Circle/City

Operator

November 2006

December 2006

Absolute change

% change

Metros

Delhi

Bharti Airtel

2,667,118

2,782,126

115,008

4.31

Delhi

Hutchison Essar

2,124,825

2,157,136

32,311

1.52

Delhi

MTNL

1,131,795

1,153,720

21,925

1.94

Delhi

Idea Cellular

1,279,986

1,316,400

36,414

2.84

Total

7,203,724

7,409,382

205,658

2.85

Mumbai

BPL Mobile

1,052,699

1,056,282

3,583

0.34

Mumbai

Hutchison Max

2,351,300

2,383,702

32,402

1.38

Mumbai

MTNL

1,243,231

1,270,813

27,582

2.22

Mumbai

Bharti Airtel

1,654,711

1,746,872

92,161

5.57

Total

6,301,941

6,457,669

155,728

2.47

Chennai

Aircel Cellular

972,228

1,023,061

50,833

5.23

Chennai

Bharti Airtel

875,334

905,164

29,830

3.41

Chennai

Hutchison Essar

606,403

634,080

27,677

4.56

Chennai

BSNL

677,754

694,453

16,699

2.46

Total

3,131,719

3,256,758

125,039

3.99

Kolkata

Bharti Airtel

830,703

910,525

79,822

9.61

Kolkata

Hutchison Telecom

1,166,423

1,186,497

20,074

1.72

Kolkata

BSNL

547,499

552,381

4,882

0.89

Kolkata

Reliance Internet

289,591

299,270

9,679

3.34

Total

2,834,216

2,948,673

114,457

4.04

All Metros

19,471,600

20,072,482

600,882

3.09

A Circle

Maharashtra

BPL Cellular

1,019,181

1,030,112

10,931

1.07

Maharashtra

Idea

2,490,204

2,574,700

84,496

3.39

Maharashtra

Bharti Airtel

2,062,942

2,196,206

133,264

6.46

Maharashtra

BSNL

1,800,017

1,832,817

32,800

1.82

Total

7,372,344

7,633,835

261,491

3.55

Gujarat

Fascel

3,500,604

3,702,412

201,808

5.76

Gujarat

Idea

1,595,157

1,630,570

35,413

2.22

Gujarat

Bharti Airtel

1,345,467

1,420,842

75,375

5.60

Gujarat

BSNL

972,272

981,540

9,268

0.95

Total

7,413,500

7,735,364

321,864

4.34

Andhra Pradesh

Idea

1,524,774

1,590,580

65,806

4.32

Andhra Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

3,003,297

3,106,776

103,479

3.45

Andhra Pradesh

Hutchison Essar

1,257,973

1,319,310

61,337

4.88

Andhra Pradesh

BSNL

1,570,839

1,626,160

55,321

3.52

Total

7,356,883

7,642,826

285,943

3.89

Karnataka

Bharti Airtel

3,529,038

3,658,955

129,917

3.68

Karnataka

Spice Communications

655,975

701,093

45,118

6.88

Karnataka

Hutchison Essar

1,526,805

1,577,488

50,683

3.32

Karnataka

BSNL

1,512,781

1,538,301

25,520

1.69

Total

7,224,599

7,475,837

251,238

3.48

Tamil Nadu

BPL Cellular

761,496

844,386

82,890

10.89

Tamil Nadu

Aircel Limited

2,377,481

2,500,846

123,365

5.19

Tamil Nadu

BSNL

2,000,004

2,002,522

2,518

0.13

Tamil Nadu

Bharti Airtel

1,552,319

1,607,872

55,553

3.58

Total

6,691,300

6,955,626

264,326

3.95

A Circle

36,058,626

37,443,488

1,384,862

3.84

B Circle

Kerala

Idea Mobile

Communications

1,330,759

1,392,610

61,851

4.65

Kerala

BPL Cellular

754,255

772,916

18,661

2.47

Kerala

Bharti Airtel

792,052

848,495

56,443

7.13

Kerala

BSNL

1,850,382

1,869,202

18,820

1.02

Total

4,727,448

4,883,223

155,775

3.30

Punjab

Spice Communications

1,701,518

1,748,571

47,053

2.77

Punjab

Bharti Airtel

2,417,116

2,504,148

87,032

3.60

Punjab

BSNL

671,143

783,450

112,307

16.73

Punjab

Hutchison Essar

965,650

1,015,848

50,198

5.20

Total

5,755,427

6,052,017

296,590

5.15

Haryana

Idea Mobile

Communications

671,724

748,270

76,546

11.40

Haryana

Aircel Digilink

560,924

613,327

52,403

9.34

Haryana

Bharti Airtel

645,427

683,932

38,505

5.97

Haryana

BSNL

600,852

658,974

58,122

9.67

Total

2,478,927

2,704,503

225,576

9.10

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Idea Mobile

Communications

1,450,531

1,480,970

30,439

2.10

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Bharti Airtel

876,148

910,245

34,097

3.89

Uttar Pradesh (West)

BSNL

1,170,460

1,202,657

32,197

2.75

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Hutchison Essar

1,255,922

1,358,858

102,936

8.20

Total

4,753,061

4,952,730

199,669

4.20

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Aircel Digilink

2,373,148

2,455,300

82,152

3.46

Uttar Pradesh (East)

BSNL

2,430,415

2,533,104

102,689

4.23

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Bharti Airtel

1,168,658

1,245,039

76,381

6.54

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Idea

Telecommunications

128,751

207,790

79,039

61.39

Total

6,100,972

6,441,233

340,261

5.58

Rajasthan

Aircel Digilink

1,085,823

1,170,915

85,092

7.84

Rajasthan

Bharti Airtel

1,346,544

1,503,637

157,093

11.67

Rajasthan

BSNL

1,556,084

1,599,045

42,961

2.76

Rajasthan

Idea

Telecommunications

106,557

160,970

54,413

51.06

Total

4,095,008

4,434,567

339,559

8.29

Madhya Pradesh

Idea

1,253,735

1,328,780

75,045

5.99

Madhya Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

795,912

852,231

56,319

7.08

Madhya Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

1,013,444

1,104,174

90,730

8.95

Madhya Pradesh

BSNL

1,021,983

1,066,941

44,958

4.40

Total

4,085,074

4,352,126

267,052

6.54

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Reliance Telecom

502,469

518,346

15,877

3.16

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

BSNL

911,931

923,097

11,166

1.22

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Bharti Airtel

594,560

652,046

57,486

9.67

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Hutchison Telecom

963,848

1,083,878

120,030

12.45

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Dishnet Wireless

128,021

131,984

3,963

3.10

Total

3,100,829

3,309,351

208,522

6.72

B Circle

35,096,746

37,129,750

2,033,004

5.79

C Circle

Himachal Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

470,673

472,336

1,663

0.35

Himachal Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

125,243

142,031

16,788

13.40

Himachal Pradesh

BSNL

326,683

342,697

16,014

4.90

Himachal Pradesh

Escorts

Telecommunications

8,976

10,810

1,834

20.43

Total

931,575

967,874

36,299

3.90

Bihar

Reliance Telecom

893,602

951,261

57,659

6.45

Bihar

BSNL

1,125,696

1,149,235

23,539

2.09

Bihar

Bharti Airtel

1,680,028

1,830,030

150,002

8.93

Total

3,699,326

3,930,526

231,200

6.25

Orissa

Reliance Telecom

398,004

425,606

27,602

6.94

Orissa

BSNL

647,531

675,358

27,827

4.30

Orissa

Bharti Airtel

712,346

772,307

59,961

8.42

Orissa

Dishnet Wireless

104,741

122,781

18,040

17.22

Total

1,862,622

1,996,052

133,430

7.16

Assam

Reliance Telecom

278,274

319,935

41,661

14.97

Assam

BSNL

487,555

502,904

15,349

3.15

Assam

Bharti Airtel

420,940

458,507

37,567

8.92

Assam

Dishnet Wireless

396,412

447,849

51,437

12.98

Total

1,583,181

1,729,195

146,014

9.22

North East

Reliance Telecom

126,697

132,130

5,433

4.29

North East

Bharti Airtel

161,466

187,002

25,536

15.82

North East

BSNL

374,095

363,302

-10,793

-2.89

North East

Dishnet Wireless

207,248

227,073

19,825

9.57

Total

869,506

909,507

40,001

4.6

Jammu & Kashmir

BSNL

719,225

720,411

1,186

0.16

Jammu & Kashmir

Bharti Airtel

441,938

466,802

24,864

5.63

Jammu & Kashmir

Dishnet Wireless

51,703

59,096

7,393

14.3

Total

1,212,866

1,246,309

33,443

2.76

C Circle

10,159,076

10,779,463

620,387

6.11

All India

100,786,048

105,425,183

4,639,135

4.6

Bharti Airtel

Andhra Pradesh

35,853

­–

­–

35,853

Chennai

230,527

­–

­–

230,527

Delhi

571,092

­–

­–

571,092

Gujarat

13,912

­–

­–

13,912

Haryana

18,859

­–

­–

18,859

Karnataka

277,917

­–

­–

277,917

Kerala

22,161

­–

­–

22,161

Kolkata

16,444

­–

­–

16,444

Madhya Pradesh

279,905

­–

­–

279,905

Maharashtra

13,676

­–

­–

13,676

Mumbai

52,272

­–

­–

52,272

Punjab

45,431

­–

­–

45,431

Rajasthan

7,383

­–

­–

7,383

Tamil Nadu

123,391

­–

­–

123,391

Uttar Pradesh (East)

16,010

­–

­–

16,010

Uttar Pradesh (West)

12,966

­–

­–

12,966

Total

1,737,799

­–

­–

1,737,799

Reliance Communications

Andhra Pradesh

33,679

2,632,382

2,666,061

Bihar

566

1,075,231

1,075,797

Chennai

48,065

663,369

711,434

Delhi - NCR

56,398

1,984,072

2,040,470

Haryana

3,088

472,123

475,211

Himachal Pradesh

211

73,363

73,574

Jammu & Kashmir

0

288

288

Karnataka

51,503

1,791,816

1,843,319

Kerala

18,059

1,425,113

1,443,172

Kolkata

39,970

1,057,731

1,097,701

Madhya Pradesh

13,479

1,405,556

1,419,035

Maharashtra

31,114

2,168,551

2,199,665

Mumbai

70,950

2,067,544

2,138,494

Orissa

1,565

311,030

312,595

Punjab

20,827

727,531

748,358

Rajasthan

4,044

1,199,234

1,203,278

Tamil Nadu

18,996

1,697,504

1,716,500

Uttar Pradesh (East)

16,220

1,854,656

1,870,876

Uttar Pradesh (West)

2,615

1,352,102

1,354,717

West Bengal

395

663,580

663,975

Gujarat

58,171

1,716,516

1,774,687

Total

489,915

26,339,292

26,829,207

HFCL Infotel

Punjab

198,824*

59,559

69,800

328,183

Total

198,824

59,559

69,800

328,183

Shyam Telelink

Rajasthan

151,239

56,109

31,613

238,961

Total

151,239

56,109

31,613

238,961

Tata Teleservices

Andhra Pradesh

109,796

404,388

1,105,059

1,619,243

Bihar

120

91,358

365,555

457,033

Chennai

10,578

150,895

142,069

303,542

Delhi

15,645

519,954

1,427,081

1,962,680

Gujarat

22,084

319,643

448,266

789,993

Haryana

30

79,194

434,221

513,445

Himachal Pradesh

­–

3,511

71,164

74,675

Karnataka

48,403

337,843

606,888

993,134

Kerala

184

124,686

354,920

479,790

Kolkata

1,380

232,268

576,727

810,375

Madhya Pradesh

­–

126,545

327,039

453,584

Orissa

­–

31,739

187,808

219,547

Punjab

420

172,002

458,144

630,566

Rajasthan

­–

150,637

620,800

771,437

Tamil Nadu

1,134

186,436

283,065

470,635

Uttar Pradesh (East)

­–

132,838

511,385

644,223

Uttar Pradesh (West)

­–

84,855

603,483

688,338

West Bengal

­–

51,152

285,596

336,748

Maharashtra

53,455

580,367

800,396

1,434,218

Mumbai

213,201

424,802

639,223

1,277,226

Total

476,430

4,205,113

10,248,889

14,930,432

Grand total

3,054,207

4,320,781

36,689,594

44,064,582