| Circle | Operator |
April 2008 |
May 2008 |
Absolute change |
% change |
| Metros | |||||
|
|
Bharti Airtel |
4,000,330 |
4,055,704 |
55,374 |
1.38 |
|
|
Vodafone Essar |
3,263,533 |
3,328,981 |
65,448 |
2.01 |
|
|
MTNL |
1,494,351 |
1,535,204 |
40,853 |
2.73 |
|
|
Idea Cellular |
1,965,955 |
2,001,238 |
35,283 |
1.79 |
|
Total |
10,724,169 |
10,921,127 |
196,958 |
1.84 |
|
|
Mumbai |
BPL Mobile |
1,313,786 |
1,331,261 |
17,475 |
1.33 |
|
Mumbai |
Vodafone Essar |
3,529,478 |
3,611,675 |
82,197 |
2.33 |
|
Mumbai |
MTNL |
1,789,400 |
1,815,233 |
25,833 |
1.44 |
|
Mumbai |
Bharti Airtel |
2,445,003 |
2,468,016 |
23,013 |
0.94 |
|
Total |
9,077,667 |
9,226,185 |
148,518 |
1.64 |
|
|
Chennai |
Aircel Cellular |
1,887,674 |
1,943,083 |
55,409 |
2.94 |
|
Chennai |
Bharti Airtel |
1,775,656 |
1,823,532 |
47,876 |
2.70 |
|
Chennai |
Vodafone Essar |
1,214,708 |
1,254,814 |
40,106 |
3.30 |
|
Chennai |
BSNL |
940,408 |
943,330 |
2,922 |
0.31 |
|
Total |
5,818,446 |
5,964,759 |
146,313 |
2.51 |
|
|
Kolkata |
Bharti Airtel |
1,836,016 |
1,852,838 |
16,822 |
0.92 |
|
Kolkata |
Vodafone Essar |
2,031,281 |
2,076,340 |
45,059 |
2.22 |
|
Kolkata |
BSNL |
1,037,138 |
1,045,923 |
8,785 |
0.85 |
|
Kolkata |
Reliance Telecom |
377,929 |
377,929 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Kolkata |
Aircel Cellular |
|
55,030 |
|
|
|
Total |
5,282,364 |
5,408,060 |
125,696 |
2.38 |
|
|
All metros |
30,902,646 |
31,520,131 |
617,485 |
2.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vodafone Essar |
2,766,544 |
2,920,396 |
153,852 |
5.56 |
|
|
Idea |
5,031,860 |
5,221,920 |
190,060 |
3.78 |
|
|
Bharti Airtel |
4,270,259 |
4,345,945 |
75,686 |
1.77 |
|
|
BSNL |
3,157,792 |
3,147,087 |
(10,705) |
-0.34 |
|
Total |
15,226,455 |
15,635,348 |
408,893 |
2.69 |
|
|
|
Vodafone Essar |
6,171,059 |
6,333,858 |
162,799 |
2.64 |
|
|
Idea |
2,694,139 |
2,839,656 |
145,517 |
5.40 |
|
Gujarat |
Bharti Airtel |
2,854,652 |
3,004,824 |
150,172 |
5.26 |
|
Gujarat |
BSNL |
2,082,759 |
2,099,701 |
16,942 |
0.81 |
|
Total |
13,802,609 |
14,278,039 |
475,430 |
3.44 |
|
|
Andhra Pradesh |
Idea |
3,405,457 |
3,554,733 |
149,276 |
4.38 |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
Bharti Airtel |
6,263,294 |
6,516,332 |
253,038 |
4.04 |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
Vodafone Essar |
2,710,605 |
2,819,016 |
108,411 |
4.00 |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
BSNL |
2,260,771 |
2,272,406 |
11,635 |
0.51 |
|
Total |
14,640,127 |
15,162,487 |
522,360 |
3.57 |
|
|
Karnataka |
Bharti Airtel |
6,990,941 |
7,316,500 |
325,559 |
4.66 |
|
Karnataka |
Spice Communications |
1,714,228 |
1,767,213 |
52,985 |
3.09 |
|
Karnataka |
Vodafone Essar |
2,967,970 |
3,026,000 |
58,030 |
1.96 |
|
Karnataka |
BSNL |
1,789,667 |
1,790,200 |
533 |
0.03 |
|
Total |
13,462,806 |
13,899,913 |
437,107 |
3.25 |
|
|
Tamil Nadu |
Vodafone Essar |
3,335,834 |
3,489,359 |
153,525 |
4.60 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
Aircel Limited |
5,118,335 |
5,285,407 |
167,072 |
3.26 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
BSNL |
2,396,139 |
2,375,147 |
(20,992) |
-0.88 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
Bharti Airtel |
4,107,689 |
4,218,705 |
111,016 |
2.70 |
|
Total |
14,957,997 |
15,368,618 |
410,621 |
2.75 |
|
|
A Circle |
72,089,994 |
74,344,405 |
2,254,411 |
3.13 |
|
|
B Circle |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kerala |
Idea Mobile Communications |
2,886,109 |
3,016,720 |
130,611 |
4.53 |
|
Kerala |
Vodafone Essar |
2,089,259 |
2,180,336 |
91,077 |
4.36 |
|
Kerala |
Bharti Airtel |
1,681,498 |
1,703,298 |
21,800 |
1.30 |
|
Kerala |
BSNL |
2,170,446 |
2,180,685 |
10,239 |
0.47 |
|
Total |
8,827,312 |
9,081,039 |
253,727 |
2.87 |
|
|
Punjab |
Spice Communications |
2,648,889 |
2,730,462 |
81,573 |
3.08 |
|
Punjab |
Bharti Airtel |
3,205,988 |
3,239,200 |
33,212 |
1.04 |
|
Punjab |
BSNL |
2,000,233 |
2,058,809 |
58,576 |
2.93 |
|
Punjab |
Vodafone Essar |
1,685,646 |
1,696,991 |
11,345 |
0.67 |
|
Total |
9,540,756 |
9,725,462 |
184,706 |
1.94 |
|
|
Haryana |
Idea Mobile Communications |
1,039,050 |
1,080,689 |
41,639 |
4.01 |
|
Haryana |
Vodafone Essar |
1,322,554 |
1,380,096 |
57,542 |
4.35 |
|
Haryana |
Bharti Airtel |
1,060,241 |
1,067,990 |
7,749 |
0.73 |
|
Haryana |
BSNL |
1,241,593 |
1,256,102 |
14,509 |
1.17 |
|
Total |
4,663,438 |
4,784,877 |
121,439 |
2.60 |
|
|
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
Idea Mobile Communications |
2,673,165 |
2,806,422 |
133,257 |
4.98 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
Bharti Airtel |
1,581,964 |
1,624,001 |
42,037 |
2.66 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
BSNL |
2,092,036 |
2,119,025 |
26,989 |
1.29 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
Vodafone Essar |
2,974,562 |
3,081,491 |
106,929 |
3.59 |
|
Total |
9,321,727 |
9,630,939 |
309,212 |
3.32 |
|
|
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
Vodafone Essar |
3,686,558 |
3,966,470 |
279,912 |
7.59 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
BSNL |
4,280,702 |
4,365,283 |
84,581 |
1.98 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
Bharti Airtel |
3,674,302 |
3,897,278 |
222,976 |
6.07 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
Idea Telecommunications |
1,049,081 |
1,161,155 |
112,074 |
10.68 |
|
Total |
12,690,643 |
13,390,186 |
699,543 |
5.51 |
|
|
Rajasthan |
Vodafone Essar |
3,059,700 |
3,197,824 |
138,124 |
4.51 |
|
Rajasthan |
Bharti Airtel |
4,040,893 |
4,242,006 |
201,113 |
4.98 |
|
Rajasthan |
BSNL |
2,278,150 |
2,299,178 |
21,028 |
0.92 |
| Rajasthan |
Idea Telecommunications |
857,779 |
891,074 |
33,295 |
3.88 |
| Total |
10,236,522 |
10,630,082 |
393,560 |
3.84 |
|
|
Madhya Pradesh |
Idea |
3,356,881 |
3,482,037 |
125,156 |
3.73 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
Reliance Telecom |
1,633,606 |
1,633,606 |
NA |
NA |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
Bharti Airtel |
2,922,475 |
3,084,776 |
162,301 |
5.55 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
BSNL |
1,936,530 |
1,949,262 |
12,732 |
0.66 |
|
Total |
9,849,492 |
10,149,681 |
300,189 |
3.05 |
|
|
West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
Reliance Telecom |
769,840
|
769,840 |
NA |
NA |
|
West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
BSNL |
1,451,522 |
1,463,156 |
11,634 |
0.80 |
|
West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
Bharti Airtel |
1,952,717 |
2,106,163 |
153,446 |
7.86 |
|
West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
Vodafone Essar |
2,971,124 |
3,103,206 |
132,082 |
4.45 |
|
West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
Dishnet Wireless |
|
692,045 |
46,871 |
7.26 |
|
Total |
7,790,377 |
8,134,410 |
344,033 |
4.42 |
|
|
|
72,920,267 |
75,526,676 |
2,606,409 |
3.57 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Himachal Pradesh |
Bharti Airtel |
807,557 |
809,829 |
2,272 |
0.28 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
Reliance Telecom |
474,367 |
474,367 |
NA |
NA |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
BSNL |
520,328 |
528,917 |
8,589 |
1.65 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Idea Telecommunications |
80,173 |
84,999 |
4,826 |
6.02 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
Dishnet Wireless |
43,357 |
53,334 |
9,977 |
23.01 |
|
Total |
1,925,782 |
1,951,446 |
25,664 |
1.33 |
|
|
|
Reliance Telecom |
1,892,784 |
1,892,784 |
NA |
NA |
|
|
BSNL |
1,672,795 |
1,683,109 |
10,314 |
0.62 |
|
|
Bharti Airtel |
4,609,957 |
4,912,900 |
302,943 |
6.57 |
|
|
Dishnet Wireless |
703,217 |
773,724 |
70,507 |
10.03 |
|
Total |
8,878,753 |
9,262,517 |
383,764 |
4.32 |
|
|
Orissa |
Reliance Telecom |
902,709 |
902,709 |
NA |
NA |
|
Orissa |
BSNL |
1,027,572 |
1,049,118 |
21,546 |
2.10 |
|
Orissa |
Bharti Airtel |
1,814,342 |
1,911,070 |
96,728 |
5.33 |
|
Orissa |
Dishnet Wireless |
472,235 |
491,622 |
19,387 |
4.11 |
|
Total |
4,216,858 |
4,354,519 |
137,661 |
3.26 |
|
|
|
Reliance Telecom |
962,634 |
962,634 |
NA |
NA |
|
|
BSNL |
913,569 |
945,166 |
31,597 |
3.46 |
|
|
Bharti Airtel |
921,487 |
939,746 |
18,259 |
1.98 |
|
|
Dishnet Wireless |
1,201,578 |
1,223,957 |
22,379 |
1.86 |
|
Total |
3,999,268 |
4,071,503 |
72,235 |
1.81 |
|
|
Northeast |
Reliance Telecom |
344,685 |
344,685 |
NA |
NA |
|
Northeast |
Bharti Airtel |
539,511 |
585,213 |
45,702 |
8.47 |
|
Northeast |
BSNL |
607,282 |
594,135 |
(13,147) |
-2.16 |
|
Northeast |
Dishnet Wireless |
619,089 |
643,209 |
24,120 |
3.90 |
|
Total |
2,110,567 |
2,167,242 |
56,675 |
2.69 |
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
BSNL |
825,705 |
831,679 |
5,974 |
0.72 |
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
Bharti Airtel |
1,013,662 |
1,100,069 |
86,407 |
8.52 |
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
Dishnet Wireless |
298,791 |
330,575 |
31,784 |
10.64 |
|
Total |
2,138,158 |
2,262,323 |
124,165 |
5.81 |
|
|
|
23,269,386 |
24,069,550 |
800,164 |
3.44 |
|
|
All |
199,182,293 |
205,460,762 |
6,278,469 |
3.15 |
|
Note: Reliance Telecom’s subscriber figures are as of April 2008 as the figures for May 2008 have not been declared
Subscriber base as on April 30, 2008
| Operator/Circle | Wireline |
Digital mobile |
Total |
|
Bharti Airtel |
|
|
|
|
Andhra Pradesh |
63,572 |
– |
63,572 |
|
|
726,628 |
– |
726,628 |
|
|
23,651 |
– |
23,651 |
|
Haryana |
20,981 |
– |
20,981 |
|
Karnataka |
371,277 |
– |
371,277 |
|
Kerala |
39,516 |
– |
39,516 |
|
Kolkata |
41,090 |
– |
41,090 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
238,268 |
– |
238,268 |
|
Chattisgarh |
60,339 |
– |
60,339 |
|
|
32,092 |
– |
32,092 |
|
Mumbai |
160,280 |
– |
160,280 |
|
|
28,911 |
– |
28,911 |
|
|
35,761 |
– |
35,761 |
|
Rajasthan |
21,914 |
– |
21,914 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
128,049 |
– |
128,049 |
|
|
6,345 |
– |
6,345 |
|
Chennai |
271,885 |
– |
271,885 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
26,705 |
– |
26,705 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
22,245 |
– |
22,245 |
|
Total |
2,319,509 |
– |
2,319,509 |
|
Reliance Communications |
|
|
|
|
Andhra Pradesh |
70,113 |
3,893,108 |
3,963,221 |
|
|
1,474 |
1,948,705 |
1,950,179 |
|
Chennai |
71,432 |
1,041,318 |
1,112,750 |
|
|
109,946 |
2,423,550 |
2,533,496 |
|
Haryana |
8,367 |
947,010 |
955,377 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
3,357 |
187,315 |
190,672 |
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
1 |
776 |
777 |
|
Karnataka |
83,439 |
2,484,607 |
2,568,046 |
|
Kerala |
45,447 |
2,132,285 |
2,177,732 |
|
Kolkata |
64,246 |
1,478,480 |
1,542,726 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
26,433 |
2,513,522 |
2,539,955 |
|
|
57,048 |
3,045,766 |
3,102,814 |
|
Mumbai |
126,616 |
2,856,164 |
2,982,780 |
|
Orissa |
3,952 |
548,002 |
551,954 |
|
|
44,210 |
1,061,454 |
1,105,664 |
|
Rajasthan |
15,323 |
1,751,909 |
1,767,232 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
29,624 |
2,793,073 |
2,822,697 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
31,623 |
2,942,326 |
2,973,949 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
7,700 |
2,306,574 |
2,314,274 |
|
|
5,028 |
1,205,488 |
1,210,516 |
|
|
92,608 |
2,494,105 |
2,586,713 |
|
Total |
897,987 |
40,055,537 |
40,953,524 |
|
HFCL Infotel |
|
|
|
|
|
146,433* |
316,183 |
462,616 |
|
Total |
146,433 |
316,183 |
462,616 |
|
Shyam Telelink |
|
|
|
|
Rajasthan |
156,653 |
107,989 |
264,642 |
|
Total |
156,653 |
107,989 |
264,642 |
|
Tata Teleservices |
|
|
|
|
Andhra Pradesh |
122,558 |
2,430,426 |
2,552,984 |
|
|
4,585 |
969,308 |
973,893 |
|
Chennai |
23,133 |
384,638 |
407,771 |
|
Delhi-NCR |
23,818 |
3,368,897 |
3,392,715 |
|
|
36,135 |
967,635 |
1,003,770 |
|
Haryana |
2,234 |
906,230 |
908,464 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
390 |
113,949 |
114,339 |
|
Karnataka |
81,913 |
1,128,918 |
1,210,831 |
|
Kerala |
3,802 |
626,623 |
630,425 |
|
Kolkata |
12,784 |
1,238,868 |
1,251,652 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
1,145 |
821,979 |
823,124 |
|
Orissa |
1,224 |
442,975 |
444,199 |
|
|
4,642 |
976,394 |
981,036 |
|
Rajasthan |
6 52 |
1,710,872 |
1,711,524 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
2,292 |
623,493 |
625,785 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
2,405 |
1,082,674 |
1,085,079 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
1,457 |
1,497,628 |
1,499,085 |
|
|
177 |
656,511 |
656,688 |
|
|
93,762 |
3,005,248 |
3,099,010 |
|
Mumbai |
314,220 |
1,821,843 |
2,136,063 |
|
Total |
732,499 |
24,775,109 |
25,508,437 |
|
Grand total |
4,253,081 |
65,254,818 |
69,508,728 |
|
* includes corDect |
|
|
|