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The study has been undertaken to analyse growth of telecommunication industry in India. The study used secondary data for analysis for the study period of ten years 2006-07 to 2015-16. The researchers have used percentage, mean, standard deviation (SD), co-efficient of variation (CV) and compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) as statistical tools. The researchers found that Indian telecommunication industry got a tremendous development during the study period. Average annual growth rate of total telecom subscribers in India is 17.79 per cent, it was observed that wireless telecom connection increased rapidly, whereas wireline connection went down during the study period. People in India have preferred wireless telecom connection rather than wireline connections. It was also observed that internet connection in India met drastic growth during the study period than other type of telecom connections. The study also evidenced that the penetration rate of telecom connections met a drastic growth during the study period, it increased from 17.45 to 79.80 connections per 100 people and the penetration rate of internet connection also met rapid growth. Penetration rate of internet subscription increased from 3.95 to 34.83 connections per 100 people.