Circle/City

Operator

December 2006

January 2007

Absolute change

% change

Metros

Delhi

Bharti Airtel

2,782,126

2,852,929

70,803

2.54

Delhi

Hutchison Essar

2,157,136

2,220,987

63,851

2.96

Delhi

MTNL

1,153,720

1,195,438

41,718

3.62

Delhi

Idea Cellular

1,316,400

1,372,067

55,667

4.23

Total

7,409,382

7,641,421

232,039

3.13

Mumbai

BPL Mobile

1,056,282

1,062,255

5,973

0.57

Mumbai

Hutchison Max

2,383,702

2,416,290

32,588

1.37

Mumbai

MTNL

1,270,813

1,302,796

31,983

2.52

Mumbai

Bharti Airtel

1,746,872

1,805,601

58,729

3.36

Total

6,457,669

6,586,942

129,273

2.00

Chennai

Aircel Cellular

1,023,061

1,063,062

40,001

3.91

Chennai

Bharti Airtel

905,164

931,509

26,345

2.91

Chennai

Hutchison Essar

634,080

658,434

24,354

3.84

Chennai

BSNL

694,453

726,761

32,308

4.65

Total

3,256,758

3,379,766

123,008

3.78

Kolkata

Bharti Airtel

910,525

947,107

36,582

4.02

Kolkata

Hutchison Telecom

1,186,497

1,206,551

20,054

1.69

Kolkata

BSNL

552,381

561,983

9,602

1.74

Kolkata

Reliable Internet

299,270

309,834

10,564

3.53

Total

2,948,673

3,025,475

76,802

2.60

All Metros

20,072,482

20,633,604

561,122

2.8

A Circle

Maharashtra

Hutchison Essar

1,030,112

1,050,132

20,020

1.94

Maharashtra

Idea

2,574,700

2,707,188

132,488

5.15

Maharashtra

Bharti Airtel

2,196,206

2,325,727

129,521

5.9

Maharashtra

BSNL

1,832,817

1,929,596

96,779

5.28

Total

7,633,835

8,012,643

378,808

4.96

Gujarat

Fascel

3,702,412

3,883,943

181,531

4.90

Gujarat

Idea

1,630,570

1,675,574

45,004

2.76

Gujarat

Bharti Airtel

1,420,842

1,553,500

132,658

9.34

Gujarat

BSNL

981,540

992,905

11,365

1.16

Total

7,735,364

8,105,922

370,558

4.79

Andhra Pradesh

Idea

1,590,580

1,674,524

83,944

5.28

Andhra Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

3,106,776

3,260,469

153,693

4.95

Andhra Pradesh

Hutchison Essar

1,319,310

1,384,517

65,207

4.94

Andhra Pradesh

BSNL

1,626,160

1,696,126

69,966

4.30

Total

7,642,826

8,015,636

372,810

4.88

Karnataka

Bharti Airtel

3,658,955

3,901,064

242,109

6.62

Karnataka

Spice Communications

701,093

764,003

62,910

8.97

Karnataka

Hutchison Essar

1,577,488

1,623,554

46,066

2.92

Karnataka

BSNL

1,538,301

1,574,347

36,046

2.34

Total

7,475,837

7,862,968

387,131

5.18

Tamil Nadu

Hutchison Essar

844,386

913,330

68,944

8.16

Tamil Nadu

Aircel Limited

2,500,846

2,636,010

135,164

5.40

Tamil Nadu

BSNL

2,002,522

2,003,004

482

0.02

Tamil Nadu

Bharti Airtel

1,607,872

1,723,572

115,700

7.20

Total

6,955,626

7,275,916

320,290

4.60

A Circle

37,443,488

39,273,085

1,829,597

4.89

B Circle

Kerala

Idea Mobile

Communications

1,392,610

1,433,330

40,720

2.92

Kerala

Hutchison Essar

772,916

800,645

27,729

3.59

Kerala

Bharti Airtel

848,495

901,246

52,751

6.22

Kerala

BSNL

1,869,202

1,887,038

17,836

0.95

Total

4,883,223

5,022,259

139,036

2.85

Punjab

Spice Communications

1,748,571

1,792,014

43,443

2.48

Punjab

Bharti Airtel

2,504,148

2,532,998

28,850

1.15

Punjab

BSNL

783,450

909,026

125,576

16.03

Punjab

Hutchison Essar

1,015,848

1,070,873

55,025

5.42

Total

6,052,017

6,304,911

252,894

4.18

Haryana

Idea Mobile

Communications

748,270

803,846

55,576

7.43

Haryana

Aircel Digilink

613,327

665,425

52,098

8.49

Haryana

Bharti Airtel

683,932

714,880

30,948

4.53

Haryana

BSNL

658,974

766,055

107,081

16.25

Total

2,704,503

2,950,206

245,703

9.08

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Idea Mobile

Communications

1,480,970

1,510,046

29,076

1.96

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Bharti Airtel

910,245

936,011

25,766

2.83

Uttar Pradesh (West)

BSNL

1,202,657

1,229,664

27,007

2.25

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Hutchison Essar

1,358,858

1,462,827

103,969

7.65

Total

4,952,730

5,138,548

185,818

3.75

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Aircel Digilink

2,455,300

2,535,868

80,568

3.28

Uttar Pradesh (East)

BSNL

2,533,104

2,605,381

72,277

2.85

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Bharti Airtel

1,245,039

1,345,005

99,966

8.03

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Idea

Telecommunications

207,790

260,553

52,763

25.39

Total

6,441,233

6,746,807

305,574

4.74

Rajasthan

Aircel Digilink

1,170,915

1,291,095

120,180

10.26

Rajasthan

Bharti Airtel

1,503,637

1,625,782

122,145

8.12

Rajasthan

BSNL

1,599,045

1,644,156

45,111

2.82

Rajasthan

Idea

Telecommunications

160,970

204,558

43,588

27.08

Total

4,434,567

4,765,591

331,024

7.46

Madhya Pradesh

Idea

1,328,780

1,417,501

88,721

6.68

Madhya Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

852,231

911,334

59,103

6.94

Madhya Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

1,104,174

1,209,955

105,781

9.58

Madhya Pradesh

BSNL

1,066,941

1,107,128

40,187

3.77

Total

4,352,126

4,645,918

293,792

6.75

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Reliance Telecom

518,346

536,825

18,479

3.56

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

BSNL

923,097

951,332

28,235

3.06

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Bharti Airtel

652,046

708,561

56,515

8.67

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Hutchison Telecom

1,083,878

1,229,887

146,009

13.47

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Dishnet Wireless

131,984

136,282

4,298

3.26

Total

3,309,351

3,562,887

253,536

7.66

B Circle

37,129,750

39,137,127

2,007,377

5.41

C Circle

Himachal Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

472,336

485,116

12,780

2.71

Himachal Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

142,031

159,118

17,087

12.03

Himachal Pradesh

BSNL

342,697

365,767

23,070

6.73

Himachal Pradesh

Idea

Telecommunications

10,810

12,762

1,952

18.06

Himachal Pradesh

Dishnet Wireless

1,798

Total

967,874

1,024,561

56,687

5.86

Bihar

Reliance Telecom

951,261

1,026,618

75,357

7.92

Bihar

BSNL

1,149,235

1,175,489

26,254

2.28

Bihar

Bharti Airtel

1,830,030

1,933,158

103,128

5.64

Bihar

Dishnet Wireless

3,690

Total

3,930,526

4,138,955

208,429

5.30

Orissa

Reliance Telecom

425,606

457,616

32,010

7.52

Orissa

BSNL

675,358

697,426

22,068

3.27

Orissa

Bharti Airtel

772,307

814,289

41,982

5.44

Orissa

Dishnet Wireless

122,781

146,921

24,140

19.66

Total

1,996,052

2,116,252

120,200

6.02

Assam

Reliance Telecom

319,935

340,332

20,397

6.38

Assam

BSNL

502,904

512,154

9,250

1.84

Assam

Bharti Airtel

458,507

524,228

65,721

14.33

Assam

Dishnet Wireless

447,849

495,465

47,616

10.63

Total

1,729,195

1,872,179

142,984

8.27

North East

Reliance Telecom

132,130

134,539

2,409

1.82

North East

Bharti Airtel

187,002

221,828

34,826

18.62

North East

BSNL

363,302

371,375

8,073

2.22

North East

Dishnet Wireless

227,073

243,430

16,357

7.2

Total

909,507

971,172

61,665

6.78

Jammu & Kashmir

BSNL

720,411

735,651

15,240

2.12

Jammu & Kashmir

Bharti Airtel

466,802

477,419

10,617

2.27

Jammu & Kashmir

Dishnet Wireless

59,096

75,688

16,592

28.08

Total

1,246,309

1,288,758

42,449

3.41

C Circle

10,779,463

11,411,877

632,414

5.87

All India

105,425,183

110,455,693

5,030,510

4.77

Bharti Airtel

Andhra Pradesh

36,849

­–

­–

36,849

Chennai

235,646

­–

­–

235,646

Delhi

579,249

­–

­–

579,249

Gujarat

14,897

­–

­–

14,897

Haryana

18,719

­–

­–

18,719

Karnataka

282,854

­–

­–

282,854

Kerala

23,710

­–

­–

23,710

Kolkata

17,589

­–

­–

17,589

Madhya Pradesh

282,927

­–

­–

282,927

Maharashtra

14,914

­–

­–

14,914

Mumbai

58,513

­–

­–

58,513

Punjab

47,138

­–

­–

47,138

Rajasthan

8,822

­–

­–

8,822

Tamil Nadu

125,535

­–

­–

125,535

Uttar Pradesh (East)

16,864

­–

­–

16,864

Uttar Pradesh (West)

13,915

­–

­–

13,915

Total

1,778,141

­–

­–

1,778,141

Reliance Communications#

Andhra Pradesh

36,315

2,741,333

2,777,648

Bihar

583

1,144,789

1,145,372

Chennai

50,847

698,952

749,799

Delhi - NCR

59,061

2,019,825

2,078,886

Haryana

3,753

497,648

501,401

Himachal Pradesh

293

81,630

81,923

Jammu & Kashmir

1

297

298

Karnataka

53,104

1,877,533

1,930,637

Kerala

19,011

1,477,764

1,496,775

Kolkata

42,026

1,096,331

1,138,357

Madhya Pradesh

14,397

1,487,851

1,502,248

Maharashtra

33,020

2,246,086

2,279,106

Mumbai

74,122

2,126,897

2,201,019

Orissa

1,631

323,122

324,753

Punjab

22,411

745,841

768,252

Rajasthan

4,150

1,251,816

1,255,966

Tamil Nadu

19,176

1,806,867

1,826,043

Uttar Pradesh (East)

16,991

1,946,097

1,963,088

Uttar Pradesh (West)

2,741

1,410,997

1,413,738

West Bengal

462

708,654

709,116

Gujarat

58,910

1,820,997

1,879,907

Total

513,005

27,511,327

28,024,332

HFCL Infotel

Punjab

195,702*

57,719

72,050

325,471

Total

195,702

57,719

72,050

325,471

Shyam Telelink

Rajasthan

151,227

55,418

34,345

240,990

Total

151,227

55,418

34,345

240,990

Tata Teleservices

Andhra Pradesh

111,131

403,239

1,154,539

1,668,909

Bihar

120

96,452

387,718

484,290

Chennai

11,020

151,618

147,187

309,825

Delhi

17,201

515,578

1,500,201

2,032,980

Gujarat

21,780

312,668

469,318

803,766

Haryana

30

85,488

451,158

536,676

Himachal Pradesh

0

3,457

74,701

78,158

Karnataka

51,275

337,520

619,454

1,008,249

Kerala

186

126,864

361,243

488,293

Kolkata

1,650

230,710

597,151

829,511

Madhya Pradesh

94

131,478

340,118

471,690

Orissa

­–

33,402

195,966

229,368

Punjab

835

181,808

467,760

650,403

Rajasthan

­–

165,722

659,484

825,206

Tamil Nadu

1,224

187,119

295,834

484,177

Uttar Pradesh (East)

­–

141,764

526,550

668,314

Uttar Pradesh (West)

­–

88,553

636,132

724,685

West Bengal

­–

53,985

302,198

356,183

Maharashtra

55,196

617,615

860,176

1,532,987

Mumbai

219,701

434,002

665,076

1,318,779

Total

491,443

4,299,042

10,711,964

15,502,449

Grand total

3,129,518

4,412,179

38,329,686

45,871,383