Nearly 8.11 million new phone connections were added in India during December 2007, taking the total number of subscribers to 272.88 million, according to figures from market regulator TRAI. The figures rose by nearly 44 percent from 189.92 million in December 2006. In the mobile segment, the number of subscribers rose by 8.17 million to a total 233.63 million, up 56 percent from December 2006. In the wireline segment, the subscriber base fell 2.6 percent to 39.25 million versus in December 2006. The overall teledensity increased to 23.89 percent in December from 23.21 percent in November. The broadband segment crossed 3 millionth mark with 3.13 million subscribers at the end of December 2007, up 53 percent from December 2006.
