NEW DELHI, INDIA: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has said that a the country has added 8.81 million telephone connections (Wireline and Wireless)  during June 2008 as compared to 8.46 million connections added in May 2008.

The total number of telephone connections reaches 325.78 million at the end of June 2008 as compared to 316.97 million in May 2008. The overall tele-density is 28.33 per cent at the end of June 2008 as against 27.59 per cent in May 2008.

The total wireless subscribers (GSM, CDMA & WLL) base stood at 286.86 million at the end of June 2008.

A total of 8.94 million wireless subscribers have been added during the month of June 2008 as against 8.62 million wireless subscribers added during the month of May 2008. 

In the wireline segment, the subscriber base has slightly decreased to 38.92 million in the month of June 2008 as against 39.05 million subscribers in May 2008.

Total Broadband subscribers base has reached 4.38 million by the end of June 2008 as compared to 4.15 million by the end of May 2008.