Circle

Operator

November 2008

December 2008

Absolute change

% change

Metros

Delhi

Bharti Airtel

4,418,296

4,472,773

54,477

1

Delhi

Vodafone Essar

3,741,037

3,829,049

88,012

2

Delhi

MTNL

1,790,085

1,830,620

40,535

2

Delhi

Idea Cellular

2,260,535

2,283,197

22,662

1

Total

12,209,953

12,415,639

205,686

2

Mumbai

BPL Mobile

1,882,324

1,947,667

65,343

3

Mumbai

Vodafone Essar

4,115,671

4,193,726

78,055

2

Mumbai

MTNL

2,031,192

2,069,241

38,049

2

Mumbai

Bharti Airtel

2,718,885

2,736,098

17,213

1

Mumbai

Idea Cellular

241,569

325,190

83,621

35

Total

10,989,641

11,271,922

282,281

3

Chennai

Aircel Cellular

2,254,503

2,341,626

87,123

3.86

Chennai

Bharti Airtel

2,011,299

2,051,435

40,136

2

Chennai

Vodafone Essar

1,472,340

1,488,267

15,927

1

Chennai

BSNL

994,045

999,607

5,562

1

Total

6,732,187

6,880,935

148,748

2.21

Kolkata

Bharti Airtel

2,178,061

2,298,467

120,406

6

Kolkata

Vodafone Essar

2,481,872

2,517,258

35,386

1.43

Kolkata

BSNL

1,186,796

1,209,717

22,921

2

Kolkata

Reliance Telecom

625,859

625,859

NA

NA

Kolkata

Aircel Cellular

368,300

397,169

28,869

7.84

Total

6,840,888

7,048,470

207,582

3.03

All metros

36,772,669

37,616,966

844,297

2

A Circle

Maharashtra

Vodafone Essar

3,833,719

4,016,156

182,437

4.76

Maharashtra

Idea

6,534,905

6,789,146

254,241

4

Maharashtra

Bharti Airtel

5,205,561

5,400,924

195,363

4

Maharashtra

BSNL

3,381,980

3,298,211

-83,769

-2

Total

18,956,165

19,504,437

548,272

3

Gujarat

Vodafone Essar

7,241,167

7,417,556

176,389

2

Gujarat

Idea

3,440,622

3,600,620

159,998

5

Gujarat

Bharti Airtel

3,690,661

3,811,098

120,437

3

Gujarat

BSNL

2,362,604

2,369,593

6,989

0

Total

16,735,054

17,198,867

463,813

3

Andhra Pradesh

Idea

4,460,438

4,601,996

141,558

3

Andhra Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

8,094,328

8,320,748

226,420

3

Andhra Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

3,430,016

3,540,403

110,387

3

Andhra Pradesh

BSNL

2,733,727

2,789,689

55,962

2

Total

18,718,509

19,252,836

534,327

3

Karnataka

Bharti Airtel

8,995,538

9,223,183

227,645

3

Karnataka

Spice Communications

1,450,307

1,464,611

14,304

1

Karnataka

Vodafone Essar

3,333,207

3,405,703

72,496

2

Karnataka

BSNL

1,926,410

2,022,696

96,286

5

Total

15,705,462

16,116,193

410,731

3

Tamil Nadu

Vodafone Essar

4,509,341

4,672,954

163,613

4

Tamil Nadu

Aircel Limited

6,771,044

7,169,167

398,123

6

Tamil Nadu

BSNL

2,597,730

2,638,187

40,457

2

Tamil Nadu

Bharti Airtel

5,392,458

5,617,492

225,034

4.17

Total

19,270,573

20,097,800

827,227

4.29

A Circle

89,385,763

92,170,133

2,784,370

3

B Circle

Kerala

Idea Mobile

Communications

3,808,041

3,944,703

136,662

4

Kerala

Vodafone Essar

2,704,412

2,804,689

100,277

4

Kerala

Bharti Airtel

2,013,424

2,053,643

40,219

2

Kerala

BSNL

2,330,268

2,362,289

32,021

1

Total

10,856,145

11,165,324

309,179

3

Punjab

Spice Communications

2,255,587

2,337,316

81,729

4

Punjab

Bharti Airtel

3,554,406

3,653,315

98,909

3

Punjab

BSNL

2,270,299

2,340,646

70,347

3

Punjab

Vodafone Essar

1,944,733

2,010,086

65,353

3

Total

10,025,025

10,341,363

316,338

3

Haryana

Idea Mobile

Communications

1,382,542

1,442,752

60,210

4.36

Haryana

Vodafone Essar

1,878,339

1,970,035

91,696

5

Haryana

Bharti Airtel

1,170,378

1,199,001

28,623

2

Haryana

BSNL

1,307,262

1,356,504

49,242

4

Total

5,738,521

5,968,292

229,771

4

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Idea Mobile

Communications

3,513,015

3,644,467

131,452

4

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Bharti Airtel

2,071,723

2,105,439

33,716

2

Uttar Pradesh (West)

BSNL

2,181,058

2,198,472

17,414

1

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Vodafone Essar

3,825,035

3,955,136

130,101

3

Total

11,590,831

11,903,514

312,683

3

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Vodafone Essar

5,589,567

5,849,902

260,335

5

Uttar Pradesh (East)

BSNL

4,719,653

4,885,418

165,765

4

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Bharti Airtel

5,124,948

5,391,829

266,881

5

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Idea

Telecommunications

1,526,147

1,644,053

117,906

7.73

Total

16,960,315

17,771,202

810,887

5

Rajasthan

Vodafone Essar

4,343,407

4,543,533

200,126

5

Rajasthan

Bharti Airtel

6,032,480

6,193,807

161,327

3

Rajasthan

BSNL

2,482,605

2,595,269

112,664

5

Rajasthan

Idea

Telecommunications

1,100,706

1,160,849

60,143

5.46

Total

13,959,198

14,493,458

534,260

4

Madhya Pradesh

Idea

4,270,432

4,379,677

109,245

3

Madhya Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

2,137,114

2,137,114

NA

NA

Madhya Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

4,040,871

4,214,828

173,957

4

Madhya Pradesh

BSNL

2,161,776

2,294,824

133,048

6

Madhya Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

30,213

85,229

55,016

182

Total

12,640,406

13,111,672

471,266

4

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Reliance Telecom

1,120,330

1,120,330

NA

NA

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

BSNL

1,621,510

1,627,968

6,458

0

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Bharti Airtel

3,004,647

3,136,788

132,141

4.4

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Vodafone Essar

4,000,994

4,151,069

150,075

4

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Dishnet Wireless

960,236

982,254

22,018

2

Total

10,707,717

11,018,409

310,692

2.9

B Circle

92,478,158

95,773,234

3,295,076

3.56

C Circle

Himachal Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

887,594

921,798

34,204

3.85

Himachal Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

641,093

641,093

NA

NA

Himachal Pradesh

BSNL

638,021

669,239

31,218

5

Himachal Pradesh

Idea

Telecommunications

121,731

125,039

3,308

3

Himachal Pradesh

Dishnet Wireless

107,864

116,588

8,724

8

Himachal Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

10,202

Total

2,396,303

2,483,959

87,656

3.66

Bihar

Reliance Telecom

2,566,539

2,566,539

NA

NA

Bihar

BSNL

2,136,482

2,246,959

110,477

5

Bihar

Bharti Airtel

6,419,357

6,656,835

237,478

4

Bihar

Dishnet Wireless

1,162,312

1,246,046

83,734

7

Bihar

ABTL (Idea Cellular)

149,037

269,229

120,192

81

Bihar

Vodafone Essar

76,349

176,564

100,215

131.26

Total

12,510,076

13,162,172

652,096

5

Orissa

Reliance Telecom

1,165,084

1,165,084

NA

NA

Orissa

BSNL

1,197,695

1,225,639

27,944

2.33

Orissa

Bharti Airtel

2,496,123

2,624,480

128,357

5.14

Orissa

Dishnet Wireless

741,495

769,884

28,389

3.83

Orissa

Vodafone Essar

137,445

181,818

44,373

32.28

Total

5,737,842

5,966,905

229,063

3.99

Assam

Reliance Telecom

1,275,448

1,275,448

NA

NA

Assam

BSNL

850,682

814,179

-36,503

-4.29

Assam

Bharti Airtel

1,241,186

1,306,812

65,626

5.29

Assam 

Dishnet Wireless

1,588,847

1,573,902

-14,945

-0.94

Assam

Vodafone Essar

45,486

66,700

21,214

46.64

Total

5,001,649

5,037,041

35,392

0.71

Northeast

Reliance Telecom

432,230

432,230

NA

NA

Northeast

Bharti Airtel

766,763

817,419

50,656

6.61

Northeast

BSNL

564,067

577,453

13,386

2.37

Northeast

Dishnet Wireless

880,062

899,823

19,761

2.25

Northeast

Vodafone Essar

29,814

47,117

17,303

58.04

Total

2,672,936

2,774,042

101,106

3.78

Jammu & Kashmir

BSNL

842,841

839,175

-3,666

-0.43

Jammu & Kashmir

Bharti Airtel

1,391,606

1,442,521

50,915

3.66

Jammu & Kashmir

Dishnet Wireless

540,595

579,350

38,755

7.17

Total

2,775,042

2,861,046

86,004

3.1

C Circle

31,093,848

32,285,165

1,191,317

3.83

All India

249,730,438

257,845,498

8,115,060

3.25

Bharti Airtel

Andhra Pradesh

91,224

­–

91,224

Delhi ­– NCR

791,740

­–

791,740

Gujarat

33,000

­–

33,000

Haryana

21,257

­–

21,257

Karnataka

409,217

­–

409,217

Kerala

50,246

­–

50,246

Kolkata

55,983

­–

55,983

Madhya Pradesh

239,665

­–

239,665

Chhattisgarh

60,654

­–

60,654

Maharashtra

46,323

­–

46,323

Mumbai

240,136

­–

240,136

Punjab

34,572

­–

34,572

Chandigarh

44,972

­–

44,972

Rajasthan

30,850

­–

30,850

Tamil Nadu

130,587

­–

130,587

Pondicherry

6,450

­–

6,450

Chennai

275,764

­–

275,764

Uttar Pradesh (East)

34,477

­–

34,477

Uttar Pradesh (West)

22,345

­–

22,345

Total

2,619,462

2,619,462

Reliance Communications

Andhra Pradesh

84,494

4,972,297

5,056,791

Bihar

2,153

2,618,790

2,620,943

Chennai

80,602

1,355,642

1,436,244

Delhi – NCR

136,767

3,131,692

3,268,459

Haryana

105,926

3,036,236

3,142,162

Himachal Pradesh

9,562

1,242,541

1,252,103

Jammu & Kashmir

3,938

275,436

279,374

Karnataka

1

733

734

Kerala

98,583

3,375,213

3,473,796

Kolkata

54,647

2,551,462

2,606,109

Madhya Pradesh

81,942

1,832,940

1,914,882

Maharashtra

69,954

3,365,214

3,435,168

Mumbai

32,150

3,610,379

3,642,529

Orissa

154,050

3,510,855

3,664,90

Punjab

4,581

725,031

729,612

Rajasthan

47,501

1,274,706

1,322,207

Tamil Nadu

19,690

2,314,154

2,333,844

Uttar Pradesh (East)

35,389

3,293,398

3,328,787

Uttar Pradesh (West)

36,549

3,961,468

3,998,017

West Bengal

9,735

2,977,737

2,987,472

Gujarat

6,004

1,565,368

1,571,372

Total

1,074,218

50,991,292

52,065,510

HFCL Infotel

Punjab*

156,887

382,389

539,276

Total

156,887

382,389

539,276

Shyam Telelink

Rajasthan

141,966

365,729

507,695

Total

141,966

365,729

507,695

Tata Teleservices

Andhra Pradesh

131,542

3,011,890

3,143,432

Assam

­–

18,016

18,016

Bihar

5,274

1,488,223

1,493,497

Chennai

28,429

430,924

459,353

Delhi – NCR

26,918

4,288,994

4,315,912

Gujarat

41,290

1,259,456

1,300,746

Haryana

4,487

1,197,600

1,202,087

Himachal Pradesh

540

129,230

129,770

Jammu & Kashmir

­–

6,854

6,854

Karnataka

93,715

1,313,649

1,407,364

Kerala

5,616

742,624

748,240

Kolkata

16,067

1,459,713

1,475,780

Madhya Pradesh

1,792

1,132,228

1,134,020

Orissa

2,390

606,168

608,558

Punjab

7,699

1,246,112

1,253,811

Rajasthan

1,241

2,386,848

2,388,089

Tamil Nadu

3,574

708,213

711,787

Uttar Pradesh (East)

4,975

1,382,746

1,387,721

Uttar Pradesh (West)

2,611

1,936,159

1,938,770

Northeast

­–

1,140

1,140

West Bengal

482

871,121

871,603

Maharashtra

115,163

3,998,947

4,114,110

Mumbai

377,546

2,147,142

2,524,688

Total

871,351

31,763,997

32,635,348

Grand total

4,863,884

83,503,407

88,367,291

*includes corDECT