Circle

Operator

January 2009

February 2009

Absolute change

% change

Metros

Delhi

Bharti Airtel

4,573,196

4,671,177

97,981

2.14

Delhi

Vodafone Essar

3,919,598

4,002,549

82,951

2.12

Delhi

MTNL

1,868,402

1,893,953

25,551

1.37

Delhi

Idea Cellular

2,307,332

2,401,927

94,595

4.10

Total

12,668,528

12,969,606

301,078

2.38

Mumbai

BPL Mobile

2,007,303

2,073,184

65,881

3.28

Mumbai

Vodafone Essar

4,234,006

4,303,513

69,507

1.64

Mumbai

MTNL

2,135,405

2,190,626

55,221

2.59

Mumbai

Bharti Airtel

2,762,132

2,791,963

29,831

1.08

Mumbai

Idea Cellular

603,570

690,913

87,343

14.47

Total

11,742,416

12,050,199

307,783

2.62

Chennai

Aircel Cellular

2,384,229

2,454,943

70,714

2.97

Chennai

Bharti Airtel

2,088,404

2,133,677

45,273

2.17

Chennai

Vodafone Essar

1,508,317

1,532,394

24,077

1.60

Chennai

BSNL

1,014,261

1,037,193

22,932

2.26

Total

6,995,211

7,158,207

162,996

2.33

Kolkata

Bharti Airtel

2,401,078

2,456,896

55,818

2.32

Kolkata

Vodafone Essar

2,608,970

2,720,193

111,223

4.26

Kolkata

BSNL

1,236,078

1,354,060

117,982

9.54

Kolkata

Reliance Telecom

656,989

656,989

NA

NA

Kolkata

Aircel Cellular

445,301

477,327

32,026

7.19

Total

7,348,416

7,665,465

317,049

4.31

All Metros

38,754,571

39,843,477

1,088,906

2.81

A Circle

Maharashtra

Vodafone Essar

4,226,327

4,428,389

202,062

4.78

Maharashtra

Idea

7,039,672

7,226,734

187,062

2.66

Maharashtra

Bharti Airtel

5,544,737

5,690,609

145,872

2.63

Maharashtra

BSNL

3,332,456

3,361,381

28,925

0.87

Total

20,143,192

20,707,113

563,921

2.80

Gujarat

Vodafone Essar

7,603,362

7,814,248

210,886

2.77

Gujarat

Idea

3,701,102

3,802,544

101,442

2.74

Gujarat

Bharti Airtel

3,931,331

3,981,660

50,329

1.28

Gujarat

BSNL

2,375,120

2,380,729

5,609

0.24

Total

17,610,915

17,979,181

368,266

2.09

Andhra Pradesh

Idea

4,802,225

4,944,611

142,386

2.97

Andhra Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

8,593,204

8,892,353

299,149

3.48

Andhra Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

3,665,593

3,806,178

140,585

3.84

Andhra Pradesh

BSNL

2,872,619

3,023,119

150,500

5.24

Total

19,933,641

20,666,261

732,620

3.68

Karnataka

Bharti Airtel

9,601,066

9,820,812

219,746

2.29

Karnataka

Spice Communications

1,572,915

1,620,929

48,014

3.05

Karnataka

Vodafone Essar

3,482,124

3,585,428

103,304

2.97

Karnataka

BSNL

2,089,042

2,181,421

92,379

4.42

Karnataka

Aircel Limited

1,873

Total

16,745,147

17,210,463

465,316

2.78

Tamil Nadu

Vodafone Essar

4,833,724

5,005,095

171,371

3.55

Tamil Nadu

Aircel Limited

7,444,964

7,768,059

323,095

4.34

Tamil Nadu

BSNL

2,683,918

2,815,460

131,542

4.9

Tamil Nadu

Bharti Airtel

5,795,731

6,003,040

207,309

3.58

Total

20,758,337

21,591,654

833,317

4.01

A Circle

95,191,232

98,154,672

2,963,440

3.11

B Circle

Kerala

Idea

4,078,537

4,241,565

163,028

4

Kerala

Vodafone Essar

2,900,940

3,001,669

100,729

3.47

Kerala

Bharti Airtel

2,114,180

2,169,633

55,453

2.62

Kerala

BSNL

2,382,933

2,435,248

52,315

2.20

Kerala

Dishnet Wireless

­–

12,677

­–

­–

Total

11,476,590

11,860,792

384,202

3.35

Punjab

Spice Communications

2,379,192

2,427,574

48,382

2.03

Punjab

Bharti Airtel

3,713,574

3,754,405

40,831

1.10

Punjab

BSNL

2,583,702

2,636,796

53,094

2.05

Punjab

Vodafone Essar

2,081,484

2,147,163

65,679

3.16

Total

10,757,952

10,965,938

207,986

1.93

Haryana

Idea

1,484,509

1,556,767

72,258

4.87

Haryana

Vodafone Essar

2,082,198

2,150,344

68,146

3.27

Haryana

Bharti Airtel

1,238,027

1,248,906

10,879

0.88

Haryana

BSNL

1,407,663

1,500,971

93,308

6.63

Total

6,212,397

6,456,988

244,591

3.94

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Idea

3,752,408

3,904,162

151,754

4.04

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Bharti Airtel

2,198,209

2,256,862

58,653

2.67

Uttar Pradesh (West)

BSNL

2,244,304

2,323,397

79,093

3.52

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Vodafone Essar

4,091,105

4,223,429

132,324

3.23

Total

12,286,026

12,707,850

421,824

3.43

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Vodafone Essar

6,090,871

6,323,800

232,929

3.82

Uttar Pradesh (East)

BSNL

5,212,346

5,368,566

156,220

3

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Bharti Airtel

5,552,153

5,722,386

170,233

3.07

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Idea

1,804,078

1,922,428

118,350

6.56

Total

18,659,448

19,337,180

677,732

3.63

Rajasthan

Vodafone Essar

4,738,670

4,888,771

150,101

3.17

Rajasthan

Bharti Airtel

6,409,936

6,704,274

294,338

4.59

Rajasthan

BSNL

2,702,496

2,803,686

101,190

3.74

Rajasthan

Idea

1,200,582

1,206,546

5,964

0.50

Total

15,051,684

15,603,277

551,593

3.66

Madhya Pradesh

Idea

4,629,874

4,828,687

198,813

4.29

Madhya Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

2,375,345

2,375,345

NA

NA

Madhya Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

4,330,838

4,470,561

139,723

3.23

Madhya Pradesh

BSNL

2,356,274

2,390,816

34,542

1.47

Madhya Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

175,337

255,482

80,145

45.71

Total

13,867,668

14,320,891

453,223

3.27

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Reliance Telecom

1,191,559

1,191,559

NA

NA

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

BSNL

1,670,706

1,762,635

91,929

5.5

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Bharti Airtel

3,321,104

3,501,560

180,456

5.43

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Vodafone Essar

4,354,409

4,587,330

232,921

5.35

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Dishnet Wireless

1,046,363

1,106,602

60,239

5.76

Total

11,584,141

12,149,686

565,545

4.88

B Circle

99,895,906

103,402,602

3,506,696

3.51

C Circle

Himachal Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

937,867

951,121

13,254

1.41

Himachal Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

710,798

710,798

NA

NA

Himachal Pradesh

BSNL

692,615

720,005

27,390

3.95

Himachal Pradesh

Idea

130,543

135,768

5,225

4

Himachal Pradesh

Dishnet Wireless

123,320

128,939

5,619

4.56

Himachal Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

17,371

29,756

12,385

71.30

Total

2,612,514

2,676,387

63,873

2.44

Bihar

Reliance Telecom

2,698,215

2,698,215

NA

NA

Bihar

BSNL

2,339,657

2,535,508

195,851

8.37

Bihar

Bharti Airtel

6,851,526

7,152,245

300,719

4.39

Bihar

Dishnet Wireless

1,306,311

1,360,293

53,982

4.13

Bihar

ABTL (Idea Cellular)

529,614

607,458

77,844

14.70

Bihar

Vodafone Essar

328,444

601,175

272,731

83.04

Total

14,053,767

14,954,894

901,127

6.41

Orissa

Reliance Telecom

1,240,804

1,240,804

NA

NA

Orissa

BSNL

1,251,886

1,288,589

36,703

2.93

Orissa

Bharti Airtel

2,711,377

2,811,453

100,076

3.69

Orissa

Dishnet Wireless

809,155

865,039

55,884

6.91

Orissa

Vodafone Essar

233,249

284,876

51,627

22.13

Total

6,246,471

6,490,761

244,290

3.91

Assam

Reliance Telecom

1,404,188

1,404,188

NA

NA

Assam 

BSNL

803,274

824,572

21,298

2.65

Assam

Bharti Airtel

1,352,549

1,448,389

95,840

7.09

Assam

Dishnet Wireless

1,597,016

1,631,466

34,450

2.16

Assam

Vodafone Essar

90,720

121,809

31,089

34.27

Total

5,247,747

5,430,424

182,677

3.48

Northeast

Reliance Telecom

467,055

467,055

NA

NA

Northeast

Bharti Airtel

842,913

890,054

47,141

5.59

Northeast

BSNL

588,711

607,866

19,155

3.25

Northeast

Dishnet Wireless

937,024

965,902

28,878

3.08

Northeast

Vodafone Essar

73,205

107,311

34,106

46.59

Total

2,908,908

3,038,188

129,280

4.44

Jammu & Kashmir

BSNL

833,296

828,862

-4,434

-0.53

Jammu & Kashmir

Bharti Airtel

1,517,626

1,590,935

73,309

4.83

Jammu & Kashmir

Dishnet Wireless

668,062

703,842

35,780

5.36

Total

3,018,984

3,123,639

104,655

3.47

C Circle

34,088,391

35,714,293

1,625,902

4.77

All India

267,930,100

277,115,044

9,184,944

3.43

Bharti Airtel

Andhra Pradesh

95,724

­–

95,724

Delhi – NCR

800,740

­–

800,740

Gujarat

34,351

­–

34,351

Haryana

21,289

­–

21,289

Karnataka

412,717

­–

412,717

Kerala

50,948

­–

50,948

Kolkata

57,415

­–

57,415

Madhya Pradesh

239,805

­–

239,805

Chhattisgarh

60,664

­–

60,664

Maharashtra

48,914

­–

48,914

Mumbai

251,136

­–

251,136

Punjab

35,202

­–

35,202

Chandigarh

46,655

­–

46,655

Rajasthan

31,862

­–

31,862

Tamil Nadu

130,882

­–

130,882

Pondicherry

6,455

­–

6,455

Chennai

276,089

­–

276,089

Uttar Pradesh (East)

35,615

­–

35,615

Uttar Pradesh (West)

22,355

­–

22,355

Total

2,658,818

2,658,818

Reliance Communications

Andhra Pradesh

85,224

5,059,634

5,144,858

Bihar

2,188

2,660,643

2,662,831

Chennai

82,761

1,361,904

1,444,665

Delhi – NCR

140,553

3,195,400

3,335,953

Gujarat

106,615

3,861,447

3,968,062

Haryana

9,416

1,275,151

1,284,567

Himachal Pradesh

3,527

272,531

276,058

Jammu & Kashmir

1

717

718

Karnataka

99,524

4,020,847

4,120,371

Kerala

55,198

2,609,367

2,664,565

Kolkata

83,992

1,847,028

1,931,020

Madhya Pradesh

32,461

3,424,805

3,457,266

Maharashtra

71,124

3,863,696

3,934,820

Mumbai

157,047

4,250,364

4,407,411

Orissa

4,389

728,558

732,947

Punjab

47,537

1,308,645

1,356,182

Rajasthan

20,027

2,974,818

2,994,845

Tamil Nadu

36,169

3,457,073

3,493,242

Uttar Pradesh (East)

36,580

4,708,947

4,745,527

Uttar Pradesh (West)

10,207

3,082,754

3,092,961

West Bengal

5,864

1,586,092

1,591,956

Total

1,090,404

55,550,421

56,640,825

HFCL Infotel

Punjab

158,162

385,568

543,730

Total

158,162

385,568

543,730

Shyam Sistema

Rajasthan

138,747

434,649

573,396

Total

138,747

434,649

573,396

Tata Teleservices

Andhra Pradesh

131,306

3,062,385

3,193,691

Assam

27,647

27,647

Bihar

5,416

1,569,960

1,575,376

Chennai

28,881

435,011

463,892

Delhi – NCR

27,155

4,434,898

4,462,053

Gujarat

42,187

1,316,482

1,358,669

Haryana

4,937

1,249,215

1,254,152

Himachal Pradesh

540

132,405

132,945

Jammu & Kashmir

21,106

21,106

Karnataka

94,776

1,343,752

1,438,528

Kerala

5,794

757,279

763,073

Kolkata

16,302

1,466,876

1,483,178

Madhya Pradesh

2,052

1,187,828

1,189,880

Orissa

2,432

628,343

630,775

Punjab

7,974

1,297,464

1,305,438

Rajasthan

1,415

2,440,600

2,442,015

Tamil Nadu

3,616

717,942

721,558

Uttar Pradesh (East)

5,230

1,431,067

1,436,297

Uttar Pradesh (West)

2,786

2,015,239

2,018,025

Northeast

5,383

5,383

West Bengal

834

891,886

892,720

Maharashtra

119,319

4,155,953

4,275

Mumbai

386,835

2,202,451

2,589,286

Total

889,787

32,791,172

33,680,959

Grand total

4,935,918

89,161,810

94,097,728