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Yes, it is growing and it is growing rapidly. In November 2007, nearly 6 million users were added to the user base in India. India has a population of over 1 billion. So, there is huge potential for growth. June 2006, I wrote that India had joined 100 million user base club. It is interesting that even after 1 and a half year, the number of mobile phone connections is growing at a fast pace yet.

Sify wrote:

GSM mobile operators added 5.8 million new subscribers in November taking the total user base to 165.8 million.

Through this 3.64 per cent growth on the 160 million in October 2007, operators had added about 6 million new users last month.

According to the statistics released by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), of the four metros, Chennai recorded the highest growth rate.