Cellphones outstrip landlines in India

Mobile phone users have outstripped traditional landline connections in India, reports the AFP.

"Some 44.5 million Indians now use mobile handsets, compared with the 43.9 million existing landline users, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said in a statement.

India has also emerged as the second-largest market after China for cellphone handsets. "

Some other countries where cell phones outstrip landilines:

-- More mobiles than fixed phones in China

-- Mobile users overtake landlines in Arab Countries

-- Norway's Mobile Telephony

and wild:

-- More cell phone subscriptions than inhabitants in Sweden

emily | 7:07 PM | News, Buzz |
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