|
Circle |
Operator |
February 2009 |
March 2009 |
Absolute change |
% change |
|
Metros |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bharti Airtel |
4,671,177 |
4,812,579 |
141,402 |
3.03 |
|
|
Vodafone Essar |
4,002,549 |
4,092,931 |
90,382 |
2.26 |
|
|
MTNL |
1,893,953 |
1,918,496 |
24,543 |
1.30 |
|
|
Idea Cellular |
2,401,927 |
2,405,168 |
3,241 |
0.13 |
|
|
Aircel |
– |
28,798 |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
12,969,606 |
13,257,972 |
288,366 |
2.22 |
|
Mumbai |
BPL Mobile |
2,073,184 |
2,164,211 |
91,027 |
4.39 |
|
Mumbai |
Vodafone Essar |
4,303,513 |
4,373,872 |
70,359 |
1.63 |
|
Mumbai |
MTNL |
2,190,626 |
2,258,180 |
67,554 |
3.08 |
|
Mumbai |
Bharti Airtel |
2,791,963 |
2,802,180 |
10,217 |
0.37 |
|
Mumbai |
Idea Cellular |
690,913 |
751,757 |
60,844 |
8.81 |
|
Total |
|
12,050,199 |
12,350,200 |
300,001 |
2.49 |
|
Chennai |
Aircel |
2,454,943 |
2,534,480 |
79,537 |
3.24 |
|
Chennai |
Bharti Airtel |
2,133,677 |
2,177,600 |
43,923 |
2.06 |
|
Chennai |
Vodafone Essar |
1,532,394 |
1,562,454 |
30,060 |
1.96 |
|
Chennai |
BSNL |
1,037,193 |
1,076,040 |
38,847 |
3.75 |
|
Total |
|
7,158,207 |
7,350,574 |
192,367 |
2.69 |
|
Kolkata |
Bharti Airtel |
2,456,896 |
2,485,001 |
28,105 |
1.14 |
|
Kolkata |
Vodafone Essar |
2,720,193 |
2,811,441 |
91,248 |
3.35 |
|
Kolkata |
BSNL |
1,354,060 |
1,519,161 |
165,101 |
12.19 |
|
Kolkata |
Reliance Telecom |
755,873 |
755,873 |
NA |
NA |
|
Kolkata |
Aircel |
477,327 |
518,095 |
40,768 |
8.54 |
|
Total |
|
7,764,349 |
8,089,571 |
325,222 |
4.19 |
|
All metros |
|
39,942,361 |
41,048,317 |
1,105,956 |
2.77 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vodafone Essar |
4,428,389 |
4,666,959 |
238,570 |
5.39 |
|
|
Idea |
7,226,734 |
7,477,604 |
250,870 |
3.47 |
|
|
Bharti Airtel |
5,690,609 |
6,001,373 |
310,764 |
5.46 |
|
|
BSNL |
3,361,381 |
3,621,924 |
260,543 |
7.75 |
|
Total |
|
20,707,113 |
21,767,860 |
1,060,747 |
5.12 |
|
|
Vodafone Essar |
7,814,248 |
8,024,283 |
210,035 |
2.69 |
|
|
Idea |
3,802,544 |
3,918,150 |
115,606 |
3.04 |
|
|
Bharti Airtel |
3,981,660 |
4,101,956 |
120,296 |
3.02 |
|
|
BSNL |
2,380,729 |
2,387,870 |
7,141 |
0.30 |
|
Total |
|
17,979,181 |
18,432,259 |
453,078 |
2.52 |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
Idea |
4,944,611 |
5,045,051 |
100,440 |
2.03 |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
Bharti Airtel |
8,892,353 |
9,086,180 |
193,827 |
2.18 |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
Vodafone Essar |
3,806,178 |
3,956,698 |
150,520 |
3.95 |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
BSNL |
3,023,119 |
3,150,068 |
126,949 |
4.20 |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
Aircel |
– |
33,258 |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
20,666,261 |
21,271,255 |
604,994 |
2.93 |
| Karnataka | Bharti Airtel | 9,820,812 | 10,001,037 | 180,225 | 1.84 |
|
Karnataka |
Spice Communications |
1,620,929 |
1,650,609 |
29,680 |
1.83 |
|
Karnataka |
Vodafone Essar |
3,585,428 |
3,695,522 |
110,094 |
3.07 |
|
Karnataka |
BSNL |
2,181,421 |
2,318,535 |
137,114 |
6.29 |
|
Karnataka |
Aircel |
1,873 |
52,831 |
50,958 |
– |
|
Total |
|
17,210,463 |
17,718,534 |
508,071 |
2.95 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
Vodafone Essar |
5,005,095 |
5,223,302 |
218,207 |
4.36 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
Aircel |
7,768,059 |
8,081,288 |
313,229 |
4.03 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
BSNL |
2,815,460 |
3,079,227 |
263,767 |
9.37 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
Bharti Airtel |
6,003,040 |
6,213,021 |
209,981 |
3.50 |
|
Total |
|
21,591,654 |
22,596,838 |
1,005,184 |
4.66 |
|
|
|
98,154,672 |
101,786,746 |
3,632,074 |
3.70 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kerala |
Idea |
4,241,565 |
4,371,750 |
130,185 |
3.07 |
|
Kerala |
Vodafone Essar |
3,001,669 |
3,127,106 |
125,437 |
4.18 |
|
Kerala |
Bharti Airtel |
2,169,633 |
2,294,896 |
125,263 |
5.77 |
|
Kerala |
BSNL |
2,435,248 |
2,515,329 |
80,081 |
3.29 |
|
Kerala |
Aircel |
12,677 |
51,251 |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
11,860,792 |
12,360,332 |
499,540 |
4.21 |
|
|
Spice Communications |
2,427,574 |
2,482,733 |
55,159 |
2.27 |
|
|
Bharti Airtel |
3,754,405 |
3,783,941 |
29,536 |
0.79 |
|
|
BSNL |
2,636,796 |
2,810,770 |
173,974 |
6.60 |
|
|
Vodafone Essar |
2,147,163 |
2,227,692 |
80,529 |
3.75 |
|
Total |
|
10,965,938 |
11,305,136 |
339,198 |
3.09 |
|
Haryana |
Idea |
1,556,767 |
1,575,309 |
18,542 |
1.19 |
|
Haryana |
Vodafone Essar |
2,150,344 |
2,210,718 |
60,374 |
2.81 |
|
Haryana |
Bharti Airtel |
1,248,906 |
1,259,521 |
10,615 |
0.85 |
|
Haryana |
BSNL |
1,500,971 |
1,617,228 |
116,257 |
7.75 |
|
Total |
|
6,456,988 |
6,662,776 |
205,788 |
3.19 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
Idea |
3,904,162 |
4,093,412 |
189,250 |
4.85 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
Bharti Airtel |
2,256,862 |
2,371,852 |
114,990 |
5.10 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
BSNL |
2,323,397 |
2,416,023 |
92,626 |
3.99 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
Vodafone Essar |
4,223,429 |
4,405,718 |
182,289 |
4.32 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
Aircel |
– |
218 |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
12,707,850 |
13,287,223 |
579,373 |
4.56 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
Vodafone Essar |
6,323,800 |
6,604,921 |
281,121 |
4.45 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
BSNL |
5,368,566 |
5,674,601 |
306,035 |
5.70 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
Bharti Airtel |
5,722,386 |
5,909,614 |
187,228 |
3.27 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
Idea |
1,922,428 |
2,001,056 |
78,628 |
4.09 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
Aircel |
– |
2,371 |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
19,337,180 |
20,192,563 |
855,383 |
4.42 |
|
Rajasthan |
Vodafone Essar |
4,888,771 |
5,039,136 |
150,365 |
3.08 |
|
Rajasthan |
Bharti Airtel |
6,704,274 |
6,874,691 |
170,417 |
2.54 |
|
Rajasthan |
BSNL |
2,803,686 |
2,902,209 |
98,523 |
3.51 |
|
Rajasthan |
Idea |
1,206,546 |
1,225,706 |
19,160 |
1.59 |
|
Total |
|
15,603,277 |
16,041,742 |
438,465 |
2.81 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
Idea |
4,828,687 |
5,019,627 |
190,940 |
3.95 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
Reliance Telecom |
2,459,586 |
2,459,586 |
NA |
NA |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
Bharti Airtel |
4,470,561 |
4,620,901 |
150,340 |
3.36 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
BSNL |
2,390,816 |
2,467,446 |
76,630 |
3.21 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
Vodafone Essar |
255,482 |
356,513 |
101,031 |
39.55 |
|
Total |
|
14,405,132 |
14,924,073 |
518,941 |
3.60 |
|
Andaman & |
Reliance Telecom |
1,284,310 |
1,284,310 |
NA |
NA |
|
Andaman & |
BSNL |
1,762,635 |
1,863,292 |
100,657 |
5.71 |
|
Andaman & |
Bharti Airtel |
3,501,560 |
3,620,386 |
118,826 |
3.39 |
|
Andaman & |
Vodafone Essar |
4,587,330 |
4,866,592 |
279,262 |
6.09 |
|
Andaman & |
Dishnet Wireless |
1,106,602 |
1,156,675 |
50,073 |
4.52 |
|
Total |
|
12,242,437 |
12,791,255 |
548,818 |
4.48 |
|
|
|
103,579,594 |
107,565,100 |
3,985,506 |
3.85 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Himachal Pradesh |
Bharti Airtel |
951,121 |
961,565 |
10,444 |
1.10 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
Reliance Telecom |
718,676 |
718,676 |
NA |
NA |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
BSNL |
720,005 |
798,977 |
78,972 |
10.97 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
Idea |
135,768 |
141,819 |
6,051 |
4.46 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
Dishnet Wireless |
128,939 |
138,567 |
9,628 |
7.47 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
Vodafone Essar |
29,756 |
44,508 |
14,752 |
49.58 |
|
Total |
|
2,684,265 |
2,804,112 |
119,847 |
4.46 |
|
|
Reliance Telecom |
2,764,774 |
2,764,774 |
NA |
NA |
|
|
BSNL |
2,535,508 |
2,691,509 |
156,001 |
6.15 |
|
|
Bharti Airtel |
7,152,245 |
7,488,867 |
336,622 |
4.71 |
|
|
Dishnet Wireless |
1,360,293 |
1,402,825 |
42,532 |
3.13 |
|
|
ABTL (Idea Cellular) |
607,458 |
863,048 |
255,590 |
42.08 |
|
|
Vodafone Essar |
601,175 |
771,543 |
170,368 |
28.34 |
|
Total |
|
15,021,453 |
15,982,566 |
961,113 |
6.4 |
|
Orissa |
Reliance Telecom |
1,285,857 |
1,285,857 |
NA |
NA |
|
Orissa |
BSNL |
1,288,589 |
1,409,854 |
121,265 |
9.41 |
|
Orissa |
Bharti Airtel |
2,811,453 |
3,000,622 |
189,169 |
6.73 |
|
Orissa |
Dishnet Wireless |
865,039 |
926,304 |
61,265 |
7.08 |
|
Orissa |
Vodafone Essar |
284,876 |
381,257 |
96,381 |
33.83 |
|
Total |
|
6,535,814 |
7,003,894 |
468,080 |
7.16 |
|
|
Reliance Telecom |
1,407,486 |
1,407,486 |
NA |
NA |
|
|
BSNL |
824,572 |
870,869 |
46,297 |
5.61 |
|
|
Bharti Airtel |
1,448,389 |
1,501,478 |
53,089 |
3.67 |
|
|
Dishnet Wireless |
1,631,466 |
1,704,933 |
73,467 |
4.5 |
|
|
Vodafone Essar |
121,809 |
161,342 |
39,533 |
32.45 |
|
Total |
|
5,433,722 |
5,646,108 |
212,386 |
3.91 |
|
Northeast |
Reliance Telecom |
468,614 |
468,614 |
NA |
NA |
|
Northeast |
Bharti Airtel |
890,054 |
920,268 |
30,214 |
3.39 |
|
Northeast |
BSNL |
607,866 |
661,067 |
53,201 |
8.75 |
|
Northeast |
Dishnet Wireless |
965,902 |
1,014,150 |
48,248 |
5.00 |
|
Northeast |
Vodafone Essar |
107,311 |
163,099 |
55,788 |
51.99 |
|
Total |
|
3,039,747 |
3,227,198 |
187,451 |
6.17 |
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
BSNL |
828,862 |
832,050 |
3,188 |
0.38 |
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
Bharti Airtel |
1,590,935 |
1,633,719 |
42,784 |
2.69 |
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
Dishnet Wireless |
703,842 |
832,281 |
128,439 |
18.25 |
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
Vodafone Essar |
– |
1,391 |
– |
– |
|
Total |
|
3,123,639 |
3,299,441 |
175,802 |
5.63 |
|
|
|
35,838,640 |
37,963,319 |
2,124,679 |
5.93 |
|
All |
|
277,515,267 |
288,363,482 |
10,848,215 |
3.91 |
Note: Reliance Telecom’s subscriber figures are as of February 2009 as the same for March 2009 have not been declared
Subscriber base as on February 28, 2009
| Operator/Circle | Wireline | Digital mobile | Total |
|
Bharti Airtel |
|
|
|
|
Andhra Pradesh |
98,699 |
– |
98,699 |
|
|
806,738 |
– |
806,738 |
|
|
34,854 |
– |
34,854 |
|
Haryana |
21,321 |
– |
21,321 |
|
Karnataka |
415,336 |
– |
415,336 |
|
Kerala |
50,934 |
– |
50,934 |
|
Kolkata |
58,859 |
– |
58,859 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
239,945 |
– |
239,945 |
|
Chhattisgarh |
60,676 |
– |
60,676 |
|
|
50,913 |
– |
50,913 |
|
Mumbai |
256,916 |
– |
256,916 |
|
|
35,602 |
– |
35,602 |
|
|
47,468 |
– |
47,468 |
|
Rajasthan |
32,671 |
– |
32,671 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
131,157 |
– |
131,157 |
|
|
6,460 |
– |
6,460 |
|
Chennai |
276,417 |
– |
276,417 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
36,682 |
– |
36,682 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
22,365 |
– |
22,365 |
|
Total |
2,684,013 |
|
2,684,013 |
|
Reliance Communications |
|
|
|
|
Andhra Pradesh |
85,350 |
5,668,178 |
5,753,528 |
|
|
2,186 |
2,726,799 |
2,728,985 |
|
Chennai |
84,212 |
1,363,653 |
1,447,865 |
|
|
143,739 |
3,343,050 |
3,486,789 |
|
|
106,873 |
3,895,509 |
4,002,382 |
|
Haryana |
9,071 |
1,514,739 |
1,523,810 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
3,737 |
279,875 |
283,612 |
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
1 |
8,604 |
8,605 |
|
Karnataka |
99,906 |
4,057,675 |
4,157,581 |
|
Kerala |
55,374 |
2,650,200 |
2,705,574 |
|
Kolkata |
85,399 |
1,864,667 |
1,950,066 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
32,541 |
3,495,008 |
3,527,549 |
|
|
71,881 |
4,351,567 |
4,423,448 |
|
Mumbai |
159,136 |
4,299,061 |
4,458,197 |
|
Orissa |
3,711 |
736,674 |
740,385 |
|
|
46,774 |
1,492,602 |
1,539,376 |
|
Rajasthan |
20,150 |
3,078,314 |
3,098,464 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
36,373 |
3,829,167 |
3,865,540 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
36,318 |
4,802,250 |
4,838,568 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
10,235 |
3,421,868 |
3,432,103 |
|
|
5,443 |
1,615,747 |
1,621,190 |
|
Total |
1,098,410 |
58,495,207 |
59,593,617 |
|
HFCL Infotel |
|
|
|
|
|
159,795 |
389,839 |
549,634 |
|
Total |
159,795 |
389,839 |
549,634 |
|
Sistema Shyam TeleServices |
|
||
|
Rajasthan |
137,289 |
498,535 |
635,824 |
|
Total |
137,289 |
498,535 |
635,824 |
|
Tata Teleservices |
|
|
|
|
Andhra Pradesh |
131,973 |
3,149,183 |
3,281,156 |
|
|
– |
38,565 |
38,565 |
|
|
5,416 |
1,659,160 |
1,664,576 |
|
Chennai |
29,604 |
437,830 |
467,434 |
|
|
27,506 |
4,569,049 |
4,596,555 |
|
|
42,382 |
1,345,209 |
1,387,591 |
|
Haryana |
5,085 |
1,286,985 |
1,292,070 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
570 |
134,317 |
134,887 |
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
– |
29,318 |
29,318 |
|
Karnataka |
94,739 |
1,365,706 |
1,460,445 |
|
Kerala |
5,970 |
767,873 |
773,843 |
|
Kolkata |
16,587 |
1,509,149 |
1,525,736 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
2,111 |
1,235,556 |
1,237,667 |
|
Orissa |
2,576 |
653,295 |
655,871 |
|
|
8,097 |
1,332,993 |
1,341,090 |
|
Rajasthan |
1,659 |
2,493,481 |
2,495,140 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
3,804 |
727,079 |
730,883 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
5,548 |
1,470,449 |
1,475,997 |
|
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
2,838 |
2,087,930 |
2,090,768 |
|
Northeast |
|
10,890 |
10,890 |
|
|
893 |
943,153 |
944,046 |
|
|
123,523 |
4,378,783 |
4,502,306 |
|
Mumbai |
395,061 |
2,241,071 |
2,636,132 |
|
Total |
905,942 |
33,867,024 |
34,772,966 |
|
Grand total |
4,985,449 |
93,250,605 |
98,236,054 |