Circle

Operator

July 2008

August 2008

Absolute change

% change

Metros

Delhi

Bharti Airtel

4,101,439

4,180,387

78,948

1.92

Delhi

Vodafone Essar

3,456,827

3,524,675

67,848

1.96

Delhi

MTNL

1,641,338

1,688,202

46,864

2.86

Delhi

Idea Cellular

2,078,498

2,136,725

58,227

2.80

Total

11,278,102

11,529,989

251,887

2.23

Mumbai

BPL Mobile

1,439,956

1,517,394

77,438

5.38

Mumbai

Vodafone Essar

3,789,888

3,880,003

90,115

2.38

Mumbai

MTNL

1,895,910

1,951,102

55,192

2.91

Mumbai

Bharti Airtel

2,528,790

2,553,647

24,857

0.98

Total

9,654,544

9,919,284

264,740

2.74

Chennai

Aircel Cellular

2,056,870

2,102,435

45,565

2.22

Chennai

Bharti Airtel

1,920,561

1,942,678

22,117

1.15

Chennai

Vodafone Essar

1,342,410

1,387,472

45,062

3.36

Chennai

BSNL

968,378

980,901

12,523

1.29

Total

6,288,219

6,413,486

125,267

1.99

Kolkata

Bharti Airtel

1,905,968

1,976,050

70,082

3.68

Kolkata

Vodafone Essar

2,176,451

2,236,525

60,074

2.76

Kolkata

BSNL

1,063,445

1,077,377

13,932

1.31

Kolkata

Reliance Telecom

504,844

504,844

NA

NA

Kolkata

Aircel Cellular

143,182

192,734

49,552

34.61

Total

5,793,890

5,987,530

193,640

3.34

All metros

33,014,755

33,850,289

835,534

2.53

A Circle

Maharashtra

Vodafone Essar

3,240,137

3,376,329

136,192

4.20

Maharashtra

Idea

5,664,946

5,822,964

158,018

2.79

Maharashtra

Bharti Airtel

4,539,202

4,663,850

124,648

2.75

Maharashtra

BSNL

3,188,500

3,263,570

75,070

2.35

Total

16,632,785

17,126,713

493,928

2.97

Gujarat

Vodafone Essar

6,671,386

6,796,260

124,874

1.87

Gujarat

Idea

3,058,479

3,129,151

70,672

2.31

Gujarat

Bharti Airtel

3,296,878

3,398,069

101,191

3.07

Gujarat

BSNL

2,201,744

2,231,750

30,006

1.36

Total

15,228,487

15,555,230

326,743

2.15

Andhra Pradesh

Idea

3,887,083

4,100,232

213,149

5.48

Andhra Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

7,040,868

7,262,952

222,084

3.15

Andhra Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

3,037,641

3,145,792

108,151

3.56

Andhra Pradesh

BSNL

2,298,047

2,376,332

78,285

3.41

Total

16,263,639

16,885,308

621,669

3.82

Karnataka

Bharti Airtel

7,931,832

8,246,921

315,089

3.97

Karnataka

Spice Communications

1,724,842

1,410,634

-314,208

-18.22

Karnataka

Vodafone Essar

3,119,513

3,179,638

60,125

1.93

Karnataka

BSNL

1,841,054

1,854,809

13,755

0.75

Total

14,617,241

14,692,002

74,761

0.51

Tamil Nadu

Vodafone Essar

3,815,868

4,000,319

184,451

4.83

Tamil Nadu

Aircel Limited

5,651,939

5,911,977

260,038

4.60

Tamil Nadu

BSNL

2,400,836

2,419,571

18,735

0.78

Tamil Nadu

Bharti Airtel

4,605,022

4,777,949

172,927

3.76

Total

16,473,665

17,109,816

636,151

3.86

A Circle

79,215,817

81,369,069

2,153,252

2.72

B Circle

Kerala

Idea Mobile

Communications

3,273,234

3,439,557

166,323

5.08

Kerala

Vodafone Essar

2,345,727

2,429,373

83,646

3.57

Kerala

Bharti Airtel

1,800,623

1,841,948

41,325

2.30

Kerala

BSNL

2,226,546

2,237,606

11,060

0.50

Total

9,646,130

9,948,484

302,354

3.13

Punjab

Spice Communications

2,472,408

2,152,496

-319,912

-12.94

Punjab

Bharti Airtel

3,281,889

3,341,888

59,999

1.83

Punjab

BSNL

2,163,406

2,190,120

26,714

1.23

Punjab

Vodafone Essar

1,767,163

1,805,789

38,626

2.19

Total

9,684,866

9,490,293

-194,573

-2.01

Haryana

Idea Mobile

Communications

1,184,377

1,225,141

40,764

3.44

Haryana

Vodafone Essar

1,520,176

1,594,903

74,727

4.92

Haryana

Bharti Airtel

1,075,789

1,097,323

21,534

2.00

Haryana

BSNL

1,276,178

1,273,398

-2,780

-0.22

Total

5,056,520

5,190,765

134,245

2.65

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Idea Mobile

Communications

3,010,885

3,103,241

92,356

3.07

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Bharti Airtel

1,759,717

1,855,657

95,940

5.45

Uttar Pradesh (West)

BSNL

2,152,400

2,204,901

52,501

2.44

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Vodafone Essar

3,310,346

3,437,666

127,320

3.85

Total

10,233,348

10,601,465

368,117

3.60

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Vodafone Essar

4,475,744

4,709,075

233,331

5.21

Uttar Pradesh (East)

BSNL

4,480,978

4,528,683

47,705

1.06

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Bharti Airtel

4,414,843

4,634,856

220,013

4.98

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Idea

Telecommunications

1,296,100

1,348,240

52,140

4.02

Total

14,667,665

15,220,854

553,189

3.77

Rajasthan

Vodafone Essar

3,526,736

3,724,852

198,116

5.62

Rajasthan

Bharti Airtel

4,804,962

5,087,326

282,364

5.88

Rajasthan

BSNL

2,376,068

2,464,825

88,757

3.74

Rajasthan

Idea

Telecommunications

966,935

989,067

22,132

2.29

Total

11,674,701

12,266,070

591,369

5.07

Madhya Pradesh

Idea

3,731,620

3,866,849

135,229

3.62

Madhya Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

1,800,416

1,800,416

NA

NA

Madhya Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

3,479,500

3,674,078

194,578

5.59

Madhya Pradesh

BSNL

2,021,225

2,056,645

35,420

1.75

Total

11,032,761

11,397,988

365,227

3.31

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Reliance Telecom

931,992

931,992

NA

NA

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

BSNL

1,495,420

1,520,696

25,276

1.69

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Bharti Airtel

2,407,407

2,573,843

166,436

6.91

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Vodafone Essar

3,354,352

3,494,700

140,348

4.18

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Dishnet Wireless

746,133

801,195

55,062

7.38

Total

8,935,304

9,322,426

387,122

4.33

B Circle

80,931,295

83,438,345

2,507,050

3.10

C Circle

Himachal Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

821,145

836,402

15,257

1.86

Himachal Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

539,019

539,019

NA

NA

Himachal Pradesh

BSNL

536,195

537,708

1,513

0.28

Himachal Pradesh

Idea

Telecommunications

96,189

100,150

3,961

4.12

Himachal Pradesh

Dishnet Wireless

67,058

74,949

7,891

11.77

Total

2,059,606

2,088,228

28,622

1.39

Bihar

Reliance Telecom

2,195,663

2,195,663

NA

NA

Bihar

BSNL

1,800,923

1,887,798

86,875

4.82

Bihar

Bharti Airtel

5,402,006

5,659,464

257,458

4.77

Bihar

Dishnet Wireless

885,998

987,790

101,792

11.49

Total

10,284,590

10,730,715

446,125

4.34

Orissa

Reliance Telecom

1,002,549

1,002,549

NA

NA

Orissa

BSNL

1,099,081

1,116,065

16,984

1.55

Orissa

Bharti Airtel

2,104,533

2,211,360

106,827

5.08

Orissa

Dishnet Wireless

520,772

557,431

36,659

7.04

Total

4,726,935

4,922,826

195,891

4.14

Assam

Reliance Telecom

1,099,313

1,099,313

NA

NA

Assam

BSNL

951,272

907,939

-43,333

-4.56

Assam

Bharti Airtel

1,020,467

1,080,547

60,080

5.89

Assam

Dishnet Wireless

1,309,046

1,372,344

63,298

4.84

Total

4,380,098

4,460,143

80,045

1.83

North East

Reliance Telecom

381,183

381,183

NA

NA

North East

Bharti Airtel

629,654

672,259

42,605

6.77

North East

BSNL

543,704

527,892

-15,812

-2.91

North East

Dishnet Wireless

695,070

735,928

40,858

5.88

Total

2,249,611

2,317,262

67,651

3.01

Jammu & Kashmir

BSNL

830,716

831,392

676

0.08

Jammu & Kashmir

Bharti Airtel

1,204,912

1,209,023

4,111

0.34

Jammu & Kashmir

Dishnet Wireless

399,461

389,950

-9,511

-2.38

Total

2,435,089

2,430,365

-4,724

-0.19

C Circle

26,135,929

26,949,539

813,610

3.11

All India

219,297,796

225,607,242

6,309,446

2.88

Bharti Airtel

Andhra Pradesh

74,403

­–

74,403

Delhi – NCR

745,833

­–

745,833

Gujarat

27,777

­–

27,777

Haryana

21,099

­–

21,099

Karnataka

388,978

­–

388,978

Kerala

44,389

­–

44,389

Kolkata

47,597

­–

47,597

Madhya Pradesh

238,711

­–

238,711

Chhattisgarh

60,609

­–

60,609

Maharashtra

36,601

­–

36,601

Mumbai

189,747

­–

189,747

Punjab

31,169

­–

31,169

Chandigarh

38,181

­–

38,181

Rajasthan

25,999

­–

25,999

Tamil Nadu

129,047

­–

129,047

Pondicherry

6,398

­–

6,398

Chennai

274,152

­–

274,152

Uttar Pradesh (East)

28,867

­–

28,867

Uttar Pradesh (West)

22,290

­–

22,290

Total

2,431,847

­–

2,431,847

Reliance Communications

Andhra Pradesh

77,382

4,301,817

4,379,199

Bihar

1,915

2,225,919

2,227,834

Chennai

72,903

1,209,804

1,282,707

Delhi – NCR

121,189

2,707,185

2,828,374

Haryana

9,445

1,041,340

1,050,785

Himachal Pradesh

3,821

220,343

224,164

Karnataka

91,729

2,889,476

2,981,205

Kerala

48,477

2,244,621

2,293,098

Kolkata

72,735

1,597,828

1,670,563

Madhya Pradesh

29,295

2,841,757

2,871,052

Maharashtra

61,174

3,242,346

3,303,520

Mumbai

136,713

3,095,415

3,232,128

Orissa

4,481

621,335

625,816

Punjab

47,047

1,170,563

1,217,610

Rajasthan

17,505

1,949,423

1,966,928

Tamil Nadu

31,291

2,914,073

2,945,364

Uttar Pradesh (East)

34,411

3,277,295

3,311,706

Uttar Pradesh (West)

9,094

2,507,409

2,516,503

West Bengal

5,883

1,355,919

1,361,802

Gujarat

100,332

2,667,779

2,768,111

Total

976,823

44,082,559

45,059,382

HFCL Infotel

Punjab*

149,479

358,529

508,008

Total

149,479

358,529

508,008

Shyam Telelink

Rajasthan

150,759

115,462

266,221

Total

150,759

115,462

266,221

Tata Teleservices

Andhra Pradesh

124,749

2,633,503

2,758,252

Bihar

4,847

1,135,734

1,140,581

Chennai

24,916

406,547

431,463

Delhi – NCR

25,771

3,736,873

3,762,644

Gujarat

37,617

1,079,785

1,117,402

Haryana

2,622

1,002,909

1,005,531

Himachal Pradesh

390

119,526

119,916

Karnataka

88,347

1,181,729

1,270,076

Kerala

4,349

669,633

673,982

Kolkata

14,087

1,344,533

1,358,620

Madhya Pradesh

1,200

919,149

920,349

Orissa

1,676

506,469

508,145

Punjab

6,060

1,065,605

1,071,665

Rajasthan

782

1,958,162

1,958,944

Tamil Nadu

2,515

654,926

657,441

Uttar Pradesh (East)

3,363

1,187,818

1,191,181

Uttar Pradesh (West)

1,835

1,622,453

1,624,288

West Bengal

368

746,830

747,198

Maharashtra

101,678

3,380,662

3,482,340

Mumbai

339,889

1,976,832

2,316,721

Total

787,061

27,329,678

28,116,739

Grand total

4,495,969

71,886,228

76,382,197

* includes corDECT