Circle

Operator

November 2009

December 2009

Absolute change

% change

Metros

Delhi

Bharti Airtel

5,619,870

5,720,165

100,295

1.78

Delhi

Vodafone Essar

4,619,256

4,730,533

111,277

2.41

Delhi

MTNL

2,125,953

2,164,120

38,167

1.80

Delhi

Idea Cellular

2,430,274

2,451,843

21,569

0.89

Delhi

Aircel

646,184

770,353

124,169

19.22

Total

15,441,537

15,837,014

395,477

2.56

Mumbai

BPL Mobile

2,595,454

2,649,730

54,276

2.09

Mumbai

Vodafone Essar

4,870,945

4,931,149

60,204

1.24

Mumbai

MTNL

2,382,298

2,401,140

18,842

0.79

Mumbai

Bharti Airtel

2,898,213

2,971,598

73,385

2.53

Mumbai

Idea Cellular

1,221,653

1,261,670

40,017

3.28

Mumbai

Aircel

628,570

668,676

40,106

6.38

Total

14,597,133

14,883,963

286,830

1.96

Chennai

Aircel

2,887,498

2,926,191

38,693

1.34

Chennai

Bharti Airtel

2,535,574

2,563,834

28,260

1.11

Chennai

Vodafone Essar

1,724,506

1,744,951

20,445

1.19

Chennai

BSNL

1,154,867

1,172,491

17,624

1.53

Total

8,302,445

8,407,467

105,022

1.26

Kolkata

Bharti Airtel

2,726,803

2,736,884

10,081

0.37

Kolkata

Vodafone Essar

3,324,716

3,372,057

47,341

1.42

Kolkata

BSNL

1,659,375

1,709,842

50,467

3.04

Kolkata

Reliance Telecom

1,300,006

1,300,006

–

–

Kolkata

Aircel

982,735

1,086,809

104,074

10.59

Kolkata

Idea Cellular

140,149

201,294

61,145

43.63

Total

10,133,784

10,406,892

273,108

2.70

All Metros

48,474,899

49,535,336

1,060,437

2.19

A Circle

Maharashtra

Vodafone Essar

6,279,893

6,478,362

198,469

3.16

Maharashtra

Idea

8,703,670

8,924,182

220,512

2.53

Maharashtra 

Bharti Airtel

6,380,457

6,460,502

80,045

1.25

Maharashtra 

BSNL

3,944,178

4,074,350

130,172

3.30

Maharashtra

Aircel

121,383

134,657

13,274

10.94

Total

25,429,581

26,072,053

642,472

2.53

Gujarat

Vodafone Essar

9,504,720

9,759,813

255,093

2.68

Gujarat

Idea

4,721,945

4,902,071

180,126

3.81

Gujarat

Bharti Airtel

4,940,300

5,009,245

68,945

1.40

Gujarat

BSNL

2,634,779

2,691,970

57,191

2.17

Total

21,801,744

22,363,099

561,355

2.57

Andhra Pradesh

Idea

6,020,386

6,020,680

294

0.00

Andhra Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

11,692,609

12,145,100

452,491

3.87

Andhra Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

5,148,098

5,308,228

160,130

3.11

Andhra Pradesh

BSNL

3,924,589

3,989,713

65,124

1.66

Andhra Pradesh

Aircel

636,593

654,782

18,189

2.88

Andhra Pradesh

Uninor

­–

157,065

­–

­–

Total

27,422,275

28,275,568

853,293

3.11

Karnataka

Bharti Airtel

11,479,665

11,822,980

343,315

2.99

Karnataka

Spice Communications

2,181,237

2,321,359

140,122

6.42

Karnataka

Vodafone Essar

4,536,118

4,678,686

142,568

3.14

Karnataka

BSNL

2,986,491

3,075,023

88,532

2.96

Karnataka

Aircel Limited

603,758

614,756

10,998

1.82

Karnataka

Uninor

­–

264,141

­–

­–

Total

21,787,269

22,776,945

989,676

4.54

Tamil Nadu

Vodafone Essar

6,537,630

6,704,337

166,707

2.55

Tamil Nadu

Aircel Limited

10,186,094

10,573,205

387,111

3.80

Tamil Nadu

BSNL

3,795,216

3,883,003

87,787

2.31

Tamil Nadu

Bharti Airtel

7,823,883

7,913,576

89,693

1.15

Tamil Nadu

Idea Cellular

586,349

600,535

14,186

2.42

Tamil Nadu

Uninor

­–

202,032

­–

­–

Total

28,929,172

29,876,688

947,516

3.28

A Circle

125,370,041

129,364,353

3,994,312

3.19

B Circle

Kerala

Idea

5,021,067

5,071,417

50,350

1.00

Kerala

Vodafone Essar

3,850,717

3,964,795

114,078

2.96

Kerala

Bharti Airtel

3,031,339

3,061,391

30,052

0.99

Kerala

BSNL

3,165,886

3,293,938

128,052

4.04

Kerala

Aircel

632,073

660,643

28,570

4.52

Kerala

Uninor

­–

90,210

­–

­–

Total

15,701,082

16,142,394

441,312

2.81

Punjab

Spice Communications

3,002,267

3,026,266

23,999

0.80

Punjab

Bharti Airtel

4,411,433

4,490,769

79,336

1.80

Punjab

BSNL

3,279,444

3,354,951

75,507

2.30

Punjab

Vodafone Essar

2,736,029

2,838,036

102,007

3.73

Total

13,429,173

13,710,022

280,849

2.09

Haryana

Idea

1,881,659

1,915,261

33,602

1.79

Haryana

Vodafone Essar

2,549,736

2,647,870

98,134

3.85

Haryana

Bharti Airtel

1,493,991

1,512,092

18,101

1.21

Haryana

BSNL

2,187,481

2,232,351

44,870

2.05

Total

8,112,867

8,307,574

194,707

2.40

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Idea

5,203,726

5,306,026

102,300

1.97

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Bharti Airtel

3,293,113

3,600,826

307,713

9.34

Uttar Pradesh (West)

BSNL

2,777,870

2,889,815

111,945

4.03

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Vodafone Essar

5,567,327

5,819,801

252,474

4.53

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Aircel

618,993

626,143

7,150

1.16

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Uninor

­–

151,062

­–

­–

Total

17,461,029

18,393,673

932,644

5.34

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Vodafone Essar

8,652,019

8,847,424

195,405

2.28

Uttar Pradesh (East)

BSNL

6,777,750

7,033,749

255,999

3.78

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Bharti Airtel

7,953,410

8,142,972

189,562

2.38

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Idea

3,133,981

3,307,374

173,393

5.53

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Aircel

659,844

666,602

6,758

1.02

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Uninor

­–

172,288

­–

­–

Total

27,177,004

28,170,409

993,405

3.66

Rajasthan

Vodafone Essar

6,758,229

6,978,674

220,445

3.26

Rajasthan

Bharti Airtel

9,225,376

9,608,004

382,628

4.15

Rajasthan

BSNL

3,309,152

3,428,297

119,145

3.60

Rajasthan

Idea

2,073,877

2,141,326

67,449

3.25

Total

21,366,634

22,156,301

789,667

3.70

Madhya Pradesh

Idea

6,313,183

6,603,298

290,115

4.60

Madhya Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

3,674,681

3,674,681

­–

­–

Madhya Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

5,720,627

5,981,125

260,498

4.55

Madhya Pradesh

BSNL

2,727,497

2,835,041

107,544

3.94

Madhya Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

1,200,983

1,329,163

128,180

10.67

Total

19,636,971

20,423,308

786,337

4.00

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Reliance Telecom

2,167,873

2,167,873

­–

­–

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

BSNL

2,049,356

2,100,271

50,915

2.48

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Bharti Airtel

4,809,880

4,866,606

56,726

1.18

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Vodafone Essar

6,358,545

6,531,567

173,022

2.72

West Bengal and

Andaman & 

Nicobar Islands

Dishnet Wireless

1,847,018

2,000,770

153,752

8.32

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Idea Cellular

182,631

311,307

128,676

70.45

Total

17,415,303

17,978,394

563,091

3.23

B Circle

140,300,063

145,282,075

4,982,012

3.55

C Circle

Himachal Pradesh

Bharti Airtel

1,238,956

1,257,497

18,541

1.50

Himachal Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

798,679

798,679

­–

­–

Himachal Pradesh

BSNL

1,100,874

1,126,070

25,196

2.29

Himachal Pradesh

Idea

212,014

230,578

18,564

8.76

Himachal Pradesh

Dishnet Wireless

283,512

339,961

56,449

19.91

Himachal Pradesh

Vodafone Essar

130,487

149,176

18,689

14.32

Himachal Pradesh

S Tel

­–

16,327

­–

­–

Total

3,764,522

3,918,288

153,766

4.08

Bihar

Reliance Telecom

3,480,654

3,480,654

­–

­–

Bihar

BSNL

3,092,573

3,541,695

449,122

14.52

Bihar

Bharti Airtel

9,824,287

10,052,157

227,870

2.32

Bihar

Dishnet Wireless

2,558,809

2,769,654

210,845

8.24

Bihar

ABTL (Idea Cellular)

2,403,949

2,497,061

93,112

3.87

Bihar

Vodafone Essar

2,407,616

2,598,473

190,857

7.93

Bihar

STel

­–

57,409

­–

­–

Bihar

Uninor

­–

127,261

­–

­–

Total

23,767,888

25,124,364

1,356,476

5.71

Orissa

Reliance Telecom

1,707,013

1,707,013

­–

­–

Orissa

BSNL

1,920,216

1,997,388

77,172

4.02

Orissa

Bharti Airtel

3,754,473

3,776,610

22,137

0.59

Orissa

Dishnet Wireless

1,247,057

1,414,870

167,813

13.46

Orissa

Vodafone Essar

786,457

826,548

40,091

5.10

Orissa

Idea Cellular

455,495

460,739

5,244

1.15

Orissa

S Tel

­–

67,675

­–

­–

Orissa

Uninor

­–

44,071

­–

­–

Total

9,870,711

10,294,914

424,203

4.30

Assam

Reliance Telecom

1,544,672

1,544,672

­–

­–

Assam

BSNL

983,993

1,004,263

20,270

2.06

Assam

Bharti Airtel

2,057,761

2,139,327

81,566

3.96

Assam

Dishnet Wireless

2,191,321

2,208,292

16,971

0.77

Assam

Vodafone Essar

536,022

616,994

80,972

15.11

Assam

Idea Cellular

10,560

42,757

32,197

304.90

Total

7,324,329

7,556,305

231,976

3.17

Northeast

Reliance Telecom

482,823

482,823

­–

­–

Northeast

Bharti Airtel

1,256,797

1,306,508

49,711

3.96

Northeast

BSNL

789,123

818,719

29,596

3.7

Northeast

Dishnet Wireless

1,378,492

1,423,543

45,051

3.27

Northeast

Vodafone Essar

351,787

388,120

36,333

10.33

Northeast

Idea Cellular

­–

3,144

­–

­–

Total

4,259,022

4,422,857

163,835

3.85

Jammu & Kashmir

BSNL

926,259

970,542

44,283

4.78

Jammu & Kashmir

Bharti Airtel

1,845,134

1,724,263

-120,871

-6.55

Jammu & Kashmir

Dishnet Wireless

1,244,436

1,484,090

239,654

19.26

Jammu & Kashmir

Vodafone Essar

175,771

157,202

-18,569

-10.56

Jammu & Kashmir

Idea Cellular

5,106

11,684

6,578

128.83

Total

4,196,706

4,347,781

151,075

3.60

C Circle

53,183,178

55,664,509

2,481,331

4.67

All India

367,328,181

379,846,273

12,518,092

3.41

Bharti Airtel

Andhra Pradesh

115,494

­–

115,494

Delhi NCR

909,247

­–

909,247

Gujarat

43,162

­–

43,162

Haryana

21,992

­–

21,992

Karnataka

453,374

­–

453,374

Kerala

51,347

­–

51,347

Kolkata

69,859

­–

69,859

Madhya Pradesh

241,563

­–

241,563

Chhattisgarh

61,695

­–

61,695

Maharashtra

57,525

­–

57,525

Mumbai

292,430

­–

292,430

Punjab

39,342

­–

39,342

Chandigarh

52,712

­–

52,712

Rajasthan

35,108

­–

35,108

Tamil Nadu

134,686

­–

134,686

Pondicherry

6,490

­–

6,490

Chennai

295,112

­–

295,112

Uttar Pradesh (East)

22,863

­–

22,863

Uttar Pradesh (West)

42,471

­–

42,471

Total

2,946,472

­–

2,946,472

Reliance Communications

Andhra Pradesh

84,184

6,036,441

6,120,625

Bihar

2,631

3,213,135

3,215,766

Chennai

95,737

1,447,575

1,543,312

Delhi NCR

167,773

4,803,950

4,971,723

Gujarat

112,648

4,922,999

5,035,647

Haryana

4,503

2,332,977

2,337,480

Himachal Pradesh

3,384

316,956

320,340

Jammu & Kashmir

8

360,030

360,038

Karnataka

100,640

4,692,544

4,793,184

Kerala

54,236

3,061,180

3,115,416

Kolkata

93,087

2,064,741

2,157,828

Madhya Pradesh

32,308

3,890,691

3,922,999

Maharashtra

77,119

5,810,803

5,887,922

Mumbai

176,585

5,090,665

5,267,250

Orissa

3,101

828,778

831,879

Punjab

42,481

2,193,214

2,235,695

Rajasthan

21,885

4,104,869

4,126,754

Tamil Nadu

36,630

4,795,138

4,831,768

Uttar Pradesh (East)

34,561

6,748,093

6,782,654

Uttar Pradesh (West)

8,970

5,061,909

5,070,879

West Bengal

3,944

1,829,837

1,833,781

Total

1,156,415

73,606,525

74,762,940

HFCL Infotel

Punjab

167,151

366,051

533,202

Total

167,151

366,051

533,202

Sistema Shyam TeleServices

Kerala

­–

120,644

120,644

Rajasthan

78,466

1,054,443

1,132,909

Chennai

­–

83,890

83,890

Tamil Nadu

­–

286,147

286,147

Kolkata

­–

212,553

212,553

West Bengal

­–

330,247

330,247

Bihar

­–

131,910

131,910

Karnataka

­–

14,109

14,109

Delhi

­–

62,431

62,431

Total

78,466

2,296,374

2,374,840

Tata Teleservices

Andhra Pradesh

152,396

5,690,736

5,843,132

Assam

76

71,208

71,284

Bihar

4,286

2,163,442

2,167,728

Chennai

40,653

1,182,360

1,223,013

Delhi NCR

38,111

5,128,716

5,166,827

Gujarat

48,206

1,560,931

1,609,137

Haryana

8,788

1,808,911

1,817,699

Himachal Pradesh

927

143,993

144,920

Jammu & Kashmir

22

106,524

106,546

Karnataka

99,862

3,833,443

3,933,305

Kerala

8,619

1,742,218

1,750,837

Kolkata

20,015

1,751,164

1,771,179

Madhya Pradesh

3,012

2,345,477

2,348,489

Orissa

3,700

1,441,875

1,445,575

Punjab

11,443

1,528,539

1,539,982

Rajasthan

3,403

2,743,235

2,746,638

Tamil Nadu

5,026

2,311,189

2,316,215

Uttar Pradesh (East)

6,838

1,681,792

1,688,630

Uttar Pradesh (West)

3,340

2,458,161

2,461,501

Northeast

45

49,705

49,750

West Bengal

1,680

1,082,662

1,084,342

Maharashtra

150,811

6,423,692

6,574,503

Mumbai

456,652

3,413,785

3,870,437

Total

1,067,911

50,663,758

51,731,669

Grand total

5,416,415

126,932,708

132,349,123