Circle/City

Operator

November 2005

December 2005

Absolute change

% change

Metros

Delhi

Bharti Cellular

1,823,301

1,839,709

16,408

0.90

Delhi

Hutchison Essar

1,678,591

1,712,062

33,471

1.99

Delhi

MTNL

659,948

693,991

34,043

5.16

Delhi

Idea Cellular

788,234

816,811

28,577

3.63

Total

4,950,074

5,062,573

112,499

2.27

Mumbai

BPL Mobile

1,322,058

1,328,447

6,389

0.48

Mumbai

Hutchison Max

1,715,280

1,778,144

62,864

3.66

Mumbai

MTNL

783,398

832,431

49,033

6.26

Mumbai

Bharti Cellular

1,030,128

1,066,426

36,298

3.52

Total

4,850,864

5,005,448

154,584

3.19

Chennai

Aircel Cellular

649,579

654,268

4,689

0.72

Chennai

Bharti Cellular

558,950

590,478

31,528

5.64

Chennai

Hutchison Essar

325,228

350,275

25,047

7.7

Chennai

BSNL

473,211

497,487

24,276

5.13

Total

2,006,968

2,092,508

85,540

4.26

Kolkata

Bharti Cellular

539,232

588,827

49,595

9.2

Kolkata

Hutchison Telecom

770,192

817,351

47,159

6.12

Kolkata

BSNL

343,682

382,758

39,076

11.37

Kolkata

Reliance Internet

9,724

13,571

3,847

39.56

Total

1,662,830

1,802,507

139,677

8.4

All Metros

13,470,736

13,963,036

492,300

3.65

A Circle 

Maharashtra

BPL Cellular

665,642

673,941

8,299

1.25

Maharashtra

Idea

1,457,193

1,539,449

82,256

5.64

Maharashtra

Bharti Cellular

1,001,118

1,096,486

95,368

9.53

Maharashtra

BSNL

1,056,053

1,056,053

0

0

Total

4,180,006

4,365,929

185,923

4.45

Gujarat

Fascel

1,612,838

1,829,804

216,966

13.45

Gujarat

Idea

824,984

875,551

50,567

6.13

Gujarat

Bharti Cellular

657,751

750,492

92,741

14.1

Gujarat

BSNL

825,250

827,750

2,500

0.3

Total

3,920,823

4,283,597

362,774

9.25

Andhra Pradesh

Idea

798,497

824,008

25,511

3.19

Andhra Pradesh

Bharti Cellular

1,344,384

1,398,142

53,758

4

Andhra Pradesh

Hutchison Essar

648,222

709,797

61,575

9.5

Andhra Pradesh

BSNL

884,028

959,522

75,494

8.54

Total

3,675,131

3,891,469

216,338

5.89

Karnataka

Bharti Cellular

1,671,528

1,727,375

55,847

3.34

Karnataka

Spice Communications

318,538

338,886

20,348

6.39

Karnataka

Hutchison Essar

848,256

914,551

66,295

7.82

Karnataka

BSNL

936,559

1,011,213

74,654

7.97

Total

3,774,881

3,992,025

217,144

5.75

Tamil Nadu

BPL Cellular

457,247

461,208

3,961

0.87

Tamil Nadu

Aircel Limited

1,550,038

1,566,287

16,249

1.05

Tamil Nadu

BSNL

1,139,141

1,239,253

100,112

8.79

Tamil Nadu

Bharti Cellular

642,980

674,556

31,576

4.91

Total

3,789,406

3,941,304

151,898

4.01

A Circle 

19,340,247

20,474,324

1,134,077

5.86

B Circle 

Kerala

Idea Mobile

Communications

740,180

766,403

26,223

3.54

Kerala

BPL Cellular

423,196

426,102

2,906

0.69

Kerala

Bharti Cellular

481,853

517,036

35,183

7.3

Kerala

BSNL

987,322

1,189,058

201,736

20.43

Total

2,632,551

2,898,599

266,048

10.11

Punjab

Spice Communications

1,235,033

1,288,195

53,162

4.3

Punjab

Bharti Cellular

1,516,621

1,534,917

18,296

1.21

Punjab

BSNL

406,839

386,410

-20,429

-5.02

Punjab

Hutchison Essar

505,021

526,791

21,770

4.31

Total

3,663,514

3,736,313

72,799

1.99

Haryana

Idea Mobile

Communications

249,825

260,985

11,160

4.47

Haryana

Aircel Digilink

298,613

319,436

20,823

6.97

Haryana

Bharti Cellular

361,884

382,359

20,475

5.66

Haryana

BSNL

460,657

469,045

8,388

1.82

Total

1,370,979

1,431,825

60,846

4.44

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Idea Mobile

Communications

768,051

779,330

11,279

1.47

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Bharti Cellular

507,321

513,370

6,049

1.19

Uttar Pradesh (West)

BSNL

845,071

868,210

23,139

2.74

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Hutchison Essar

401,336

451,347

50,011

12.46

Total

2,521,779

2,612,257

90,478

3.59

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Aircel Digilink

1,088,102

1,138,285

50,183

4.61

Uttar Pradesh (East)

BSNL

1,424,342

1,528,070

103,728

7.28

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Bharti Cellular

457,747

519,810

62,063

13.56

Total

2,970,191

3,186,165

215,974

7.27

Rajasthan

Aircel Digilink

490,743

506,281

15,538

3.17

Rajasthan

Hexacom

773,426

849,635

76,209

9.85

Rajasthan

BSNL

772,156

870,849

98,693

12.78

Total

2,036,325

2,226,765

190,440

9.35

Madhya Pradesh

Idea

583,208

611,425

28,217

4.84

Madhya Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

443,899

446,906

3,007

0.68

Madhya Pradesh

Bharti Cellular

338,435

380,719

42,284

12.49

Madhya Pradesh

BSNL

378,603

382,929

4,326

1.14

Total

1,744,145

1,821,979

77,834

4.46

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Reliance Telecom

223,471

225,816

2,345

1.05

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

BSNL

420,587

481,419

60,832

14.46

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Bharti Cellular

249,964

268,719

18,755

7.5

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Hutchison Telecom

300,092

359,153

59,061

19.68

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Dishnet Wireless

962

4,122

3,160

328.48

Total

1,195,076

1,339,229

144,153

12.06

B Circle 

18,134,560

19,253,132

1,118,572

6.17

C Circle 

Himachal Pradesh

Bharti Cellular

305,459

330,841

25,382

8.31

Himachal Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

58,890

61,870

2,980

5.06

Himachal Pradesh

BSNL

196,190

206,418

10,228

5.21

Total

560,539

599,129

38,590

6.88

Bihar

Reliance Telecom

480,248

501,605

21,357

4.45

Bihar

BSNL

590,226

671,058

80,832

13.7

Bihar

Bharti Cellular

548,743

611,307

62,564

11.4

Total

1,619,217

1,783,970

164,753

10.17

Orissa

Reliance Telecom

177,226

178,361

1,135

0.64

Orissa

BSNL

395,746

440,178

44,432

11.23

Orissa

Bharti Cellular

279,140

320,254

41,114

14.73

Orissa

Dishnet Wireless

9,697

16,392

6,695

69.04

Total

861,809

955,185

93,376

10.83

Assam

Reliance Telecom

179,989

183,643

3,654

2.03

Assam

BSNL

229,152

261,860

32,708

14.27

Assam

Bharti Cellular

101,674

112,742

11,068

10.89

Assam

Dishnet Wireless

7,905

17,440

9,535

120.62

Total

518,720

575,685

56,965

10.98

North East

Reliance Telecom

50,404

52,928

2,524

5.01

North East

Bharti Cellular

14,885

19,186

4,301

28.89

North East

BSNL

155,911

166,019

10,108

6.48

North East

Dishnet Wireless

10,395

23,535

13,140

126.41

Total

231,595

261,668

30,073

12.99

Jammu & Kashmir

BSNL

368,359

403,331

34,972

9.49

Jammu & Kashmir

Bharti Cellular

209,468

233,764

24,296

11.6

Total

577,827

637,095

59,268

10.26

C Circle 

4,369,707

4,812,732

443,025

10.14

All India

55,315,250

58,503,224

3,187,974

5.76

Andhra Pradesh

10,983

–

–

10,983

Chennai

171,885

–

–

171,885

Delhi

377,044

–

–

377,044

Gujarat

2,760

–

–

2,760

Haryana

22,218

–

–

22,218

Karnataka

200,087

–

–

200,087

Kerala

5,435

–

–

5,435

Kolkata

2,546

–

–

2,546

Madhya Pradesh

256,573

22,858

–

279,431

Maharashtra

734

–

–

734

Mumbai

10,674

–

–

10,674

Punjab

16,892

–

–

16,892

Tamil Nadu

92,521

–

–

92,521

Uttar Pradesh (East)

5,049

–

–

5,049

Uttar Pradesh (West)

1,254

–

–

1,254

Total

1,176,655

22,858

–

1,199,513

Reliance Infocomm

Andhra Pradesh

12,566

154,977

1,248,524

1,416,067

Bihar

147

30,618

417,014

447,779

Chennai

9,422

46,866

483,015

539,303

Delhi

23,128

245,365

1,414,314

1,682,807

Haryana

326

61,226

234,732

296,284

Himachal Pradesh

1

3,046

12,522

15,569

Karnataka

23,920

131,542

863,428

1,018,890

Kerala

6,012

252,220

588,724

846,956

Kolkata

17,359

114,616

645,992

777,967

Madhya Pradesh

5,673

66,773

626,644

699,090

Maharashtra

17,518

215,480

971,000

1,203,998

Mumbai

24,211

215,129

1,209,186

1,448,526

Orissa

312

39,077

174,796

214,185

Punjab

8,932

130,822

535,575

675,329

Rajasthan

936

100,231

581,153

682,320

Tamil Nadu

6,240

106,373

681,518

794,131

Uttar Pradesh (East)

7,027

115,440

812,393

934,860

Uttar Pradesh (West)

189

133,447

533,798

667,434

West Bengal

22

29,355

234,147

263,524

Gujarat

40,099

171,064

746,492

957,655

Total

204,040

2,363,667

13,014,967

15,582,674

HFCL Infotel

Punjab

197,773

41,594

63,809

303,176

Total

197,773

41,594

63,809

303,176

Shyam Telelink

Rajasthan

140,009

27,412

27,490

194,911

Total

140,009

27,412

27,490

194,911

Tata Teleservices

Andhra Pradesh

111,503

408,322

429,017

948,842

Bihar

–

41,224

69,599

110,823

Chennai

5,674

179,492

85,311

270,477

Delhi

14,905

535,235

555,063

1,105,203

Gujarat

25,469

381,295

205,754

612,518

Haryana

–

30,031

139,346

169,377

Himachal Pradesh

–

4,371

14,456

18,827

Karnataka

27,486

350,142

291,035

668,663

Kerala

–

136,320

113,722

250,042

Kolkata

2

165,089

197,683

362,774

Madhya Pradesh

–

84,721

109,866

194,587

Orissa

–

17,193

36,894

54,087

Punjab

–

106,680

173,343

280,023

Rajasthan

–

57,297

148,189

205,486

Tamil Nadu

553

214,709

107,003

322,265

Uttar Pradesh (East)

–

43,074

140,110

183,184

Uttar Pradesh (West)

–

49,069

151,887

200,956

West Bengal

–

25,704

62,421

88,125

Maharashtra

37,877

410,682

317,251

765,810

Mumbai

183,447

395,401

332,659

911,507

Total

406,916

3,636,051

3,680,609

7,723,576

Grand Total

2,125,393

6,091,582

16,786,875

25,003,850