More than 97 percent of India's population to use cellphones by 2014

A new report conducted by the market research firm iSuppli Corp has found that, by 2014, more than 97 percent of India's 1.26 billion population will be subscribed to a wireless cellphone service provider, according to The International Business Times.

The changing prices of mobile devices is being widely credited as one of the driving factors in this trend, as rural Indian populations are now able to afford entry-level phones - 19 million new subscribers were added in January, February, March and April of this year and the pace seems to be going steady.

"Such high mobile teledensity means that almost everyone... will have a cell phone in India, with those having multiple mobiles boosting total subscription rates and compensating for those without," Jagdish Rebello, senior director and principal analyst for wireless research at iSuppli, told the news provider.

More carriers are now shifting their attention to the countryside, as Rebello says that urban coverage and subscriptions are "close to saturation," according to the news source. This means that cellphone service has become widespread for almost everyone, and those who may want to call relatives in India may be able to do so, even if they are in rural areas.

By 2012, cellphone subscriptions are projected to reach 1 billion in the country.