Out of these 499 PoIs in March, in 245 Points of Interconnections the level of congestion is more than 5 per cent as compared to 199 PoIs in December, last year. The number of such PoIs where the level of congestion is more than 10 per cent is 183 in March whereas it was 137 in the month of December, said the regulator.

The number of worst affected PoIs where congestion level is more than 40 per cent is 46 in the month of March as compared to 39 Points of Interconnections in December. In respect of Points of Interconnections from private mobile operators to BSNL, the number of PoIs having congestion has increased from 300 in December 2006 to 337 in March. During the same period, PoI congestion among private mobile operators has also increased from 89 to 162.