India has around 114,000 RIM Blackberry users

Indian minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has been quoted as saying that the country has just around 114,000 mobile subscribers using RIM powered Blackberry services.

This is much lower than the figures quoted in the media. Media reports have been claiming around 400,000 BlackBerry users in India.

Jyotiraditya Scindia said in a statement in the Indian parliament: “As per the information received from service providers, there are around 114,000 subscribers as on date who are being provided BlackBerry services by various telecom companies.”

In India, Blackberry services are offered by various mobile service providers including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications, Vodafone and BPL.

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