Circle

Operator

July 2009

August 2009

Absolute change

% change

Metros

Delhi

Bharti Airtel

5,215,149

5,315,690

100,541

1.93

Delhi

Vodafone Essar

4,323,178

4,388,816

65,638

1.52

Delhi

MTNL

1,991,515

1,996,797

5,282

0.27

Delhi

Idea Cellular

2,343,017

2,354,663

11,646

0.50

Delhi

Aircel

397,965

475,205

77,240

19.41

Total

14,270,824

14,531,171

260,347

1.82

Mumbai

BPL Mobile

2,350,537

2,417,446

66,909

2.85

Mumbai

Vodafone Essar

4,650,595

4,720,196

69,601

1.50

Mumbai

MTNL

2,341,116

2,355,984

14,868

0.64

Mumbai

Bharti Airtel

2,837,470

2,847,537

10,067

0.35

Mumbai

Idea Cellular

1,012,152

1,112,257

100,105

9.89

Mumbai

Aircel

256,257

331,238

74,981

29.26

Total

13,448,127

13,784,658

336,531

2.5

Chennai

Aircel

2,694,833

2,713,614

18,781

0.70

Chennai

Bharti Airtel

2,380,142

2,421,853

41,711

1.75

Chennai

Vodafone Essar

1,647,889

1,667,401

19,512

1.18

Chennai

BSNL

1,129,758

1,142,289

12,531

1.11

Total

7,852,622

7,945,157

92,535

1.18

Kolkata

Bharti Airtel

2,581,587

2,651,882

70,295

2.72

Kolkata

Vodafone Essar

3,092,153

3,150,308

58,155

1.88

Kolkata

BSNL

1,594,151

1,640,553

46,402

2.91

Kolkata

Reliance Telecom

1,127,245

1,127,245

NA

NA

Kolkata

Aircel

607,374

634,204

26,830

4.42

Total

9,002,510

9,204,192

201,682

2.24

All Metros

44,574,083

45,465,178

891,095

2.00

A Circle

Maharashtra

Vodafone Essar

5,562,355

5,734,325

171,970

3.09

Maharashtra

Idea

8,077,848

8,138,032

60,184

0.75

Maharashtra

Bharti Airtel

6,143,151

6,203,212

60,061

0.98

Maharashtra

BSNL

3,696,770

3,761,132

64,362

1.74

Maharashtra

Aircel

21,821

35,434

13,613

62.38

Total

23,501,945

23,872,135

370,190

1.58

Gujarat

Vodafone Essar

8,761,853

8,872,291

110,438

1.26

Gujarat

Idea

4,230,479

4,305,771

75,292

1.78

Gujarat

Bharti Airtel

4,467,184

4,613,205

146,021

3.27

Gujarat

BSNL

2,477,137

2,552,467

75,330

3.04

Total

19,936,653

20,343,734

407,081

2.04

Andhra Pradesh

Idea

5,528,758

5,578,775

50,017

0.90

Andhra Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

10,429,942

10,730,215

300,273

2.88

Andhra Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

4,574,702

4,706,048

131,346

2.87

Andhra Pradesh

BSNL

3,622,423

3,727,960

105,537

2.91

Andhra Pradesh

Aircel

275,416

348,885

73,469

26.68

Total

24,431,241

25,091,883

660,642

2.70

Karnataka

Bharti Airtel

10,749,662

10,920,141

170,479

1.59

Karnataka

Spice Communications

1,816,711

1,861,720

45,009

2.48

Karnataka

Vodafone Essar

4,141,959

4,214,102

72,143

1.74

Karnataka

BSNL

2,629,141

2,680,842

51,701

1.97

Karnataka

Aircel Limited

244,310

306,556

62,246

25.48

Total

19,581,783

19,983,361

401,578

2.05

Tamil Nadu

Vodafone Essar

5,868,362

6,034,986

166,624

2.84

Tamil Nadu

Aircel Limited

9,251,872

9,560,445

308,573

3.34

Tamil Nadu

BSNL

3,494,807

3,594,964

100,157

2.87

Tamil Nadu

Bharti Airtel

7,068,223

7,272,018

203,795

2.88

Tamil Nadu

Idea Cellular

225,566

385,591

160,025

70.94

Total

25,908,830

26,848,004

939,174

3.62

A Circle

113,360,452

116,139,117

2,778,665

2.45

B Circle

Kerala

Idea

4,738,070

4,860,261

122,191

2.58

Kerala

Vodafone Essar

3,576,432

3,655,399

78,967

2.21

Kerala

Bharti Airtel

2,710,140

2,838,946

128,806

4.75

Kerala

BSNL

2,907,498

2,991,548

84,050

2.89

Kerala

Aircel

230,473

269,587

39,114

16.97

Total

14,162,613

14,615,741

453,128

3.20

Punjab

Spice Communications

2,566,170

2,625,883

59,713

2.33

Punjab

Bharti Airtel

4,001,412

4,075,038

73,626

1.84

Punjab

BSNL

2,994,703

3,084,083

89,380

2.98

Punjab

Vodafone Essar

2,418,547

2,500,706

82,159

3.40

Total

11,980,832

12,285,710

304,878

2.54

Haryana

Idea

1,701,065

1,803,270

102,205

6.01

Haryana

Vodafone Essar

2,381,737

2,414,662

32,925

1.38

Haryana

Bharti Airtel

1,302,218

1,325,339

23,121

1.78

Haryana

BSNL

1,932,363

2,034,441

102,078

5.28

Total

7,317,383

7,577,712

260,329

3.56

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Idea

4,602,390

4,802,091

199,701

4.34

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Bharti Airtel

2,579,382

2,794,216

214,834

8.33

Uttar Pradesh (West)

BSNL

2,595,940

2,653,053

57,113

2.20

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Vodafone Essar

4,882,199

4,987,559

105,360

2.16

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Aircel

182,439

229,240

46,801

25.65

Total

14,842,350

15,466,159

623,809

4.20

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Vodafone Essar

7,723,645

7,939,669

216,024

2.80

Uttar Pradesh (East)

BSNL

6,213,880

6,374,501

160,621

2.58

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Bharti Airtel

6,895,583

7,083,465

187,882

2.72

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Idea

2,361,070

2,417,164

56,094

2.38

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Aircel

169,231

232,874

63,643

37.61

Total

23,363,409

24,047,673

684,264

2.93

Rajasthan

Vodafone Essar

5,695,035

6,002,122

307,087

5.39

Rajasthan

Bharti Airtel

8,130,776

8,445,513

314,737

3.87

Rajasthan

BSNL

3,026,598

3,109,383

82,785

2.74

Rajasthan

Idea

1,603,620

1,801,242

197,622

12.32

Total

18,456,029

19,358,260

902,231

4.89

Madhya Pradesh

Idea

5,677,758

5,827,900

150,142

2.64

Madhya Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

3,034,745

3,034,745

NA

NA

Madhya Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

5,307,100

5,456,988

149,888

2.82

Madhya Pradesh

BSNL

2,542,241

2,644,535

102,294

4.02

Madhya Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

684,450

713,772

29,322

4.28

Total

17,246,294

17,677,940

431,646

2.50

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Reliance Telecom

1,804,253

1,804,253

NA

NA

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

BSNL

1,935,797

1,958,592

22,795

1.18

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Bharti Airtel

4,201,533

4,290,294

88,761

2.11

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Vodafone Essar

5,608,799

5,766,449

157,650

2.81

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Dishnet Wireless

1,427,879

1,493,630

65,751

4.60

Total

14,978,261

15,313,218

334,957

2.24

B Circle

122,347,171

126,342,413

3,995,242

3.27

C Circle

Himachal Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

1,059,368

1,102,517

43,149

4.07

Himachal Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

756,667

756,667

NA

NA

Himachal Pradesh

BSNL

907,987

962,999

55,012

6.06

Himachal Pradesh

Idea

164,571

175,069

10,498

6.38

Himachal Pradesh

Dishnet Wireless

178,483

189,519

11,036

6.18

Himachal Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

79,472

86,979

7,507

9.45

Total

3,146,548

3,273,750

127,202

4.04

Bihar

Reliance Telecom

3,138,961

3,138,961

NA

NA

Bihar

BSNL

2,836,029

2,891,702

55,673

1.96

Bihar

Bharti Airtel

8,800,496

9,081,699

281,203

3.2

Bihar

Dishnet Wireless

1,900,784

2,096,167

195,383

10.28

Bihar

ABTL (Idea Cellular)

1,702,584

1,806,434

103,850

6.1

Bihar

Vodafone Essar

1,612,878

1,835,536

222,658

13.81

Total

19,991,732

20,850,499

858,767

4.3

Orissa

Reliance Telecom

1,519,022

1,519,022

NA

NA

Orissa

BSNL

1,647,342

1,709,987

62,645

3.8

Orissa

Bharti Airtel

3,601,483

3,669,819

68,336

1.9

Orissa

Dishnet Wireless

1,047,239

1,079,407

32,168

3.07

Orissa

Vodafone Essar

643,795

661,497

17,702

2.75

Orissa

Idea Cellular

164,995

202,348

37,353

22.64

Total

8,623,876

8,842,080

218,204

2.53

Assam

Reliance Telecom

1,431,558

1,431,558

NA

NA

Assam

BSNL

909,963

918,287

8,324

0.91

Assam

Bharti Airtel

1,809,818

1,870,493

60,675

3.35

Assam

Dishnet Wireless

1,945,455

2,025,604

80,149

4.12

Assam

Vodafone Essar

312,654

354,881

42,227

13.51

Total

6,409,448

6,600,823

191,375

2.99

Northeast

Reliance Telecom

468,774

468,774

NA

NA

Northeast

Bharti Airtel

1,060,314

1,100,758

40,444

3.81

Northeast

BSNL

738,348

744,257

5,909

0.8

Northeast

Dishnet Wireless

1,236,804

1,283,742

46,938

3.8

Northeast

Vodafone Essar

291,234

302,039

10,805

3.71

Total

3,795,474

3,899,570

104,096

2.74

Jammu & Kashmir

BSNL

867,491

878,842

11,351

1.31

Jammu & Kashmir

Bharti Airtel

1,845,502

1,885,695

40,193

2.18

Jammu & Kashmir

Dishnet Wireless

1,033,265

1,110,163

76,898

7.44

Jammu & Kashmir

Vodafone Essar

146,368

164,717

18,349

12.54

Total

3,892,626

4,039,417

146,791

3.77

C Circle

45,859,704

47,506,139

1,646,435

3.59

All India

326,141,410

335,452,847

9,311,437

2.86

Wireline

Digital mobile

Total

Bharti Airtel

Andhra Pradesh

113,262

­–

113,262

Delhi – NCR

876,816

­–

876,816

Gujarat

40,934

­–

40,934

Haryana

21,745

­–

21,745

Karnataka

439,291

­–

439,291

Kerala

51,123

­–

51,123

Kolkata

65,361

­–

65,361

Madhya Pradesh

240,802

­–

240,802

Chhattisgarh

61,229

­–

61,229

Maharashtra

56,183

­–

56,183

Mumbai

283,349

­–

283,349

Punjab

38,311

­–

38,311

Chandigarh

51,667

­–

51,667

Rajasthan

34,158

­–

34,158

Tamil Nadu

134,109

­–

134,109

Pondicherry

6,433

­–

6,433

Chennai

283,844

­–

283,844

Uttar Pradesh (East)

40,537

­–

40,537

Uttar Pradesh (West)

22,668

­–

22,668

Total

2,861,822

­–

2,861,822

Reliance Communications

Andhra Pradesh

85,225

5,964,573

6,049,798

Bihar

2,447

3,033,591

3,036,038

Chennai

91,509

1,417,064

1,508,573

Delhi – NCR

159,281

4,656,484

4,815,765

Gujarat

110,618

4,583,005

4,693,623

Haryana

5,862

1,972,086

1,977,948

Himachal Pradesh

3,276

307,465

310,741

Jammu & Kashmir

1

212,773

212,774

Karnataka

101,086

4,599,653

4,700,739

Kerala

54,749

2,862,798

2,917,547

Kolkata

90,854

1,987,949

2,078,803

Madhya Pradesh

32,373

3,813,821

3,846,194

Maharashtra

75,581

5,517,151

5,592,732

Mumbai

170,071

4,656,889

4,826,960

Orissa

2,944

791,508

794,452

Punjab

43,894

1,883,883

1,927,777

Rajasthan

21,516

3,819,141

3,840,657

Tamil Nadu

36,632

4,302,846

4,339,478

Uttar Pradesh (East)

35,480

6,040,136

6,075,616

Uttar Pradesh (West)

9,830

4,565,521

4,575,351

West Bengal

4,697

1,737,460

1,742,157

Total

1,137,926

68,725,797

69,863,723

HFCL Infotel

Punjab

163,821

384,203

548,024

Total

163,821

384,203

548,024

Sistema Shyam TeleServices

Kerala

0

65,826

65,826

Rajasthan

111,069

933,010

1,044,079

Chennai

0

61,552

61,552

Tamil Nadu

0

170,061

170,061

Kolkata

0

96,594

96,594

West Bengal

0

112,478

112,478

Bihar

0

27,510

27,510

Total

111,069

1,467,031

1,578,100

Tata Teleservices

Andhra Pradesh

135,753

3,672,478

3,808,231

Assam

65

66,698

66,763

Bihar

3,674

1,977,860

1,981,534

Chennai

31,249

623,698

654,947

Delhi – NCR

27,337

4,980,302

5,007,639

Gujarat

44,987

1,518,678

1,563,665

Haryana

5,603

1,430,237

1,435,840

Himachal Pradesh

774

143,199

143,973

Jammu & Kashmir

9

77,118

77,127

Karnataka

86,486

1,873,118

1,959,604

Kerala

7,304

1,078,346

1,085,650

Kolkata

16,915

1,578,779

1,595,694

Madhya Pradesh

2,548

1,432,423

1,434,971

Orissa

3,042

979,236

982,278

Punjab

9,170

1,499,299

1,508,469

Rajasthan

2,089

2,706,461

2,708,550

Tamil Nadu

4,089

1,090,484

1,094,573

Uttar Pradesh (East)

5,752

1,625,978

1,631,730

Uttar Pradesh (West)

2,409

2,367,316

2,369,725

Northeast

31

37,144

37,175

West Bengal

1,472

1,061,930

1,063,402

Maharashtra

141,453

4,995,477

5,136,930

Mumbai

435,343

2,554,813

2,990,156

Total

967,554

39,371,072

40,338,626

Grand total

5,242,192

109,948,103

115,190,295