94% Drop In Mobile Phone Tariff Since 2014: Scindia

New Delhi: Union Communication & Information Technology Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said that mobile phone tariff has come down by 94 per cent since 2014. Replying to a supplementary on an oral question, Scindia said: “There were 90 crore mobile phone subscribers.

Today there are 116 crore mobile phone subscribers. If we talk about internet penetration, there were 25 crore subscribers in 2014 and today the number is 97.44 crore.”

The minister explained that when the number of consumers increases then it is necessary that there should be monitoring of tariffs.