India has 4.38 million broadband internet users as of June 2008, a recent report from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said.

According to the report, the total broadband subscribers, internet users with download speeds in excess of 256 kbps has reached 4.38 million from 4.15 million it had at the end of May 2008.

The Trai statement also said that during April 2007 to June 2008 the country has almost doubled broadband users.

"We have only now reached a point where broadband is slowly entering the scheme of things of household users. The costs are still high," an official said.

A further reduction in costs will only help grow the base, the official added.

The data pertaining to broadband only shows how India is still a pygmy in the internet users space.

The Trai statement said the country added 8.81 million telephone connections (both wire and wireless) during June 2008 as compared to 8.46 million it added during May 2008.

In the wireless segment, which includes GSM, CDMA and WLL, there was an addition of 8.94 million as against 8.62 million during May 2008.

Source:Times of India