Circle

Operator

August 2007

September 2007

Absolute change

% change

Metros

Delhi

Bharti Airtel

3,420,498

3,546,374

125,876

3.68

Delhi

Vodafone Essar

2,821,465

2,904,768

83,303

2.95

Delhi

MTNL

1,195,123

1,237,261

42,138

3.53

Delhi

Idea Cellular

1,719,765

1,778,661

58,896

3.42

Total

9,156,851

9,467,064

310,213

3.39

Mumbai

BPL Mobile

1,101,882

1,153,357

51,475

4.67

Mumbai

Vodafone Essar

2,822,306

2,901,145

78,839

2.79

Mumbai

MTNL

1,533,967

1,534,859

892

0.06

Mumbai

Bharti Airtel

2,100,574

2,137,682

37,108

1.77

Total

7,558,729

7,727,043

168,314

2.23

Chennai

Aircel Cellular

1,453,017

1,522,394

69,377

4.77

Chennai

Bharti Airtel

1,261,753

1,320,648

58,895

4.67

Chennai

Vodafone Essar

896,868

941,885

45,017

5.02

Chennai

BSNL

845,531

862,514

16,983

2.01

Total

4,457,169

4,647,441

190,272

4.27

Kolkata

Bharti Airtel

1,330,010

1,410,388

80,378

6.04

Kolkata

Vodafone Telecom

1,522,699

1,572,839

50,140

3.29

Kolkata

BSNL

762,098

777,277

15,179

1.99

Kolkata

Reliance Telecom

NA

NA

NA

NA

Total

3,614,807

3,760,504

145,697

4.03

All metros

24,787,556

25,602,052

814,496

3.29

A Circle

Maharashtra

Vodafone Essar

1,631,488

1,758,692

127,204

7.80

Maharashtra

Idea

3,600,927

3,698,888

97,961

2.72

Maharashtra

Bharti Airtel

3,136,239

3,278,699

142,460

4.54

Maharashtra

BSNL

2,534,812

2,550,503

15,691

0.62

Total

10,903,466

11,286,782

383,316

3.52

Gujarat

Vodafone Essar

4,931,740

5,067,689

135,949

2.76

Gujarat

Idea

2,001,022

2,100,306

99,284

4.96

Gujarat

Bharti Airtel

1,903,355

2,016,182

112,827

5.93

Gujarat

BSNL

1,464,059

1,605,830

141,771

9.68

Total

10,300,176

10,790,007

489,831

4.76

Andhra Pradesh

Idea

2,400,055

2,510,597

110,542

4.61

Andhra Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

4,552,622

4,755,341

202,719

4.45

Andhra Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

1,927,897

2,028,143

100,246

5.20

Andhra Pradesh

BSNL

1,976,905

2,013,620

36,715

1.86

Total

10,857,479

11,307,701

450,222

4.15

Karnataka

Bharti Airtel

5,374,170

5,606,386

232,216

4.32

Karnataka

Spice Communications

1,210,953

1,282,905

4,395,433

362.97

Karnataka

Vodafone Essar

2,160,254

2,269,913

-877,349

-40.61

Karnataka

BSNL

1,676,546

1,671,451

593,367

35.39

Total

10,421,923

10,830,655

408,732

3.92

Tamil Nadu

Vodafone Essar

1,810,591

2,011,981

201,390

11.12

Tamil Nadu

Aircel Limited

3,791,639

3,940,393

148,754

3.92

Tamil Nadu

BSNL

2,085,784

2,105,032

19,248

0.92

Tamil Nadu

Bharti Airtel

2,824,670

2,974,785

150,115

5.31

Total

10,512,684

11,032,191

519,507

4.94

A Circle

52,995,728

55,247,336

2,251,608

4.25

B Circle

Kerala

Idea Mobile

Communications

2,033,559

2,170,072

136,513

6.71

Kerala

Vodafone Essar

1,350,950

1,454,441

103,491

7.66

Kerala

Bharti Airtel

1,237,960

1,297,047

59,087

4.77

Kerala

BSNL

1,978,716

2,060,240

81,524

4.12

Total

6,601,185

6,981,800

380,615

5.77

Punjab

Spice Communications

2,186,676

2,198,805

12,129

0.55

Punjab

Bharti Airtel

2,818,711

2,865,450

46,739

1.66

Punjab

BSNL

1,338,413

1,412,837

74,424

5.56

Punjab

Vodafone Essar

1,469,715

1,500,125

30,410

2.07

Total

7,813,515

7,977,217

163,702

2.10

Haryana

Idea Mobile

Communications

908,701

909,506

805

0.09

Haryana

Vodafone Essar

1,061,459

1,071,502

10,043

0.95

Haryana

Bharti Airtel

847,495

852,531

5,036

0.59

Haryana

BSNL

1,194,094

1,194,614

520

0.04

Total

4,011,749

4,028,153

16,404

0.41

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Idea Mobile

Communications

1,857,864

1,943,026

85,162

4.58

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Bharti Airtel

1,251,926

1,276,577

24,651

1.97

Uttar Pradesh (West)

BSNL

1,687,419

1,710,088

22,669

1.34

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Vodafone Essar

2,161,531

2,251,742

90,211

4.17

Total

6,958,740

7,181,433

222,693

3.20

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Vodafone Essar

3,507,457

3,658,284

150,827

4.30

Uttar Pradesh (East)

BSNL

3,104,672

3,183,726

79,054

2.55

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Bharti Airtel

2,133,262

2,269,804

136,542

6.40

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Idea

Telecommunications

601,593

657,709

56,116

9.33

Total

9,346,984

9,769,523

422,539

4.52

Rajasthan

Vodafone Essar

2,078,805

2,219,075

140,270

6.75

Rajasthan

Bharti Airtel

2,547,656

2,735,762

188,106

7.38

Rajasthan

BSNL

2,171,260

2,218,797

47,537

2.19

Rajasthan

Idea

Telecommunications

605,670

650,622

44,952

7.42

Total

7,403,391

7,824,256

420,865

5.68

Madhya Pradesh

Idea

2,100,398

2,205,218

104,820

4.99

Madhya Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

NA

NA

NA

NA

Madhya Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

2,003,675

2,106,816

103,141

5.15

Madhya Pradesh

BSNL

1,391,318

1,419,408

28,090

2.02

Total

5,495,391

5,731,442

236,051

4.30

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Reliance Telecom

NA

NA

NA

NA

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

BSNL

1,090,724

1,096,729

6,005

0.55

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Bharti Airtel

1,301,650

1,396,650

95,000

7.3

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Vodafone Telecom

1,959,970

2,045,322

85,352

4.35

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Dishnet Wireless

288,612

347,577

58,965

20.43

Total

4,640,956

4,886,278

245,322

5.29

B Circle

52,271,911

54,380,102

2,108,191

4.03

C Circle

Himachal Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

678,405

695,112

16,707

2.46

Himachal Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

NA

NA

NA

NA

Himachal Pradesh

BSNL

496,277

508,558

12,281

2.47

Himachal Pradesh

Idea

Telecommunications

41,402

47,255

5,853

14.14

Himachal Pradesh

Dishnet Wireless

20,103

23,060

2,957

14.71

Total

1,236,187

1,273,985

37,798

3.06

Bihar

Reliance Telecom

NA

NA

NA

NA

Bihar

BSNL

1,244,693

1,243,190

-1,503

-0.12

Bihar

Bharti Airtel

3,109,302

3,249,909

140,607

4.52

Bihar

Dishnet Wireless

243,905

330,485

86,580

35.5

Total

4,597,900

4,823,584

225,684

4.91

Orissa

Reliance Telecom

NA

NA

NA

NA

Orissa

BSNL

807,936

816,213

8,277

1.02

Orissa

Bharti Airtel

1,261,015

1,294,865

33,850

2.68

Orissa

Dishnet Wireless

366,942

380,233

13,291

3.62

Total

2,435,893

2,491,311

55,418

2.28

Assam

Reliance Telecom

NA

NA

NA

NA

Assam

BSNL

569,777

566,293

-3,484

-0.61

Assam

Bharti Airtel

706,958

725,417

18,459

2.61

Assam

Dishnet Wireless

857,747

865,835

8,088

0.94

Total

2,134,482

2,157,545

23,063

1.08

Northeast

Reliance Telecom

NA

NA

NA

NA

Northeast

Bharti Airtel

332,078

343,610

11,532

3.47

Northeast

BSNL

482,958

487,023

4,065

0.84

Northeast

Dishnet Wireless

454,111

475,266

21,155

4.66

Total

1,269,147

1,305,899

36,752

2.9

Jammu & Kashmir

BSNL

800,434

799,287

-1,147

-0.14

Jammu & Kashmir

Bharti Airtel

680,761

719,629

38,868

5.71

Jammu & Kashmir

Dishnet Wireless

144,432

154,112

9,680

6.7

Total

1,625,627

1,673,028

47,401

2.92

C Circle

13,299,236

13,725,352

426,116

3.2

All India

143,354,431

148,954,842

5,600,411

3.91

NA – Not available

Bharti Airtel

Andhra Pradesh

46,586

46,586

Chennai

257,511

­–

257,511

Delhi

665,239

­–

665,239

Gujarat

18,538

­–

18,538

Haryana

19,995

­–

19,995

Karnataka

319,202

­–

319,202

Kerala

30,787

­–

30,787

Kolkata

27,040

­–

27,040

Madhya Pradesh

296,292

­–

296,292

Maharashtra

22,173

­–

22,173

Mumbai

92,306

­–

92,306

Punjab

56,877

­–

56,877

Rajasthan

14,612

­–

14,612

Tamil Nadu

130,768

­–

130,768

Uttar Pradesh (East)

21,324

­–

21,324

Uttar Pradesh (West)

19,763

­–

19,763

Total

2,039,013

2,039,013

Reliance Communications

Andhra Pradesh

54,856

3,003,766

3,058,622

Bihar

825

1,426,199

1,427,024

Chennai

62,203

721,012

783,215

Delhi – NCR

79,703

1,894,165

1,973,868

Haryana

5,122

607,908

613,030

Himachal Pradesh

998

114,633

115,631

Jammu & Kashmir

1

185

186

Karnataka

67,117

1,947,940

2,015,057

Kerala

28,000

1,586,569

1,614,569

Kolkata

52,779

1,123,143

1,175,922

Madhya Pradesh

19,970

1,802,939

1,822,909

Maharashtra

43,201

2,370,208

2,413,409

Mumbai

96,013

2,105,888

2,201,901

Orissa

2,173

356,308

358,481

Punjab

34,134

799,388

833,522

Rajasthan

9,229

1,310,698

1,319,927

Tamil Nadu

24,357

2,118,236

2,142,593

Uttar Pradesh (East)

22,797

2,278,470

2,301,267

Uttar Pradesh (West)

5,303

1,671,785

1,677,088

West Bengal

2,476

845,988

848,464

Gujarat

73,060

2,001,031

2,074,091

Total

684,317

30,086,459

30,770,776

HFCL Infotel

Punjab

163,090*

152,727

315,817

Total

163,090

152,727

315,817

Shyam Telelink

Rajasthan

157,431

99,677

257,108

Total

157,431

99,677

257,108

Tata Teleservices

Andhra Pradesh

117,204

1,915,085

2,032,289

Bihar

477

683,527

684,004

Chennai

20,018

313,905

333,923

Delhi

21,537

2,597,254

2,618,791

Gujarat

27,788

832,547

860,335

Haryana

832

667,995

668,827

Himachal Pradesh

120

92,923

93,043

Karnataka

76,549

997,471

1,074,020

Kerala

2,023

549,159

551,182

Kolkata

3,572

982,808

986,380

Madhya Pradesh

276

587,851

588,127

Orissa

­–

315,465

315,465

Punjab

7,308

791,366

798,674

Rajasthan

88

1,191,365

1,191,453

Tamil Nadu

1,666

528,479

530,145

Uttar Pradesh (East)

210

818,963

819,173

Uttar Pradesh (West)

90

1,010,244

1,010,334

West Bengal

­–

463,668

463,668

Maharashtra

71,817

2,154,866

2,226,683

Mumbai

258,591

1,407,379

1,665,970

Total

610,166

18,902,320

19,512,486

Grand total

3,654,017

49,241,183

52,895,200

* includes CorDect