Broadband connection

·         As per report released in March 2008 the density of broadband connections in Punjab is higher than the national average.

·         In all, there are only 30,19,521 broadband connections in the country.

·         Every 200th Punjabi has a broadband connection.

·         Punjab circle also ranks among the top five in the country in per capita mobile connections.

·         In Punjab, those with broadband connections numbered 1,06,892.

o        This number includes broadband subscribers in Chandigarh also.

·         The number of broadband connections in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir are less than 10,000 each

·         The number of broadband connections in Jammu & Kashmir was 9,597 while in Himachal Pradesh it was only 6,693. .

·         In Haryana excluding Gurgaon and Faridabad areas, which are covered by the MTNL, the rest of Haryana had 40,212 broadband connections till December 31 last year.

·         The market share of the BSNL has shrunk fast. From 47.69 per cent in 2005, it has now dropped to 31.29 per cent. But broadband connectivity is mainly with the BSNL.

·         Southern states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, besides Maharashtra, have outscored all other states in broadband connectivity. Andhra has 2,34,099 connections, Karnataka 3,31,937 and Maharashtra, including Goa, 6,54,308.

·         While Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are the biggest exporters of software, Punjab lags behind them besides some other states in the software production.

·         In North India, Delhi leads with 4,09,057 broadband clients. This number also includes subscribers in Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad and Ghaziabad.