Landline phone connections see drastic fall in 5 years; BSNL, MTNL roll out attractive discounts

The number of landline telephone connections in the country has shrunk over the last five years, standing at about 25.22 million in 2016 against 32.17 million in 2012, Parliament was informed on Friday. Further, the state-owned telecom operators like BSNL and MTNL – which account for bulk of the fixed line connections – are making all-out efforts and "regularly" rolling out attractive schemes to popularise landline phones in the country.