India targets 200 million cellular phone users

By agencies   |   Tuesday, 26 April 2005, 19:30 IST
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NEW DELHI:The Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) Tuesday said it has targeted a user base of 200 million mobile subscribers by 2007. "The Indian GSM cellular industry has matured with most GSM networks making profits and are well positioned to reach the 200 million mark by 2007," COAI and PricewaterhouseCoopers said in a joint statement. India has 40 million GSM users now and last early this month the Country became the fifth largest in terms of telephone subscribers, including mobile and fixed line.