According to data released by Telecom Authority of India (TRAI), 45.89 million subscribers have submitted their requests to different service providers for porting their mobile number.

In MNP Zone-I (Northern & Western India) maximum number of requests have been received in Gujarat (4.23 million) followed by Rajasthan (4.10 million) whereas in MNP Zone-II (Southern & Eastern) maximum number of requests have been received in Karnataka (5.11 million) followed by Andhra Pradesh Service area (4.44 million). In the month of April 2012, total number of subscribers who have submitted their request for MNP is 4.01 million.

The number of telephone subscribers in India increased to 952.91 million at the end of April, 2012 from 951.34 million at the end of March 2012, thereby registering a growth rate of 0.16%.

The share of urban subscribers has declined to 64.95% from 65.23% whereas share of rural subscribers has increased to 35.05% in the month of April 2012. With this, the overall Tele density in India reaches to 78.71 at the end of April, 2012 from 78.66 of the previous month.

Subscription in Urban Areas declined from 620.53 million in March, 2012 to 618.92 million at the end of April, 2012. Subscription in Rural Areas increased from 330.82 million to 334.00 million during the same period. The growth rate of urban and rural subscription is 0.26% and 3.18% respectively. The overall urban teledensity has decreased from 169.55 to 168.83 and rural teledensity increased from 39.22 to 39.57.

Total Wireless subscriber base increased from 919.17 Million in March 2012 to 921.02 Million at the end of April 2012, registering a growth of 0.20%. The share of Urban subscriber has decreased from 64.83 % to 64.54% where as share of rural subscribers has increased from 35.17% to 35.46%. The overall wireless Tele density in India reaches 76.07.

Wireless subscription in Urban Areas decreased from 595.90 million in March 2012 to 594.45 million at the end of April 2012. The subscription in rural areas increased from 323.27 million to 326.57 million during the same period. This shows higher growth in rural Subscription (1.02%) than urban subscription (0.24%). The urban wireless teledensity has decreased from 162.82 to 162.15 and rural teledensity has increased from 38.33 to 38.69.