Circle

Operator

September 2009

October 2009

Absolute change

% change

Metros

Delhi

Bharti Airtel

5,415,988

5,516,730

100,742

1.86

Delhi

Vodafone Essar

4,466,895

4,518,943

52,048

1.17

Delhi

MTNL

2,003,954

2,061,895

57,941

2.89

Delhi

Idea Cellular

2,369,760

2,381,373

11,613

0.49

Delhi

Aircel

546,606

606,894

60,288

11.03

Total

14,803,203

15,085,835

282,632

1.91

Mumbai

BPL Mobile

2,495,087

2,545,151

50,064

2.01

Mumbai

Vodafone Essar

4,756,222

4,801,526

45,304

0.95

Mumbai

MTNL

2,365,548

2,373,337

7,789

0.33

Mumbai

Bharti Airtel

2,859,089

2,879,304

20,215

0.71

Mumbai

Idea Cellular

1,162,478

1,206,406

43,928

3.78

Mumbai

Aircel

411,820

548,997

137,177

33.31

Total

14,050,244

14,354,721

304,477

2.17

Chennai

Aircel

2,729,490

2,792,953

63,463

2.33

Chennai

Bharti Airtel

2,461,610

2,507,201

45,591

1.85

Chennai

Vodafone Essar

1,686,454

1,706,092

19,638

1.16

Chennai

BSNL

1,149,872

1,149,433

-439

-0.04

Total

8,027,426

8,155,679

128,253

1.6

Kolkata

Bharti Airtel

2,688,753

2,711,188

22,435

0.83

Kolkata

Vodafone Essar

3,219,323

3,273,958

54,635

1.70

Kolkata

BSNL

1,655,728

1,642,961

-12,767

-0.77

Kolkata

Reliance Telecom

1,229,125

1,229,125

NA

NA

Kolkata

Aircel

678,444

883,055

204,611

30.16

Kolkata

Idea Cellular

­–

22,530

­–

­–

Total

9,471,373

9,762,817

291,444

3.08

All Metros

46,352,246

47,359,052

1,006,806

2.17

A Circle

Maharashtra

Vodafone Essar

5,889,390

6,089,524

200,134

3.40

Maharashtra

Idea

8,278,063

8,444,237

166,174

2.01

Maharashtra

Bharti Airtel

6,261,008

6,341,993

80,985

1.29

Maharashtra

BSNL

3,836,197

3,875,100

38,903

1.01

Maharashtra

Aircel

55,118

81,784

26,666

48.38

Total

24,319,776

24,832,638

512,862

2.11

Gujarat

Vodafone Essar

9,001,337

9,227,391

226,054

2.51

Gujarat

Idea

4,445,774

4,621,346

175,572

3.95

Gujarat

Bharti Airtel

4,769,501

4,852,509

83,008

1.74

Gujarat

BSNL

2,609,797

2,624,957

15,160

0.58

Total

20,826,409

21,326,203

499,794

2.40

Andhra Pradesh

Idea

5,608,871

5,760,135

151,264

2.70

Andhra Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

10,982,799

11,292,255

309,456

2.82

Andhra Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

4,826,493

4,986,889

160,396

3.32

Andhra Pradesh

BSNL

3,815,465

3,864,894

49,429

1.30

Andhra Pradesh

Aircel

513,316

614,100

100,784

19.63

Total

25,746,944

26,518,273

771,329

3.00

Karnataka

Bharti Airtel

11,085,474

11,276,494

191,020

1.72

Karnataka

Spice Communications

1,926,743

2,001,031

74,288

3.86

Karnataka

Vodafone Essar

4,295,557

4,395,941

100,384

2.34

Karnataka

BSNL

2,746,591

2,866,486

119,895

4.37

Karnataka

Aircel Limited

370,363

556,401

186,038

50.23

Total

20,424,728

21,096,353

671,625

3.29

Tamil Nadu

Vodafone Essar

6,183,793

6,383,505

199,712

3.23

Tamil Nadu

Aircel Limited

9,720,725

9,934,431

213,706

2.20

Tamil Nadu

BSNL

3,712,692

3,762,871

50,179

1.35

Tamil Nadu

Bharti Airtel

7,482,551

7,772,415

289,864

3.87

Total

27,630,442

28,409,447

779,005

2.82

A Circle

118,948,299

122,182,914

3,234,615

2.72

B Circle

Kerala

Idea

4,900,290

4,925,617

25,327

0.52

Kerala

Vodafone Essar

3,729,586

3,775,694

46,108

1.24

Kerala

Bharti Airtel

2,970,022

3,003,619

33,597

1.13

Kerala

BSNL

3,069,674

3,110,984

41,310

1.35

Kerala

Aircel

338,578

534,395

195,817

57.84

Total

15,008,150

15,350,309

342,159

2.28

Punjab

Spice Communications

2,769,615

2,903,385

133,770

4.83

Punjab

Bharti Airtel

4,188,114

4,300,323

112,209

2.68

Punjab

BSNL

3,195,380

3,227,584

32,204

1.01

Punjab

Vodafone Essar

2,560,849

2,650,949

90,100

3.52

Total

12,713,958

13,082,241

368,283

2.90

Haryana

Idea

1,815,160

1,830,526

15,366

0.85

Haryana

Vodafone Essar

2,444,667

2,494,672

50,005

2.05

Haryana

Bharti Airtel

1,353,890

1,433,555

79,665

5.88

Haryana

BSNL

2,124,567

2,160,060

35,493

1.67

Total

7,738,284

7,918,813

180,529

2.33

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Idea

4,882,350

4,951,822

69,472

1.42

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Bharti Airtel

3,005,020

3,141,190

136,170

4.53

Uttar Pradesh (West)

BSNL

2,709,282

2,722,990

13,708

0.51

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Vodafone Essar

5,107,985

5,327,165

219,180

4.29

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Aircel

283,090

454,974

171,884

60.72

Total

15,987,727

16,598,141

610,414

3.82

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Vodafone Essar

8,176,771

8,426,986

250,215

3.06

Uttar Pradesh (East)

BSNL

6,486,270

6,544,010

57,740

0.89

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Bharti Airtel

7,218,194

7,520,100

301,906

4.18

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Idea

2,640,235

2,851,101

210,866

7.99

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Aircel

295,875

502,474

206,599

69.83

Total

24,817,345

25,844,671

1,027,326

4.14

Rajasthan

Vodafone Essar

6,180,390

6,487,520

307,130

4.97

Rajasthan

Bharti Airtel

8,646,002

8,947,130

301,128

3.48

Rajasthan

BSNL

3,204,691

3,239,050

34,359

1.07

Rajasthan

Idea

1,811,360

2,010,065

198,705

10.97

Total

19,842,443

20,683,765

841,322

4.24

Madhya Pradesh

Idea

5,902,960

6,053,826

150,866

2.56

Madhya Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

3,309,166

3,309,166

NA

NA

Madhya Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

5,572,236

5,609,870

37,634

0.68

Madhya Pradesh

BSNL

2,720,482

2,693,756

-26,726

-0.98

Madhya Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

783,929

1,049,582

265,653

33.89

Total

18,288,773

18,716,200

427,427

2.34

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Reliance Telecom

1,988,118

1,988,118

NA

NA

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

BSNL

1,993,467

2,003,625

10,158

0.51

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Bharti Airtel

4,379,200

4,511,077

131,877

3.01

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Vodafone Essar

5,966,755

6,198,533

231,778

3.88

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Dishnet Wireless

1,592,744

1,726,187

133,443

8.38

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Idea Cellular

­–

14,887

­–

­–

Total

15,920,284

16,442,427

522,143

3.28

B Circle

130,316,964

134,636,567

4,319,603

3.31

C Circle

Himachal Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

1,164,278

1,207,564

43,286

3.72

Himachal Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

763,780

763,780

NA

NA

Himachal Pradesh

BSNL

1,029,962

1,074,158

44,196

4.29

Himachal Pradesh

Idea

176,102

195,253

19,151

10.87

Himachal Pradesh

Dishnet Wireless

234,804

240,632

5,828

2.48

Himachal Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

88,506

104,686

16,180

18.28

Total

3,457,432

3,586,073

128,641

3.72

Bihar

Reliance Telecom

3,315,723

3,315,723

NA

NA

Bihar

BSNL

2,934,080

2,927,848

-6,232

-0.21

Bihar

Bharti Airtel

9,328,172

9,600,776

272,604

2.92

Bihar

Dishnet Wireless

2,310,852

2,409,926

99,074

4.29

Bihar 

ABTL (Idea Cellular)

1,958,679

2,202,153

243,474

12.43

Bihar

Vodafone Essar

1,886,121

2,176,547

290,426

15.4

Total

21,733,627

22,632,973

899,346

4.14

Orissa

Reliance Telecom

1,608,352

1,608,352

NA

NA

Orissa

BSNL

1,777,944

1,846,650

68,706

3.86

Orissa

Bharti Airtel

3,703,479

3,732,244

28,765

0.78

Orissa

Dishnet Wireless

1,102,424

1,168,463

66,039

5.99

Orissa

Vodafone Essar

702,385

754,649

52,264

7.44

Orissa

Idea Cellular

275,281

420,611

145,330

52.79

Total

9,169,865

9,530,969

361,104

3.94

Assam

Reliance Telecom

1,480,694

1,480,694

NA

NA

Assam

BSNL

942,057

961,067

19,010

2.02

Assam

Bharti Airtel

1,931,357

1,959,281

27,924

1.45

Assam

Dishnet Wireless

2,078,925

2,135,216

56,291

2.71

Assam

Vodafone Essar

405,641

467,430

61,789

15.23

Total

6,838,674

7,003,688

165,014

2.41

Northeast

Reliance Telecom

471,717

471,717

NA

NA

Northeast

Bharti Airtel

1,141,794

1,181,803

40,009

3.5

Northeast

BSNL

756,508

766,476

9,968

1.32

Northeast

Dishnet Wireless

1,310,819

1,316,533

5,714

0.44

Northeast

Vodafone Essar

313,479

329,745

16,266

5.19

Total

3,994,317

4,066,274

71,957

1.8

Jammu & Kashmir

BSNL

888,286

897,458

9,172

1.03

Jammu & Kashmir

Bharti Airtel

1,902,885

1,914,887

12,002

0.63

Jammu & Kashmir

Dishnet Wireless

1,154,640

1,239,382

84,742

7.34

Jammu & Kashmir

Vodafone Essar

173,518

198,331

24,813

14.3

Jammu & Kashmir

Idea Cellular

­–

2,421

­–

­–

Total

4,119,329

4,252,479

133,150

3.23

C Circle

49,313,244

51,072,456

1,759,212

3.57

All India

344,930,753

355,250,989

10,320,236

2.99

Bharti Airtel

Andhra Pradesh

115,184

­–

115,184

Delhi – NCR

904,328

­–

904,328

Gujarat

42,839

­–

42,839

Haryana

21,957

­–

21,957

Karnataka

448,803

­–

448,803

Kerala

51,266

­–

51,266

Kolkata

68,620

­–

68,620

Madhya Pradesh

240,953

­–

240,953

Chhattisgarh

61,634

­–

61,634

Maharashtra

56,783

­–

56,783

Mumbai

289,239

­–

289,239

Punjab

39,131

­–

39,131

Chandigarh

52,187

­–

52,187

Rajasthan

35,010

­–

35,010

Tamil Nadu

134,502

­–

134,502

Pondicherry

6,480

­–

6,480

Chennai

294,720

­–

294,720

Uttar Pradesh (East)

22,773

­–

22,773

Uttar Pradesh (West)

41,845

­–

41,845

Total

2,928,254

­–

2,928,254

Reliance Communications

Andhra Pradesh

84,458

6,047,777

6,132,235

Bihar

2,572

3,155,998

3,158,570

Chennai

94,519

1,523,423

1,617,942

Delhi – NCR

165,320

4,765,710

4,931,030

Gujarat

112,174

4,815,759

4,927,933

Haryana

5,064

2,077,552

2,082,616

Himachal Pradesh

3,357

317,166

320,523

Jammu & Kashmir

6

308,784

308,790

Karnataka

100,849

4,796,870

4,897,719

Kerala

54,394

2,955,854

3,010,248

Kolkata

92,516

2,033,301

2,125,817

Madhya Pradesh

32,389

3,891,960

3,924,349

Maharashtra

76,784

5,710,351

5,787,135

Mumbai

174,665

5,074,915

5,249,580

Orissa

3,036

807,577

810,613

Punjab

43,084

2,000,811

2,043,895

Rajasthan

21,847

3,789,338

3,811,185

Tamil Nadu

36,663

4,609,454

4,646,117

Uttar Pradesh (East)

34,921

6,482,869

6,517,790

Uttar Pradesh (West)

9,348

4,985,488

4,994,836

West Bengal

4,271

1,800,031

1,804,302

Total

1,152,237

71,950,988

73,103,225

HFCL Infotel

Punjab

165,978

379,654

545,632

Total

165,978

379,654

545,632

Sistema Shyam TeleServices

Kerala

0

99,772

99,772

Rajasthan

95,181

1,009,360

1,104,541

Chennai

0

74,751

74,751

Tamil Nadu

0

241,349

241,349

Kolkata

0

178,228

178,228

West Bengal

0

270,381

270,381

Bihar

0

86,691

86,691

Total

95,181

1,960,532

2,055,713

Tata Teleservices

Andhra Pradesh

138,895

5,070,148

5,209,043

Assam

65

71,156

71,221

Bihar

3,876

2,102,126

2,106,002

Chennai

32,882

1,002,458

1,035,340

Delhi – NCR

28,471

5,130,788

5,159,259

Gujarat

46,287

1,567,031

1,613,318

Haryana

6,097

1,490,471

1,496,568

Himachal Pradesh

797

146,928

147,725

Jammu and Kashmir

17

95,739

95,756

Karnataka

87,867

3,216,844

3,304,711

Kerala

8,004

1,484,966

1,492,970

Kolkata

17,773

1,591,032

1,608,805

Madhya Pradesh

2,819

2,065,308

2,068,127

Orissa

3,008

1,306,137

1,309,145

Punjab

9,892

1,532,311

1,542,203

Rajasthan

2,522

2,765,214

2,767,736

Tamil Nadu

4,179

1,892,140

1,896,319

Uttar Pradesh (East)

6,588

1,672,887

1,679,475

Uttar Pradesh (West)

2,916

2,419,298

2,422,214

Northeast

45

45,005

45,050

West Bengal

1,585

1,090,104

1,091,689

Maharashtra

147,684

5,868,225

6,015,909

Mumbai

450,992

3,169,717

3,620,709

Total

1,003,261

46,796,033

47,799,294

Grand total

5,344,911

121,087,207

126,432,118