As many as 8 million telephone connections, including both wireline and wireless, were added in April this year against 10.4 million in March, taking the total number of subscriptions to 308.51 million.

According to the data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, the total number of telephone connections reached 308.51 million at April-end compared to 300.51 million in March.

India surpassed the US to to have the world's second largest wireless network in the world after China with the addition of 10.16 million wireless subscribers at March-end.

The total number of wireless subscribers, including GSM, CDMA & WLL(F) base, witnessed an addition of 8.21 million subscribers with the total bases standing at 269.30 million at the end of April, Trai said .

A total of 10.16 million wireless subscribers was added in March.

The overall tele-density is 26.89 per cent at the end of April 2008 against 26.22 per cent in March .

In the wireline segment, the subscriber base has slightly decreased to 39.21 million in April against 39.42 million subscribers in March .

The total broadband subscribers base has reached 4.01 million by the end of April compared to 3.90 million by the end of March.