile phone connections. The private sector wasn’t allowed in telecom until 1991, and then only for value-added services like mobile calling and paging.

In 1994, private companies were allowed to invest in telecom, starting a revolution that has made India the world’s second-biggest wireless market after China.―Times of India