New Delhi: Driven by growth in Internet usage through mobile phones, total Net subscriber base in the country increased by 20.38 per cent to reach 198.39 million during the April-June quarter.

"Total number of Internet subscribers including Internet access by mobile device subscribers increased from 164.81 million at the end of March'13 to 198.39 million at the end of June'13, registering a quarterly growth of 20.37 per cent," Trai said in its latest performance indicator report.

The total telecom subscriber base at the end of the quarter was 903.09 million, out of which 873.36 million were mobile subscribers.

Internet usage through mobile phones dominated the total subscriber base with about 89 per cent share.

Total number of subscribers who accessed Internet by mobile devices stood at 176.5 million during the quarter ended June 2013.

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