Circle/City

Operator

October 2006

November 2006

Absolute change

% change

Metros

Delhi

Bharti Airtel

2,579,951

2,667,118

87,167

3.38

Delhi

Hutchison Essar

2,086,278

2,124,825

38,547

1.85

Delhi

MTNL

1,111,514

1,131,795

20,281

1.82

Delhi

Idea Cellular

1,225,075

1,279,986

54,911

4.48

Total

7,002,818

7,203,724

200,906

2.87

Mumbai

BPL Mobile

1,049,172

1,052,699

3,527

0.34

Mumbai

Hutchison Max

2,314,807

2,351,300

36,493

1.58

Mumbai

MTNL

1,214,056

1,243,231

29,175

2.40

Mumbai

Bharti Airtel

1,612,164

1,654,711

42,547

2.64

Total

6,190,199

6,301,941

111,742

1.81

Chennai

Aircel Cellular

918,598

972,228

53,630

5.84

Chennai

Bharti Airtel

858,317

875,334

17,017

1.98

Chennai

Hutchison Essar

588,521

606,403

17,882

3.04

Chennai

BSNL

644,122

677,754

33,632

5.22

Total

3,009,558

3,131,719

122,161

4.06

Kolkata

Bharti Airtel

808,837

830,703

21,866

2.7

Kolkata

Hutchison Telecom

1,151,370

1,166,423

15,053

1.31

Kolkata

BSNL

537,978

547,499

9,521

1.77

Kolkata

Reliance Internet

275,917

289,591

13,674

4.96

Total

2,774,102

2,834,216

60,114

2.17

All Metros

18,976,677

19,471,600

494,923

2.61

A Circle

Maharashtra

BPL Cellular

1,002,489

1,019,181

16,692

1.67

Maharashtra

Idea

2,371,827

2,490,204

118,377

4.99

Maharashtra

Bharti Airtel

1,937,100

2,062,942

125,842

6.5

Maharashtra

BSNL

1,695,712

1,800,017

104,305

6.15

Total

7,007,128

7,372,344

365,216

5.21

Gujarat

Fascel

3,282,223

3,500,604

218,381

6.65

Gujarat

Idea

1,484,936

1,595,157

110,221

7.42

Gujarat

Bharti Airtel

1,256,651

1,345,467

88,816

7.07

Gujarat

BSNL

958,508

972,272

13,764

1.44

Total

6,982,318

7,413,500

431,182

6.18

Andhra Pradesh

Idea

1,435,412

1,524,774

89,362

6.23

Andhra Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

2,769,769

3,003,297

233,528

8.43

Andhra Pradesh

Hutchison Essar

1,197,335

1,257,973

60,638

5.06

Andhra Pradesh

BSNL

1,496,991

1,570,839

73,848

4.93

Total

6,899,507

7,356,883

457,376

6.63

Karnataka

Bharti Airtel

3,361,360

3,529,038

167,678

4.99

Karnataka

Spice Communications

610,633

655,975

45,342

7.43

Karnataka

Hutchison Essar

1,451,618

1,526,805

75,187

5.18

Karnataka

BSNL

1,469,832

1,512,781

42,949

2.92

Total

6,893,443

7,224,599

331,156

4.80

Tamil Nadu

BPL Cellular

730,354

761,496

31,142

4.26

Tamil Nadu

Aircel Limited

2,285,518

2,377,481

91,963

4.02

Tamil Nadu

BSNL

1,925,075

2,000,004

74,929

3.89

Tamil Nadu

Bharti Airtel

1,468,135

1,552,319

84,184

5.73

Total

6,409,082

6,691,300

282,218

4.40

A Circle

34,191,478

36,058,626

1,867,148

5.46

B Circle

Kerala

Idea Mobile

Communications

1,266,481

1,330,759

64,278

5.08

Kerala

BPL Cellular

726,160

754,255

28,095

3.87

Kerala

Bharti Airtel

770,035

792,052

22,017

2.86

Kerala

BSNL

1,802,383

1,850,382

47,999

2.66

Total

4,565,059

4,727,448

162,389

3.56

Punjab

Spice Communications

1,655,410

1,701,518

46,108

2.79

Punjab

Bharti Airtel

2,294,994

2,417,116

122,122

5.32

Punjab

BSNL

563,799

671,143

107,344

19.04

Punjab

Hutchison Essar

913,102

965,650

52,548

5.75

Total

5,427,305

5,755,427

328,122

6.05

Haryana

Idea Mobile

Communications

582,805

671,724

88,919

15.26

Haryana

Aircel Digilink

505,970

560,924

54,954

10.86

Haryana

Bharti Airtel

603,675

645,427

41,752

6.92

Haryana

BSNL

568,957

600,852

31,895

5.61

Total

2,261,407

2,478,927

217,520

9.62

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Idea Mobile

Communications

1,391,190

1,450,531

59,341

4.27

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Bharti Airtel

818,838

876,148

57,310

7.00

Uttar Pradesh (West)

BSNL

1,142,984

1,170,460

27,476

2.40

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Hutchison Essar

1,154,626

1,255,922

101,296

8.77

Total

4,507,638

4,753,061

245,423

5.44

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Aircel Digilink

2,271,610

2,373,148

101,538

4.47

Uttar Pradesh (East)

BSNL

2,350,560

2,430,415

79,855

3.40

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Bharti Airtel

1,077,451

1,168,658

91,207

8.47

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Idea

Telecommunications

12,515

128,751

116,236

928.77

Total

5,712,136

6,100,972

388,836

6.81

Rajasthan

Aircel Digilink

1,016,489

1,085,823

69,334

6.82

Rajasthan

Bharti Airtel

1,285,251

1,346,544

61,293

4.77

Rajasthan

BSNL

1,501,000

1,556,084

55,084

3.67

Rajasthan

Idea

Telecommunications

29,535

106,557

77,022

260.78

Total

3,832,275

4,095,008

262,733

6.86

Madhya Pradesh

Idea

1,174,052

1,253,735

79,683

6.79

Madhya Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

769,515

795,912

26,397

3.43

Madhya Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

924,634

1,013,444

88,810

9.60

Madhya Pradesh

BSNL

952,786

1,021,983

69,197

7.26

Total

3,820,987

4,085,074

264,087

6.91

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Reliance Telecom

497,030

502,469

5,439

1.09

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

BSNL

890,284

911,931

21,647

2.43

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Bharti Airtel

563,249

594,560

31,311

5.56

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Hutchison Telecom

873,753

963,848

90,095

10.31

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Dishnet Wireless

122,000

128,021

6,021

4.94

Total

2,946,316

3,100,829

154,513

5.24

B Circle

33,073,123

35,096,746

2,023,623

6.12

C Circle

Himachal Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

468,667

470,673

2,006

0.43

Himachal Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

108,915

125,243

16,328

14.99

Himachal Pradesh

BSNL

309,821

326,683

16,862

5.44

Himachal Pradesh

Escorts

Telecommunications

5,801

8,976

3,175

54.73

Total

893,204

931,575

38,371

4.30

Bihar

Reliance Telecom

802,815

893,602

90,787

11.31

Bihar

BSNL

1,100,210

1,125,696

25,486

2.32

Bihar

Bharti Airtel

1,507,847

1,680,028

172,181

11.42

Total

3,410,872

3,699,326

288,454

8.46

Orissa

Reliance Telecom

370,189

398,004

27,815

7.51

Orissa

BSNL

633,327

647,531

14,204

2.24

Orissa

Bharti Airtel

688,165

712,346

24,181

3.51

Orissa

Dishnet Wireless

94,970

104,741

9,771

10.29

Total

1,786,651

1,862,622

75,971

4.25

Assam

Reliance Telecom

244,869

278,274

33,405

13.64

Assam

BSNL

469,580

487,555

17,975

3.83

Assam

Bharti Airtel

394,270

420,940

26,670

6.76

Assam

Dishnet Wireless

352,075

396,412

44,337

12.59

Total

1,460,794

1,583,181

122,387

8.38

North East

Reliance Telecom

114,358

126,697

12,339

10.79

North East

Bharti Airtel

145,230

161,466

16,236

11.18

North East

BSNL

352,852

374,095

21,243

6.02

North East

Dishnet Wireless

190,132

207,248

17,116

9

Total

802,572

869,506

66,934

8.34

Jammu & Kashmir

BSNL

687,293

719,225

31,932

4.65

Jammu & Kashmir

Bharti Airtel

417,142

441,938

24,796

5.94

Jammu & Kashmir

Dishnet Wireless

41,785

51,703

9,918

23.74

Total

1,146,220

1,212,866

66,646

5.81

C Circle

9,500,313

10,159,076

658,763

6.93

All India

95,741,591

100,786,048

5,044,457

5.27

Bharti Airtel

Andhra Pradesh

34,203

­–

­–

34,203

Chennai

225,922

­–

­–

225,922

Delhi

563,080

­–

­–

563,080

Gujarat

12,888

­–

­–

12,888

Haryana

19,000

­–

­–

19,000

Karnataka

271,373

­–

­–

271,373

Kerala

20,888

­–

­–

20,888

Kolkata

15,142

­–

­–

15,142

Madhya Pradesh

276,119

­–

­–

276,119

Maharashtra

12,318

­–

­–

12,318

Mumbai

46,881

­–

­–

46,881

Punjab

43,816

­–

­–

43,816

Rajasthan

5,669

­–

­–

5,669

Tamil Nadu

121,936

­–

­–

121,936

Uttar Pradesh (East)

15,103

­–

­–

15,103

Uttar Pradesh (West)

11,858

­–

­–

11,858

Total

1,696,196

­–

­–

1,696,196

Reliance Communications#

Andhra Pradesh

30,867

2,523,858

2,554,725

Bihar

525

1,001,573

1,002,098

Chennai

44,884

626,166

671,050

Delhi – NCR

53,742

1,953,471

2,007,213

Haryana

2,417

434,658

437,075

Himachal Pradesh

178

68,738

68,916

Jammu & Kashmir

0

277

277

Karnataka

48,025

1,706,239

1,754,264

Kerala

16,651

1,371,540

1,388,191

Kolkata

37,032

1,016,282

1,053,314

Madhya Pradesh

12,332

1,321,613

1,333,945

Maharashtra

29,063

2,063,795

2,092,858

Mumbai

66,861

2,008,625

2,075,486

Orissa

1,514

295,169

296,683

Punjab

19,618

709,712

729,330

Rajasthan

3,752

1,145,338

1,149,090

Tamil Nadu

17,316

1,601,583

1,618,899

Uttar Pradesh (East)

14,884

1,798,574

1,813,458

Uttar Pradesh (West)

2,404

1,311,145

1,313,549

West Bengal

376

612,841

613,217

Gujarat

55,353

1,603,310

1,658,663

Total

457,794

25,174,507

25,632,301

HFCL Infotel

Punjab

198,119*

60,909

67,722

326,750

Total

198,119

60,909

67,722

326,750

Shyam Telelink

Rajasthan

150,904

53,249

30,218

234,371

Total

150,904

53,249

30,218

234,371

Tata Teleservices

Andhra Pradesh

109,998

403,414

1,059,978

1,573,390

Bihar

120

85,873

343,393

429,386

Chennai

9,554

152,487

134,540

296,581

Delhi

15,476

519,239

1,356,789

1,891,504

Gujarat

21,856

327,771

433,036

782,663

Haryana

30

71,647

414,145

485,822

Himachal Pradesh

­–

3,473

66,452

69,925

Karnataka

47,647

337,807

582,904

968,358

Kerala

124

121,427

345,237

466,788

Kolkata

630

231,039

555,895

787,564

Madhya Pradesh

­–

121,132

310,836

431,968

Orissa

­–

29,825

176,800

206,625

Punjab

420

160,918

440,240

601,578

Rajasthan

­–

138,137

585,256

723,393

Tamil Nadu

968

186,820

266,139

453,927

Uttar Pradesh (East)

­–

118,242

494,384

612,626

Uttar Pradesh (West)

­–

81,171

574,854

656,025

West Bengal

­–

48,110

270,403

318,513

Maharashtra

50,304

546,678

753,448

1,350,430

Mumbai

207,291

417,417

621,654

1,246,362

Total

464,418

4,102,627

9,786,383

14,353,428

Grand total

2,967,431

4,216,785

35,058,830

42,243,046