Circle

Operator

December 2009

January 2010

Absolute change

% change

Metros

Delhi

Bharti Airtel

5,720,165

5,822,208

102,043

1.78

Delhi

Vodafone Essar

4,730,533

4,818,472

87,939

1.86

Delhi

MTNL

2,164,120

2,189,841

25,721

1.19

Delhi

Idea Cellular

2,451,843

2,478,120

26,277

1.07

Delhi

Aircel

770,353

874,437

104,084

13.51

Total

15,837,014

16,183,078

346,064

2.19

Mumbai

BPL Mobile

2,649,730

2,701,583

51,853

1.96

Mumbai

Vodafone Essar

4,931,149

4,986,437

55,288

1.12

Mumbai

MTNL

2,401,140

2,420,486

19,346

0.81

Mumbai

Bharti Airtel

2,971,598

3,003,201

31,603

1.06

Mumbai

Idea Cellular

1,261,670

1,332,274

70,604

5.60

Mumbai

Aircel

668,676

763,209

94,533

14.14

Total

14,883,963

15,207,190

323,227

2.17

Chennai

Aircel

2,926,191

2,995,172

68,981

2.36

Chennai

Bharti Airtel

2,563,834

2,593,005

29,171

1.14

Chennai

Vodafone Essar

1,744,951

1,764,103

19,152

1.10

Chennai

BSNL

1,172,491

1,189,158

16,667

1.42

Total

8,407,467

8,541,438

133,971

1.59

Kolkata

Bharti Airtel

2,736,884

2,746,100

9,216

0.34

Kolkata

Vodafone Essar

3,372,057

3,418,307

46,250

1.37

Kolkata

BSNL

1,709,842

1,755,860

46,018

2.69

Kolkata

Reliance Telecom

1,368,432

1,368,432

NA

NA

Kolkata

Aircel

1,086,809

1,135,045

48,236

4.44

Kolkata

Idea Cellular

201,294

362,802

161,508

80.23

Total

10,475,318

10,786,546

311,228

2.97

All Metros

49,603,762

50,718,252

1,114,490

2.25

A Circle

Maharashtra

Vodafone Essar

6,478,362

6,683,781

205,419

3.17

Maharashtra

Idea

8,924,182

9,001,337

77,155

0.86

Maharashtra

Bharti Airtel

6,460,502

6,518,134

57,632

0.89

Maharashtra

BSNL

4,074,350

4,213,199

138,849

3.41

Maharashtra

Aircel

134,657

247,480

112,823

83.79

Total

26,072,053

26,663,931

591,878

2.27

Gujarat

Vodafone Essar

9,759,813

10,028,022

268,209

2.75

Gujarat

Idea

4,902,071

5,252,379

350,308

7.15

Gujarat

Bharti Airtel

5,009,245

5,112,601

103,356

2.06

Gujarat

BSNL

2,691,970

2,777,067

85,097

3.16

Total

22,363,099

23,170,069

806,970

3.61

Andhra Pradesh

Idea

6,020,680

6,001,231

-19,449

-0.32

Andhra Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

12,145,100

12,425,791

280,691

2.31

Andhra Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

5,308,228

5,464,272

156,044

2.94

Andhra Pradesh

BSNL

3,989,713

4,078,007

88,294

2.21

Andhra Pradesh

Aircel

654,782

713,305

58,523

8.94

Andhra Pradesh

Uninor

157,065

440,011

282,946

180.15

Total

28,275,568

29,122,617

847,049

3.00

Karnataka

Bharti Airtel

11,822,980

12,153,094

330,114

2.79

Karnataka

Spice Communications

2,321,359

2,400,611

79,252

3.41

Karnataka

Vodafone Essar

4,678,686

4,840,810

162,124

3.47

Karnataka

BSNL

3,075,023

3,143,061

68,038

2.21

Karnataka

Aircel Limited

614,756

668,731

53,975

8.78

Karnataka

Uninor

264,141

510,250

246,109

93.17

Total

22,776,945

23,716,557

939,612

4.13

Tamil Nadu

Vodafone Essar

6,704,337

6,830,799

126,462

1.89

Tamil Nadu

Aircel Limited

10,573,205

11,092,259

519,054

4.91

Tamil Nadu

BSNL

3,883,003

4,020,802

137,799

3.55

Tamil Nadu

Bharti Airtel

7,913,576

8,033,771

120,195

1.52

Tamil Nadu

Idea Cellular

600,535

671,266

70,731

11.78

Tamil Nadu

Uninor

202,032

391,708

189,676

93.88

Total

29,876,688

31,040,605

1,163,917

3.90

A Circle

129,364,353

133,713,779

4,349,426

3.36

B Circle

Kerala

Idea

5,071,417

5,082,126

10,709

0.21

Kerala

Vodafone Essar

3,964,795

4,045,074

80,279

2.02

Kerala

Bharti Airtel

3,061,391

3,076,728

15,337

0.50

Kerala

BSNL

3,293,938

3,438,993

145,055

4.40

Kerala

Aircel

660,643

792,936

132,293

20.02

Kerala

Uninor

90,210

151,970

61,760

68.46

Total

16,142,394

16,587,827

445,433

2.76

Punjab

Spice Communications

3,026,266

3,081,186

54,920

1.81

Punjab

Bharti Airtel

4,490,769

4,581,187

90,418

2.01

Punjab

BSNL

3,354,951

3,411,009

56,058

1.67

Punjab

Vodafone Essar

2,838,036

2,923,706

85,670

3.02

Total

13,710,022

13,997,088

287,066

2.09

Haryana

Idea

1,915,261

1,979,687

64,426

3.36

Haryana

Vodafone Essar

2,647,870

2,747,370

99,500

3.76

Haryana

Bharti Airtel

1,512,092

1,519,754

7,662

0.51

Haryana

BSNL

2,232,351

2,282,820

50,469

2.26

Total

8,307,574

8,529,631

222,057

2.67

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Idea

5,306,026

5,434,597

128,571

2.42

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Bharti Airtel

3,600,826

3,653,016

52,190

1.45

Uttar Pradesh (West)

BSNL

2,889,815

2,977,858

88,043

3.05

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Vodafone Essar

5,819,801

6,054,407

234,606

4.03

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Aircel

626,143

672,262

46,119

7.37

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Uninor

151,062

292,903

141,841

93.90

Total

18,393,673

19,085,043

691,370

3.76

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Vodafone Essar

8,847,424

9,157,975

310,551

3.61

Uttar Pradesh (East)

BSNL

7,033,749

7,180,690

146,941

2.09

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Bharti Airtel

8,142,972

8,462,726

319,754

3.93

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Idea

3,307,374

3,539,998

232,624

7.03

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Aircel

666,602

758,529

91,927

13.79

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Uninor

172,288

319,259

146,971

85.31

Total

28,170,409

29,419,177

1,248,768

4.43

Rajasthan

Vodafone Essar

6,978,674

7,146,313

167,639

2.40

Rajasthan

Bharti Airtel

9,608,004

9,925,141

317,137

3.30

Rajasthan

BSNL

3,428,297

3,662,113

233,816

6.82

Rajasthan

Idea

2,141,326

2,179,942

38,616

1.80

Total

22,156,301

22,913,509

757,208

3.42

Madhya Pradesh

Idea

6,603,298

6,918,727

315,429

4.78

Madhya Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

3,856,360

3,856,360

NA

NA

Madhya Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

5,981,125

6,212,992

231,867

3.88

Madhya Pradesh

BSNL

2,835,041

2,979,746

144,705

5.10

Madhya Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

1,329,163

1,478,444

149,281

11.23

Total

20,604,987

21,446,269

841,282

4.08

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Reliance Telecom

2,331,990

2,331,990

NA

NA

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

BSNL

2,100,271

2,160,727

60,456

2.88

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Bharti Airtel

4,866,606

5,070,213

203,607

4.18

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Vodafone Essar

6,531,567

6,681,702

150,135

2.30

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Dishnet Wireless

2,000,770

2,034,483

33,713

1.69

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar islands

Idea Cellular

311,307

502,631

191,324

61.46

Total

18,142,511

18,781,746

639,235

3.52

B Circle

145,627,871

150,760,290

5,132,419

3.52

C Circle

Himachal Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

1,257,497

1,273,922

16,425

1.31

Himachal Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

807,290

807,290

NA

NA

Himachal Pradesh

BSNL

1,126,070

1,156,410

30,340

2.69

Himachal Pradesh

Idea

230,578

246,510

15,932

6.91

Himachal Pradesh

Dishnet Wireless

339,961

367,054

27,093

7.97

Himachal Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

149,176

159,765

10,589

7.1

Himachal Pradesh

S Tel

16,327

78,063

61,736

378.12

Total

3,926,899

4,089,014

162,115

4.13

Bihar

Reliance Telecom

3,548,515

3,548,515

NA

NA

Bihar

BSNL

3,541,695

4,165,628

623,933

17.62

Bihar

Bharti Airtel

10,052,157

10,338,828

286,671

2.85

Bihar

Dishnet Wireless

2,769,654

2,841,955

72,301

2.61

Bihar

ABTL (Idea Cellular)

2,497,061

2,851,186

354,125

14.18

Bihar

Vodafone Essar

2,598,473

2,768,804

170,331

6.56

Bihar

S Tel

57,409

200,431

143,022

249.13

Bihar

Uninor

127,261

307,379

180,118

141.53

Total

25,192,225

27,022,726

1,830,501

7.27

Orissa

Reliance Telecom

1,756,929

1,756,929

NA

NA

Orissa

BSNL

1,997,388

2,083,541

86,153

4.31

Orissa

Bharti Airtel

3,776,610

3,836,091

59,481

1.57

Orissa

Dishnet Wireless

1,414,870

1,535,259

120,389

8.51

Orissa

Vodafone Essar

826,548

893,340

66,792

8.08

Orissa

Idea Cellular

460,739

480,561

19,822

4.3

Orissa

S Tel

67,675

86,274

18,599

27.48

Orissa

Uninor

44,071

124,926

80,855

183.47

Total

10,344,830

10,796,921

452,091

4.37

Assam

Reliance Telecom

1,595,535

1,595,535

NA

NA

Assam

BSNL

1,004,263

1,020,949

16,686

1.66

Assam

Bharti Airtel

2,139,327

2,194,310

54,983

2.57

Assam

Dishnet Wireless

2,208,292

2,366,416

158,124

7.16

Assam

Vodafone Essar

616,994

676,722

59,728

9.68

Assam

Idea Cellular

42,757

56,574

13,817

32.32

Total

7,607,168

7,910,506

303,338

3.99

Northeast

Reliance Telecom

492,639

492,639

NA

NA

Northeast

Bharti Airtel

1,306,508

1,357,383

50,875

3.89

Northeast

BSNL

818,719

858,559

39,840

4.87

Northeast

Dishnet Wireless

1,423,543

1,591,334

167,791

11.79

Northeast

Vodafone Essar

388,120

417,406

29,286

7.55

Northeast

Idea Cellular

3,144

7,136

3,992

126.97

Total

4,432,673

4,724,457

291,784

6.58

Jammu & Kashmir

BSNL

970,542

898,433

-72,109

-7.43

Jammu & Kashmir

Bharti Airtel

1,724,263

1,804,047

79,784

4.63

Jammu & Kashmir

Dishnet Wireless

1,484,090

1,586,041

101,951

6.87

Jammu & Kashmir

Vodafone Essar

157,202

157,333

131

0.08

Jammu & Kashmir

Idea Cellular

11,684

26,523

14,839

127.00

Total

4,347,781

4,472,377

124,596

2.87

C Circle

55,851,576

59,016,001

3,164,425

5.67

All India

380,447,562

394,208,322

13,760,760

3.62

Note: Reliance Telecom’s subscriber figures are as of December 2009 as the same for January 2010 have not been declared

Bharti Airtel

Andhra Pradesh

115,494

­–

115,494

Delhi – NCR

909,247

­–

909,247

Gujarat

43,162

­–

43,162

Haryana

21,992

­–

21,992

Karnataka

453,374

­–

453,374

Kerala

51,347

­–

51,347

Kolkata

69,859

­–

69,859

Madhya Pradesh

241,563

­–

241,563

Chhattisgarh

61,695

­–

61,695

Maharashtra

57,525

­–

57,525

Mumbai

292,430

­–

292,430

Punjab

39,342

­–

39,342

Chandigarh

52,712

­–

52,712

Rajasthan

35,108

­–

35,108

Tamil Nadu

134,686

­–

134,686

Pondicherry

6,490

­–

6,490

Chennai

295,112

­–

295,112

Uttar Pradesh (East)

22,863

­–

22,863

Uttar Pradesh (West)

42,471

­–

42,471

Total

2,946,472

­–

2,946,472

Reliance Communications

Andhra Pradesh

84,184

6,036,441

6,120,625

Bihar

2,631

3,213,135

3,215,766

Chennai

95,737

1,447,575

1,543,312

Delhi – NCR

167,773

4,803,950

4,971,723

Gujarat

112,648

4,922,999

5,035,647

Haryana

4,503

2,332,977

2,337,480

Himachal Pradesh

3,384

316,956

320,340

Jammu & Kashmir

8

360,030

360,038

Karnataka

100,640

4,692,544

4,793,184

Kerala

54,236

3,061,180

3,115,416

Kolkata

93,087

2,064,741

2,157,828

Madhya Pradesh

32,308

3,890,691

3,922,999

Maharashtra

77,119

5,810,803

5,887,922

Mumbai

176,585

5,090,665

5,267,250

Orissa

3,101

828,778

831,879

Punjab

42,481

2,193,214

2,235,695

Rajasthan

21,885

4,104,869

4,126,754

Tamil Nadu

36,630

4,795,138

4,831,768

Uttar Pradesh (East)

34,561

6,748,093

6,782,654

Uttar Pradesh (West)

8,970

5,061,909

5,070,879

West Bengal

3,944

1,829,837

1,833,781

Total

1,156,415

73,606,525

74,762,940

HFCL Infotel

Punjab

167,151

366,051

533,202

Total

167,151

366,051

533,202

Sistema Shyam Tele Services

Kerala

0

120,644

120,644

Rajasthan

78,466

1,054,443

1,132,909

Chennai

0

83,890

83,890

Tamil Nadu

0

286,147

286,147

Kolkata

0

212,553

212,553

West Bengal

0

330,247

330,247

Bihar

0

131,910

131,910

Karnataka

0

14,109

14,109

Delhi

0

62,431

62,431

Total

78,466

2,296,374

2,374,840

Tata Teleservices

Andhra Pradesh

152,396

5,690,736

5,843,132

Assam

76

71,208

71,284

Bihar

4,286

2,163,442

2,167,728

Chennai

40,653

1,182,360

1,223,013

Delhi – NCR

38,111

5,128,716

5,166,827

Gujarat

48,206

1,560,931

1,609,137

Haryana

8,788

1,808,911

1,817,699

Himachal Pradesh

927

143,993

144,920

Jammu & Kashmir

22

106,524

106,546

Karnataka

99,862

3,833,443

3,933,305

Kerala

8,619

1,742,218

1,750,837

Kolkata

20,015

1,751,164

1,771,179

Madhya Pradesh

3,012

2,345,477

2,348,489

Orissa

3,700

1,441,875

1,445,575

Punjab

11,443

1,528,539

1,539,982

Rajasthan

3,403

2,743,235

2,746,638

Tamil Nadu

5,026

2,311,189

2,316,215

Uttar Pradesh (East)

6,838

1,681,792

1,688,630

Uttar Pradesh (West)

3,340

2,458,161

2,461,501

Northeast

45

49,705

49,750

West Bengal

1,680

1,082,662

1,084,342

Maharashtra

150,811

6,423,692

6,574,503

Mumbai

456,652

3,413,785

3,870,437

Total

1,067,911

50,663,758

51,731,669

Grand total

5,416,415

126,932,708

132,349,123