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INDIAN IT IN NUMBERS 
(Updated  June 8 , 2023
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Total no. of  phone subscriptions: 1.178 billion (1178 million)
Mobiles:    1148million    Landlines: 30million 
Broadband Internet users:    860 million  including  mobile Internet 800 million
and wired broadband 40 million.  

TV owning houses: 210 million  
DTH operators: 6;     Private TV channel  900
NEW! Internet in India 2022: IAMAI report May 2023
FICCI-EY India Media and Entertainment report 2023. Full report in this link
India Space Policy 2023
NASSCOM India AI skills study Feb. 2023
Broadband  redefined in India
ASER annual school education report 2022 
Ericsson Mobility Report November 2022
Draft 
 Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022
Draft Telecom Bill 2022 text September 2022
Internet in India the  2021 numbers, from the July 2022 IAMAI study
GOI Guidelines for intermediaries and Digital media ethics code  2021
Smart Homes in India study July 2022
India Media and Entertainment report 2022- PwC 
India Media and Entertainment report 2021 - EY-FICCI
Vision Document for the electronics sector January 2022

India semiconductor  notified  (December 2021)
 Indian Drone Rules notified  August 25 2021
KPMG Media and Entertainment Report 2020. Read full report
Ericsson Mobility Report Dec 2020 
25 years of Internet in India. The numbers

Feb 28 2019: TRAI  White paper on  5G in India

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  Apple’s Newly Unveiled ‘Vision Pro’ Headset: Nerdy Niche Product Or Next Wave of Connected Consumer Devices?
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