To increase broadband penetration in the country, telecom regulator TRAI today said it will come up with regulations on broadband in next two months.

"We have already issued a consultation paper on National Broadband plan this month. We are planning to schedule more open house discussions on the issue and come up with the National Broadband Plan by December this year," TRAI Chairman J S Sarma said on the sidelines of the first open house discussion on National Broadband Plan.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had issued a consultation paper on the "National Broadband Plan" to initiate a discussion on all the pertinent issues regarding the growth of this segment and has invited comments on it from all stakeholders.

Broadband penetration in India is still low in spite of the fact that 104 telecom service providers are providing broadband services.

The broadband penetration is just 0.74 per cent when compared with teledensity of 52.74 per cent.

A need is being felt to identify impediments and create an environment to encourage broadband growth.

The net broadband addition per month is just 0.1 to 0.2 million in contrast to about 18 million mobile connections per month.

As per the subscriber data made available by TRAI, total broadband subscriber base has increased from 9.77 million in July-2010 to 10.08 million in Aug-2010.