Circle

Operator

November 2007

December 2007

Absolute change

% change

Metros

Delhi

Bharti Airtel

3,674,252

3,712,685

38,433

1

Delhi

Vodafone Essar

3,067,185

3,131,114

63,929

2

Delhi

MTNL

1,317,318

1,361,703

44,385

3

Delhi

Idea Cellular

1,887,341

1,908,812

21,471

1

Total

9,946,096

10,114,314

168,218

2

Mumbai

BPL Mobile

1,220,611

1,239,466

18,855

2

Mumbai

Vodafone Essar

3,081,316

3,181,653

100,337

3

Mumbai

MTNL

1,572,408

1,593,177

20,769

1

Mumbai

Bharti Airtel

2,261,493

2,313,840

52,347

2

Total

8,135,828

8,328,136

192,308

2

Chennai

Aircel Cellular

1,655,178

1,718,365

63,187

4

Chennai

Bharti Airtel

1,477,684

1,550,064

72,380

4.9

Chennai

Vodafone Essar

1,027,128

1,067,158

40,030

3.9

Chennai

BSNL

866,990

870,064

3,074

0

Total

5,026,980

5,205,651

178,671

4

Kolkata

Bharti Airtel

1,543,895

1,586,506

42,611

2.76

Kolkata

Vodafone Essar

1,697,899

1,762,971

65,072

4

Kolkata

BSNL

818,869

841,578

22,709

2.77

Kolkata

Reliance Telecom

NA

NA

NA

NA

Total

4,060,663

4,191,055

130,392

3

All metros

27,169,567

27,839,156

669,589

2.46

A Circle

Maharashtra

Vodafone Essar

2,008,083

2,139,847

131,764

7

Maharashtra

Idea

4,003,403

4,181,913

178,510

4

Maharashtra

Bharti Airtel

3,590,252

3,742,976

152,724

4.25

Maharashtra

BSNL

2,680,684

2,735,842

55,158

2

Total

12,282,422

12,800,578

518,156

4

Gujarat

Vodafone Essar

5,378,158

5,554,492

176,334

3

Gujarat

Idea

2,262,640

2,348,240

85,600

4

Gujarat

Bharti Airtel

2,138,212

2,290,206

151,994

7

Gujarat

BSNL

1,726,068

1,766,740

40,672

2

Total

11,505,078

11,959,678

454,600

4

Andhra Pradesh

Idea

2,724,598

2,840,750

116,152

4

Andhra Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

5,125,703

5,326,467

200,764

4

Andhra Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

2,200,533

2,286,184

85,651

4

Andhra Pradesh

BSNL

2,124,658

2,173,710

49,052

2

Total

12,175,492

12,627,111

451,619

4

Karnataka

Bharti Airtel

6,051,547

6,263,634

212,087

4

Karnataka

Spice Communications

1,408,087

1,473,867

65,780

5

Karnataka

Vodafone Essar

2,466,596

2,551,862

85,266

3

Karnataka

BSNL

1,697,266

1,717,436

20,170

1

Total

11,623,496

12,006,799

383,303

3

Tamil Nadu

Vodafone Essar

2,497,993

2,702,844

204,851

8

Tamil Nadu

Aircel Limited

4,458,460

4,615,052

156,592

4

Tamil Nadu

BSNL

2,142,882

2,182,974

40,092

2

Tamil Nadu

Bharti Airtel

3,402,763

3,584,210

181,447

5

Total

12,502,098

13,085,080

582,982

5

A Circle

60,088,586

62,479,246

2,390,660

3.98

B Circle

Kerala

Idea Mobile

Communications

2,306,971

2,400,727

93,756

4

Kerala

Vodafone Essar

1,641,638

1,716,742

75,104

5

Kerala

Bharti Airtel

1,380,078

1,427,107

47,029

3

Kerala

BSNL

2,101,224

2,108,001

6,777

0

Total

7,429,911

7,652,577

222,666

3

Punjab

Spice Communications

2,253,336

2,326,766

73,430

3

Punjab

Bharti Airtel

3,001,312

3,060,281

58,969

2

Punjab

BSNL

1,587,751

1,631,910

44,159

3

Punjab

Vodafone Essar

1,536,229

1,561,319

25,090

2

Total

8,378,628

8,580,276

201,648

2

Haryana

Idea Mobile

Communications

888,768

901,780

13,012

1

Haryana

Vodafone Essar

1,096,533

1,131,053

34,520

3

Haryana

Bharti Airtel

901,215

942,463

41,248

4.58

Haryana

BSNL

1,187,426

1,210,742

23,316

2

Total

4,073,942

4,186,038

112,096

3

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Idea Mobile

Communications

2,096,070

2,182,643

86,573

4

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Bharti Airtel

1,339,368

1,379,016

39,648

3

Uttar Pradesh (West)

BSNL

1,685,887

1,748,250

62,363

4

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Vodafone Essar

2,428,194

2,534,157

105,963

4

Total

7,549,519

7,844,066

294,547

4

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Vodafone Essar

3,716,235

3,602,866

-113,369

-3

Uttar Pradesh (East)

BSNL

3,916,717

4,024,713

107,996

3

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Bharti Airtel

2,509,015

2,647,375

138,360

6

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Idea

Telecommunications

733,829

778,843

45,014

6

Total

10,875,796

11,053,797

178,001

2

Rajasthan

Vodafone Essar

2,446,302

2,547,598

101,296

4.14

Rajasthan

Bharti Airtel

3,100,910

3,306,529

205,619

7

Rajasthan

BSNL

2,176,545

2,201,890

25,345

1

Rajasthan

Idea

Telecommunications

732,366

766,935

34,569

5

Total

8,456,123

8,822,952

366,829

4

Madhya Pradesh

Idea

2,538,787

2,687,200

148,413

5.85

Madhya Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

NA

NA

NA

NA

Madhya Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

2,342,787

2,454,175

111,388

5

Madhya Pradesh

BSNL

1,525,587

1,582,167

56,580

4

Total

6,407,161

6,723,542

316,381

5

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Reliance Telecom

NA

NA

NA

NA

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

BSNL

1,121,276

1,145,456

24,180

2

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Bharti Airtel

1,566,817

1,666,610

99,793

6.37

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Vodafone Essar

2,272,782

2,393,021

120,239

5

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Dishnet Wireless

434,329

474,446

40,117

9

Total

5,395,204

5,679,533

284,329

5

B Circle

58,566,284

60,542,781

1,976,497

3

C Circle

Himachal Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

727,527

758,738

31,211

4.29

Himachal Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

NA

NA

NA

NA

Himachal Pradesh

BSNL

523,489

511,574

-11,915

-2

Himachal Pradesh

Idea

Telecommunications

47,490

56,184

8,694

18.31

Himachal Pradesh

Dishnet Wireless

32,111

34,366

2,255

7

Total

1,330,617

1,360,862

30,245

2

Bihar

Reliance Telecom

NA

NA

NA

NA

Bihar

BSNL

1,292,451

1,414,767

122,316

9

Bihar

Bharti Airtel

3,519,260

3,652,424

133,164

4

Bihar

Dishnet Wireless

446,589

498,151

51,562

11.55

Total

5,258,300

5,565,342

307,042

6

Orissa

Reliance Telecom

NA

NA

NA

NA

Orissa

BSNL

895,095

931,003

35,908

4

Orissa

Bharti Airtel

1,388,244

1,476,960

88,716

6

Orissa

Dishnet Wireless

381,235

368,758

-12,477

-3

Total

2,664,574

2,776,721

112,147

4

Assam

Reliance Telecom

NA

NA

NA

NA

Assam

BSNL

566,947

584,679

17,732

3.13

Assam

Bharti Airtel

750,175

770,826

20,651

2.75

Assam

Dishnet Wireless

922,796

991,120

68,324

7.4

Total

2,239,918

2,346,625

106,707

4.76

Northeast

Reliance Telecom

NA

NA

NA

NA

Northeast

Bharti Airtel

368,510

389,251

20,741

5.63

Northeast

BSNL

516,825

533,786

16,961

3.28

Northeast

Dishnet Wireless

502,998

514,567

11,569

2.3

Total

1,388,333

1,437,604

49,271

3.55

Jammu & Kashmir

BSNL

790,369

794,958

4,589

0.58

Jammu & Kashmir

Bharti Airtel

800,270

860,601

60,331

7.54

Jammu & Kashmir

Dishnet Wireless

191,897

213,261

21,364

11.13

Total

1,782,536

1,868,820

86,284

4.84

C Circle

14,664,278

15,355,974

691,696

4.72

All India

160,488,715

166,217,157

5,728,442

3.57

NA – Not available

Bharti Airtel

Andhra Pradesh

53,006

­–

53,006

Delhi – NCR

700,839

­–

700,839

Gujarat

21,540

­–

21,540

Haryana

20,747

­–

20,747

Karnataka

341,607

­–

341,607

Kerala

34,954

­–

34,954

Kolkata

33,015

­–

33,015

Madhya Pradesh

237,612

­–

237,612

Chhattisgarh

59,938

­–

59,938

Maharashtra

26,835

­–

26,835

Mumbai

123,724

­–

123,724

Punjab

27,418

­–

27,418

Chandigarh

33,866

­–

33,866

Rajasthan

17,630

­–

17,630

Tamil Nadu

126,663

­–

126,663

Pondicherry

6,268

­–

6,268

Chennai

266,854

­–

266,854

Uttar Pradesh (East)

24,150

­–

24,150

Uttar Pradesh (West)

21,510

­–

21,510

Total

2,178,176

2,178,176

Reliance Communications

Andhra Pradesh

59,566

3,335,143

3,394,709

Bihar

1,087

1,653,058

1,654,145

Chennai

68,772

831,319

900,091

Delhi – NCR

92,958

2,244,041

2,336,999

Haryana

6,677

755,504

762,181

Himachal Pradesh

2,049

143,053

145,102

Jammu & Kashmir

1

185

186

Karnataka

76,485

2,267,320

2,343,805

Kerala

35,579

1,792,055

1,827,634

Kolkata

55,543

1,286,508

1,342,051

Madhya Pradesh

22,646

2,162,408

2,185,054

Maharashtra

50,228

2,652,217

2,702,445

Mumbai

107,916

2,595,192

2,703,108

Orissa

2,993

423,279

426,272

Punjab

39,616

939,577

979,193

Rajasthan

11,765

1,504,334

1,516,099

Tamil Nadu

27,105

2,375,184

2,402,289

Uttar Pradesh (East)

27,097

2,654,330

2,681,427

Uttar Pradesh (West)

6,439

2,038,806

2,045,245

West Bengal

3,289

1,031,882

1,035,171

Gujarat

83,163

2,276,878

2,360,041

Total

780,974

34,962,273

35,743,247

HFCL Infotel

Punjab

153,767*

251,090

404,857

Total

153,767

251,090

404,857

Shyam Telelink

Rajasthan

158,782

101,567

260,349

Total

158,782

101,567

260,349

Tata Teleservices

Andhra Pradesh

119,559

2,165,563

2,285,122

Bihar

2,556

805,224

807,780

Chennai

23,770

344,767

368,537

Delhi – NCR

23,255

2,943,728

2,966,983

Gujarat

32,976

897,643

930,619

Haryana

1,567

772,236

773,803

Himachal Pradesh

360

104,252

104,612

Karnataka

79,923

1,062,777

1,142,700

Kerala

3,076

572,923

575,999

Kolkata

9,426

1,087,922

1,097,348

Madhya Pradesh

669

701,642

702,311

Orissa

626

367,492

368,118

Punjab

2,847

871,092

873,939

Rajasthan

82

1,433,689

1,433,771

Tamil Nadu

2,063

576,100

578,163

Uttar Pradesh (East)

550

920,788

921,338

Uttar Pradesh (West)

378

1,239,499

1,239,877

West Bengal

23

548,766

548,789

Maharashtra

82,245

2,647,901

2,730,146

Mumbai

286,474

1,679,099

1,965,573

Total

672,425

21,743,103

22,415,528

Grand total

3,944,124

57,058,033

61,002,157

* includes corDECT