Circle

Operator

April 2009

May 2009

Absolute change

% change

Metros

Delhi

Bharti Airtel

4,913,281

5,013,775

100,494

2.05

Delhi

Vodafone Essar

4,151,163

4,203,442

52,279

1.26

Delhi

MTNL

1,934,015

1,947,107

13,092

0.68

Delhi

Idea Cellular

2,356,703

2,326,058

-30,645

-1.30

Delhi

Aircel

140,010

239,254

99,244

70.88

Total

13,495,172

13,729,636

234,464

1.74

Mumbai

BPL Mobile

2,204,676

2,256,862

52,186

2.37

Mumbai

Vodafone Essar

4,445,950

4,517,438

71,488

1.61

Mumbai

MTNL

2,288,214

2,313,158

24,944

1.09

Mumbai

Bharti Airtel

2,811,299

2,821,221

9,922

0.35

Mumbai

Idea Cellular

825,989

856,365

30,376

3.68

Mumbai

Aircel

61,292

140,627

79,335

129.44

Total

12,637,420

12,905,671

268,251

2.12

Chennai

Aircel

2,582,580

2,613,806

31,226

1.21

Chennai

Bharti Airtel

2,207,830

2,268,110

60,280

2.73

Chennai

Vodafone Essar

1,585,998

1,606,108

20,110

1.27

Chennai

BSNL

1,103,855

1,109,193

5,338

0.48

Total

7,480,263

7,597,217

116,954

1.56

Kolkata

Bharti Airtel

2,506,825

2,527,010

20,185

0.81

Kolkata

Vodafone Essar

2,898,756

2,970,734

71,978

2.48

Kolkata

BSNL

1,591,774

1,582,600

-9,174

-0.58

Kolkata

Reliance Telecom

854,217

854,217

NA

NA

Kolkata

Aircel

548,670

552,914

4,244

0.77

Total

8,400,242

8,487,475

87,233

1.04

All Metros

42,013,097

42,719,999

706,902

1.68

A Circle

Maharashtra

Vodafone Essar

4,917,148

5,141,142

223,994

4.56

Maharashtra

Idea

7,628,044

7,800,638

172,594

2.26

Maharashtra

Bharti Airtel

6,018,396

6,036,123

17,727

0.29

Maharashtra

BSNL

3,639,056

3,619,217

-19,839

-0.55

Total

22,202,644

22,597,120

394,476

1.78

Gujarat

Vodafone Essar

8,207,673

8,415,802

208,129

2.54

Gujarat

Idea

4,020,894

4,082,321

61,427

1.53

Gujarat

Bharti Airtel

4,202,918

4,253,725

50,807

1.21

Gujarat

BSNL

2,396,780

2,396,819

39

0

Total

18,828,265

19,148,667

320,402

1.70

Andhra Pradesh

Idea

5,188,665

5,292,520

103,855

2

Andhra Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

9,471,463

9,821,762

350,299

3.70

Andhra Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

4,107,549

4,257,943

150,394

3.66

Andhra Pradesh

BSNL

3,206,400

3,280,453

74,053

2.31

Andhra Pradesh

Aircel

86,350

157,237

70,887

82.09

Total

22,060,427

22,809,915

749,488

3.40

Karnataka

Bharti Airtel

10,136,069

10,322,015

185,946

1.83

Karnataka

Spice Communications

1,683,662

1,715,291

31,629

1.88

Karnataka

Vodafone Essar

3,820,630

3,946,252

125,622

3.29

Karnataka

BSNL

2,397,629

2,462,645

65,016

2.71

Karnataka

Aircel Limited

96,670

145,026

48,356

50.02

Total

18,134,660

18,591,229

456,569

2.52

Tamil Nadu

Vodafone Essar

5,398,603

5,550,119

151,516

2.81

Tamil Nadu

Aircel Limited

8,346,805

8,654,732

307,927

3.69

Tamil Nadu

BSNL

3,220,697

3,271,811

51,114

1.59

Tamil Nadu

Bharti Airtel

6,360,685

6,569,274

208,589

3.28

Tamil Nadu

Idea Cellular

­–

6,066

6,066

NA

Total

23,326,790

24,052,002

725,212

3.11

A Circle

104,552,786

107,198,933

2,646,147

2.53

B Circle

Kerala

Idea

4,472,053

4,607,373

135,320

3.03

Kerala

Vodafone Essar

3,255,172

3,370,227

115,055

3.53

Kerala

Bharti Airtel

2,420,281

2,502,433

82,152

3.39

Kerala

BSNL

2,560,514

2,588,012

27,498

1.07

Kerala

Aircel

93,263

133,195

39,932

42.82

Total

12,801,283

13,201,240

399,957

3.12

Punjab

Spice Communications

2,487,925

2,519,732

31,807

1.28

Punjab

Bharti Airtel

3,821,780

3,858,426

36,646

0.96

Punjab

BSNL

2,852,974

2,873,503

20,529

0.72

Punjab

Vodafone Essar

2,269,320

2,303,023

33,703

1.49

Total

11,431,999

11,554,684

122,685

1.07

Haryana

Idea

1,577,879

1,597,891

20,012

1.27

Haryana

Vodafone Essar

2,260,750

2,310,951

50,201

2.22

Haryana

Bharti Airtel

1,270,229

1,280,162

9,933

0.78

Haryana

BSNL

1,685,635

1,762,073

76,438

4.53

Total

6,794,493

6,951,077

156,584

2.30

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Idea

4,205,253

4,282,063

76,810

1.83

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Bharti Airtel

2,415,305

2,468,395

53,090

2.20

Uttar Pradesh (West)

BSNL

2,481,615

2,496,465

14,850

0.60

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Vodafone Essar

4,541,351

4,674,719

133,368

2.94

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Aircel

31,697

78,358

46,661

147.21

Total

13,675,221

14,000,000

324,779

2.37

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Vodafone Essar

6,879,931

7,176,532

296,601

4.31

Uttar Pradesh (East)

BSNL

5,809,362

5,858,803

49,441

0.85

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Bharti Airtel

6,147,131

6,467,537

320,406

5.21

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Idea

2,085,662

2,251,382

165,720

7.95

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Aircel

41,361

77,173

35,812

86.58

Total

20,963,447

21,831,427

867,980

4.14

Rajasthan

Vodafone Essar

5,219,675

5,401,156

181,481

3.48

Rajasthan

Bharti Airtel

7,267,379

7,572,262

304,883

4.20

Rajasthan

BSNL

2,881,541

2,831,732

-49,809

-1.73

Rajasthan

Idea

1,249,702

1,288,417

38,715

3.1

Total

16,618,297

17,093,567

475,270

2.86

Madhya Pradesh

Idea

5,210,915

5,400,258

189,343

3.63

Madhya Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

2,687,646

2,687,646

NA

NA

Madhya Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

4,830,061

5,001,125

171,064

3.54

Madhya Pradesh

BSNL

2,465,882

2,454,994

-10,888

-0.44

Madhya Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

445,847

534,564

88,717

19.90

Total

15,640,351

16,078,587

438,236

2.80

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Reliance Telecom

1,465,351

1,465,351

NA

NA

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

BSNL

1,919,483

1,947,089

27,606

1.44

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Bharti Airtel

3,758,817

3,886,556

127,739

3.40

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Vodafone Essar

5,091,979

5,249,681

157,702

3.10

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Dishnet Wireless

1,216,235

1,295,658

79,423

6.53

Total

13,451,865

13,844,335

392,470

2.92

B Circle

111,376,956

114,554,917

3,177,961

2.85

C Circle

Himachal Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

974,495

991,275

16,780

1.72

Himachal Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

740,553

740,553

NA

NA

Himachal Pradesh

BSNL

847,435

869,908

22,473

2.65

Himachal Pradesh

Idea

143,770

150,247

6,477

4.51

Himachal Pradesh

Dishnet Wireless

138,616

149,604

10,988

7.93

Himachal Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

56,894

63,517

6,623

11.64

Total

2,901,763

2,965,104

63,341

2.18

Bihar

Reliance Telecom

2,931,877

2,931,877

NA

NA

Bihar

BSNL

2,748,449

2,772,670

24,221

0.88

Bihar

Bharti Airtel

7,778,055

8,159,469

381,414

4.9

Bihar

Dishnet Wireless

1,462,983

1,502,738

39,755

2.72

Bihar

ABTL (Idea Cellular)

1,002,106

1,201,417

199,311

19.89

Bihar

Vodafone Essar

1,048,748

1,251,331

202,583

19.32

Total

16,972,218

17,819,502

847,284

4.99

Orissa

Reliance Telecom

1,393,525

1,393,525

NA

NA

Orissa

BSNL

1,482,198

1,539,364

57,166

3.86

Orissa

Bharti Airtel

3,122,778

3,253,456

130,678

4.18

Orissa

Dishnet Wireless

970,150

990,903

20,753

2.14

Orissa

Vodafone Essar

481,880

572,757

90,877

18.86

Orissa

Idea Cellular

35,019

100,237

65,218

186.24

Total

7,485,550

7,850,242

364,692

4.87

Assam

Reliance Telecom

1,425,863

1,425,863

NA

NA

Assam

BSNL

891,616

898,328

6,712

0.75

Assam

Bharti Airtel

1,622,477

1,684,159

61,682

3.8

Assam

Dishnet Wireless

1,808,533

1,880,377

71,844

3.97

Assam

Vodafone Essar

190,474

231,625

41,151

21.6

Total

5,938,963

6,120,352

181,389

3.05

Northeast

Reliance Telecom

466,344

466,344

NA

NA

Northeast

Bharti Airtel

969,504

1,005,121

35,617

3.67

Northeast

BSNL

701,036

718,646

17,610

2.51

Northeast

Dishnet Wireless

1,073,893

1,143,859

69,966

6.52

Northeast

Vodafone Essar

210,129

245,980

35,851

17.06

Total

3,420,906

3,579,950

159,044

4.65

Jammu & Kashmir

BSNL

839,672

842,860

3,188

0.38

Jammu & Kashmir

Bharti Airtel

1,708,248

1,785,817

77,569

4.54

Jammu & Kashmir

Dishnet Wireless

886,191

930,250

44,059

4.97

Jammu & Kashmir

Vodafone Essar

56,268

85,664

29,396

52.24

Total

3,490,379

3,644,591

154,212

4.42

C Circle

40,209,779

41,979,741

1,769,962

4.4

All India

298,152,618

306,453,590

8,300,972

2.78

Bharti Airtel

Andhra Pradesh

104,393

­–

104,393

Delhi – NCR

832,262

­–

832,262

Gujarat

36,492

­–

36,492

Haryana

21,434

­–

21,434

Karnataka

423,737

­–

423,737

Kerala

50,835

­–

50,835

Kolkata

62,511

­–

62,511

Madhya Pradesh

240,222

­–

240,222

Chhattisgarh

60,698

­–

60,698

Maharashtra

53,593

­–

53,593

Mumbai

271,569

­–

271,569

Punjab

37,178

­–

37,178

Chandigarh

50,571

­–

50,571

Rajasthan

33,633

­–

33,633

Tamil Nadu

132,059

­–

132,059

Pondicherry

6,381

­–

6,381

Chennai

277,377

­–

277,377

Uttar Pradesh (East)

38,875

­–

38,875

Uttar Pradesh (West)

22,433

­–

22,433

Total

2,756,253

­–

2,756,253

Reliance Communications

Andhra Pradesh

86,170

5,656,728

5,742,898

Bihar

2,304

2,909,686

2,911,990

Delhi – NCR

150,084

4,070,571

4,220,655

Gujarat

108,183

4,066,084

4,174,267

Haryana

7,832

1,870,756

1,878,588

Himachal Pradesh

3,265

296,838

300,103

Jammu & Kashmir

1

102,230

102,231

Karnataka

101,006

4,075,538

4,176,544

Kerala

55,315

2,686,180

2,741,495

Kolkata

88,003

1,932,541

2,020,544

Madhya Pradesh

32,574

3,682,848

3,715,422

Maharashtra

73,462

4,869,657

4,943,119

Mumbai

163,401

4,446,345

4,609,746

Orissa

2,911

769,665

772,576

Punjab

45,034

1,791,152

1,836,186

Rajasthan

20,860

3,264,269

3,285,129

Tamil Nadu (Includes Chennai)

124,374

5,487,511

5,611,885

Uttar Pradesh (E)

35,881

5,311,562

5,347,443

Uttar Pradesh (W)

10,161

3,921,965

3,932,126

West Bengal

4,872

1,659,108

1,663,980

Total

1,115,693

62,871,234

63,986,927

HFCL Infotel

Punjab

162,044

385,596

547,640

Total

162,044

385,596

547,640

Sistema Shyam TeleServices

Kerala

0

15,025

15,025

Rajasthan

122,573

698,626

821,199

Tamil Nadu

0

54,989

54,989

Total

122,573

768,640

891,213

Tata Teleservices

Andhra Pradesh

132,146

3,277,025

3,409,171

Assam

8

53,497

53,505

Bihar

2,956

1,811,590

1,814,546

Chennai

30,596

438,594

469,190

Delhi – NCR

26,819

4,743,053

4,769,872

Gujarat

43,668

1,433,388

1,477,056

Haryana

5,186

1,364,564

1,369,750

Himachal Pradesh

685

137,715

138,400

Jammu and Kashmir

­–

52,792

52,792

Karnataka

89,021

1,416,211

1,505,232

Kerala

6,758

787,442

794,200

Kolkata

16,441

1,552,539

1,568,980

Madhya Pradesh

2,239

1,331,887

1,334,126

Orissa

2,879

695,296

698,175

Punjab

8,681

1,424,624

1,433,305

Rajasthan

1,792

2,605,178

2,606,970

Tamil Nadu

4,038

726,499

730,537

Uttar Pradesh (East)

5,770

1,551,810

1,557,580

Uttar Pradesh (West)

2,411

2,227,013

2,229,424

Northeast

7

22,424

22,431

West Bengal

1,140

996,288

997,428

Maharashtra

131,881

4,720,006

4,851,887

Mumbai

414,442

2,357,768

2,772,210

Total

929,564

35,727,203

36,656,767

Grand total

5,086,127

99,752,673

104,838,800