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Impressive Customer Growth, But at What Cost to ARPU Levels?
September 2006 | Market Trend AnalysisSorry, you must be a subscriber to view this article in full. If you are a subscriber please login.
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According to data released by the Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI), the Indian GSM mobile market witnessed growth of 5% in July 2006 as the country became home to 82.41mn mobile users. July's figures for India's CDMA operators have not been released but a further 27mn customers will need to be taken into account so that the entire Indian mobile market had in excess of 109mn users at the beginning of the third quarter of the year. This accounts for over 33.5mn net additions during the first seven months of the year and a growth rate of 44%. With