Circle

Operator

February 2008

March 2008

Absolute change

% change

Metros

Delhi

Bharti Airtel

3,805,052

3,890,698

85,646

2.25

Delhi

Vodafone Essar

3,176,759

3,216,769

40,010

1.26

Delhi

MTNL

1,447,153

1,478,440

31,287

2.16

Delhi

Idea Cellular

1,852,557

1,897,693

45,136

2.44

Total

10,281,521

10,483,600

202,079

1.97

Mumbai

BPL Mobile

1,276,219

1,294,762

18,543

1.45

Mumbai

Vodafone Essar

3,366,225

3,451,567

85,342

2.54

Mumbai

MTNL

1,674,678

1,763,411

88,733

5.30

Mumbai

Bharti Airtel

2,410,209

2,427,460

17,251

0.72

Total

8,727,331

8,937,200

209,869

2.40

Chennai

Aircel Cellular

1,798,134

1,839,259

41,125

2.29

Chennai

Bharti Airtel

1,654,824

1,714,841

60,017

3.63

Chennai

Vodafone Essar

1,136,439

1,174,589

38,150

3.36

Chennai

BSNL

922,691

936,586

13,895

1.51

Total

5,512,088

5,665,275

153,187

2.78

Kolkata

Bharti Airtel

1,766,545

1,807,031

40,486

2.29

Kolkata

Vodafone Essar

1,909,106

1,974,177

65,071

3.41

Kolkata

BSNL

991,347

1,022,030

30,683

3.1

Kolkata

Reliance Telecom

322,081

322,081

NA

NA

Total

4,989,079

5,125,319

136,240

2.73

All metros

29,510,019

30,211,394

701,375

2.38

A Circle

Maharashtra

Vodafone Essar

2,447,438

2,610,389

162,951

6.66

Maharashtra

Idea

4,680,156

4,881,444

201,288

4.30

Maharashtra

Bharti Airtel

3,984,595

4,164,703

180,108

4.52

Maharashtra

BSNL

2,831,431

3,186,295

354,864

12.53

Total

13,943,620

14,842,831

899,211

6.45

Gujarat

Vodafone Essar

5,869,779

6,010,594

140,815

2.40

Gujarat

Idea

2,520,922

2,623,072

102,150

4.05

Gujarat

Bharti Airtel

2,528,111

2,703,886

175,775

6.95

Gujarat

BSNL

1,843,903

2,065,893

221,990

12.04

Total

12,762,715

13,403,445

640,730

5.02

Andhra Pradesh

Idea

3,101,905

3,252,035

150,130

4.84

Andhra Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

5,812,166

6,062,546

250,380

4.31

Andhra Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

2,491,374

2,601,458

110,084

4.42

Andhra Pradesh

BSNL

2,221,296

2,240,741

19,445

0.88

Total

13,626,741

14,156,780

530,039

3.89

Karnataka

Bharti Airtel

6,670,543

6,870,678

200,135

3

Karnataka

Spice Communications

1,586,031

1,636,551

50,520

3.19

Karnataka

Vodafone Essar

2,743,025

2,850,346

107,321

3.91

Karnataka

BSNL

1,741,905

1,789,660

47,755

2.74

Total

12,741,504

13,147,235

405,731

3.18

Tamil Nadu

Vodafone Essar

3,018,458

3,180,820

162,362

5.38

Tamil Nadu

Aircel Limited

4,816,953

4,965,807

148,854

3.09

Tamil Nadu

BSNL

2,374,280

2,400,878

26,598

1.12

Tamil Nadu

Bharti Airtel

3,796,690

3,946,801

150,111

3.95

Total

14,006,381

14,494,306

487,925

3.48

A Circle

67,080,961

70,044,597

2,963,636

4.42

B Circle

Kerala

Idea Mobile Communications

2,576,680

2,704,888

128,208

4.98

Kerala

Vodafone Essar

1,897,422

2,001,133

103,711

5.47

Kerala

Bharti Airtel

1,567,071

1,647,708

80,637

5.15

Kerala

BSNL

2,135,644

2,154,757

19,113

0.89

Total

8,176,817

8,508,486

331,669

4.06

Punjab

Spice Communications

2,498,174

2,574,118

75,944

3.04

Punjab

Bharti Airtel

3,135,387

3,181,852

46,465

1.48

Punjab

BSNL

1,830,200

1,930,959

100,759

5.51

Punjab

Vodafone Essar

1,630,489

1,645,501

15,012

0.92

Total

9,094,250

9,332,430

238,180

2.62

Haryana

Idea Mobile Communications

931,635

980,760

49,125

5.27

Haryana

Vodafone Essar

1,230,207

1,282,208

52,001

4.23

Haryana

Bharti Airtel

1,032,656

1,052,818

20,162

1.95

Haryana

BSNL

1,206,463

1,221,215

14,752

1.22

Total

4,400,961

4,537,001

136,040

3.09

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Idea Mobile Communications

2,410,735

2,568,279

157,544

6.54

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Bharti Airtel

1,510,164

1,552,275

42,111

2.79

Uttar Pradesh (West)

BSNL

1,949,247

2,033,859

84,612

4.34

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Vodafone Essar

2,737,967

2,858,429

120,462

4.40

Total

8,608,113

9,012,842

404,729

4.70

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Vodafone Essar

3,407,144

3,508,355

101,211

2.97

Uttar Pradesh (East)

BSNL

4,150,707

4,253,263

102,556

2.47

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Bharti Airtel

3,027,568

3,219,219

191,651

6.33

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Idea Telecommunications

909,127

967,862

58,735

6.46

Total

11,494,546

11,948,699

454,153

3.95

Rajasthan

Vodafone Essar

2,800,042

2,934,598

134,556

4.81

Rajasthan

Bharti Airtel

3,636,052

3,815,628

179,576

4.94

Rajasthan

BSNL

2,223,227

2,257,723

34,496

1.55

Rajasthan

Idea Telecommunications

793,812

824,805

30,993

3.90

Total

9,453,133

9,832,754

379,621

4.02

Madhya Pradesh

Idea

3,025,631

3,226,230

200,599

6.63

Madhya Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

1,551,898

1,551,898

NA

NA

Madhya Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

2,665,423

2,771,600

106,177

3.98

Madhya Pradesh

BSNL

1,704,264

1,842,052

137,788

8.08

Total

8,947,216

9,391,780

444,564

4.97

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Reliance Telecom

668,952

668,952

NA

NA

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

BSNL

1,313,664

1,416,696

103,032

7.84

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Bharti Airtel

1,867,756

1,919,049

51,293

2.75

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Vodafone Essar

2,695,198

2,825,310

130,112

4.83

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Dishnet Wireless

568,136

607,618

39,482

6.95

Total

7,113,706

7,437,625

323,919

4.55

B Circle

67,288,742

70,001,617

2,712,875

4.03

C Circle

Himachal Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

795,277

805,399

10,122

1.27

Himachal Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

427,987

427,987

NA

NA

Himachal Pradesh

BSNL

527,627

554,692

27,065

5.13

Himachal Pradesh

Idea Telecommunications

70,396

74,505

4,109

5.84

Himachal Pradesh

Dishnet Wireless

38,890

41,672

2,782

7.15

Total

1,860,177

1,904,255

44,078

2.37

Bihar

Reliance Telecom

1,719,183

1,719,183

NA

NA

Bihar

BSNL

1,543,021

1,629,977

86,956

5.64

Bihar

Bharti Airtel

4,159,809

4,335,371

175,562

4.22

Bihar

Dishnet Wireless

613,153

664,991

51,838

8.45

Total

8,035,166

8,349,522

314,356

3.91

Orissa

Reliance Telecom

820,716

820,716

NA

NA

Orissa

BSNL

988,165

1,006,084

17,919

1.81

Orissa

Bharti Airtel

1,591,235

1,711,632

120,397

7.57

Orissa

Dishnet Wireless

413,854

453,997

40,143

9.70

Total

3,813,970

3,992,429

178,459

4.68

Assam

Reliance Telecom

854,277

854,277

NA

NA

Assam

BSNL

679,982

817,954

137,972

20.29

Assam

Bharti Airtel

849,470

901,873

52,403

6.17

Assam

Dishnet Wireless

1,111,823

1,163,684

51,861

4.66

Total

3,495,552

3,737,788

242,236

6.93

Northeast

Reliance Telecom

310,648

310,648

NA

NA

Northeast

Bharti Airtel

461,503

481,499

19,996

4.33

Northeast

BSNL

588,509

630,720

42,211

7.17

Northeast

Dishnet Wireless

570,978

594,384

23,406

4.1

Total

1,931,638

2,017,251

85,613

4.43

Jammu & Kashmir

BSNL

805,310

817,916

12,606

1.57

Jammu & Kashmir

Bharti Airtel

942,068

1,000,154

58,086

6.17

Jammu & Kashmir

Dishnet Wireless

253,261

279,016

25,755

10.17

Total

2,000,639

2,097,086

96,447

4.82

C Circle

21,137,142

22,098,331

961,189

4.55

All India

185,016,864

192,355,939

7,339,075

3.97

Bharti Airtel

Andhra Pradesh

57,957

­–

57,957

Delhi – NCR

709,183

­–

709,183

Gujarat

22,542

­–

22,542

Haryana

20,890

­–

20,890

Karnataka

358,499

­–

358,499

Kerala

37,095

­–

37,095

Kolkata

36,422

­–

36,422

Madhya Pradesh

238,013

­–

238,013

Chhattisgarh

60,101

­–

60,101

Maharashtra

29,411

­–

29,411

Mumbai

141,804

­–

141,804

Punjab

28,000

­–

28,000

Chandigarh

34,676

­–

34,676

Rajasthan

19,384

­–

19,384

Tamil Nadu

127,375

­–

127,375

Pondicherry

6,309

­–

6,309

Chennai

269,372

­–

269,372

Uttar Pradesh (East)

25,498

­–

25,498

Uttar Pradesh (West)

21,961

­–

21,961

Total

2,244,492

­–

2,244,492

Reliance Communications

Andhra Pradesh

65,073

3,642,607

3,707,680

Bihar

1,220

1,835,453

1,836,673

Chennai

70,253

938,421

1,008,674

Delhi – NCR

100,988

2,347,584

2,448,572

Haryana

7,473

825,995

833,468

Himachal Pradesh

2,818

164,293

167,111

Jammu & Kashmir

1

492

493

Karnataka

79,045

2,409,719

2,488,764

Kerala

40,592

1,958,313

1,998,905

Kolkata

59,912

1,410,488

1,470,400

Madhya Pradesh

24,680

2,397,965

2,422,645

Maharashtra

53,198

2,778,518

2,831,716

Mumbai

118,201

2,643,428

2,761,629

Orissa

3,475

514,590

518,065

Punjab

42,356

1,008,826

1,051,182

Rajasthan

13,218

1,664,240

1,677,458

Tamil Nadu

28,201

2,606,102

2,634,303

Uttar Pradesh (East)

29,557

2,762,188

2,791,745

Uttar Pradesh (West)

6,867

2,096,674

2,103,541

West Bengal

4,162

1,148,644

1,152,806

Gujarat

87,605

2,348,067

2,435,672

Total

838,895

37,502,607

38,341,502

HFCL Infotel

Punjab

149,485*

290,703

440,188

Total

149,485

290,703

440,188

Shyam Telelink

Rajasthan

157,868

104,866

262,734

Total

157,868

104,866

262,734

Tata Teleservices

Andhra Pradesh

121,035

2,325,078

2,446,113

Bihar

4,007

883,219

887,226

Chennai

24,089

372,666

396,755

Delhi – NCR

23,314

3,159,871

3,183,185

Gujarat

34,814

925,359

960,173

Haryana

1,812

841,342

843,154

Himachal Pradesh

390

108,774

109,164

Karnataka

80,691

1,124,965

1,205,656

Kerala

3,370

608,171

611,541

Kolkata

11,856

1,164,087

1,175,943

Madhya Pradesh

1,285

774,134

775,419

Orissa

865

406,484

407,349

Punjab

3,805

913,984

917,789

Rajasthan

368

1,584,351

1,584,719

Tamil Nadu

2,213

606,409

608,622

Uttar Pradesh (East)

813

1,002,953

1,003,766

Uttar Pradesh (West)

751

1,390,514

1,391,265

West Bengal

221

604,320

604,541

Maharashtra

87,156

2,850,877

2,938,033

Mumbai

301,865

1,754,915

2,056,780

Total

704,720

23,402,473

24,107,193

Grand total

4,095,460

61,300,649

65,396,109

* includes corDECT