India Broadband Crosses One Billion, Scindia Says
Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said India now has over 1.1 billion broadband connections, up from just 60 million in 2014. He was inaugurating the India Mobile Congress 2026 on October 8.
Internet users have grown from 250 million to about 1.2 billion in the same period. India also has 1.35 billion mobile phone users.
Scindia said 5G now reaches 550 million users, with a target of one billion by 2030. The Bharat 6G Alliance has filed 7,700 patents, including 4,400 international ones.
Data costs have collapsed from Rs 268 per GB in 2014 to just Rs 8 per GB. He also announced India will host the ITU plenipotentiary conference in 2030.
The four-day IMC 2026 features over 300 partners, 15 country pavilions and an AI Village, underlining India’s digital ambitions.
The minister said India’s telecom story is now studied globally as a model for digital inclusion. Affordable data has powered everything from rural digital payments to online classrooms across the country.
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