Circle/City

Operator

January 2006

February 2006

Absolute change

% change

Metros

Delhi

Bharti Cellular

1,895,680

2,014,989

119,309

6.29

Delhi

Hutchison Essar

1,742,136

1,777,191

35,055

2.01

Delhi

MTNL

742,647

790,476

47,829

6.44

Delhi

Idea Cellular

832,183

848,852

16,669

2

Total

5,212,646

5,431,508

218,862

4.2

Mumbai

BPL Mobile

1,334,272

1,337,104

2,832

0.21

Mumbai

Hutchison Max

1,838,818

1,898,911

60,093

3.27

Mumbai

MTNL

888,027

929,334

41,307

4.65

Mumbai

Bharti Cellular

1,135,954

1,222,193

86,239

7.59

Total

5,197,071

5,387,542

190,471

3.66

Chennai

Aircel Cellular

677,815

685,409

7,594

1.12

Chennai

Bharti Cellular

610,968

632,540

21,572

3.53

Chennai

Hutchison Essar

375,328

414,343

39,015

10.39

Chennai

BSNL

509,118

513,415

4,297

0.84

Total

2,173,229

2,245,707

72,478

3.34

Kolkata

Bharti Cellular

604,661

609,471

4,810

0.8

Kolkata

Hutchison Telecom

869,113

937,127

68,014

7.83

Kolkata

BSNL

403,538

412,023

8,485

2.1

Kolkata

Reliance Internet

19,191

30,255

11,064

57.65

Total

1,896,503

1,988,876

92,373

4.87

All Metros

14,479,449

15,053,633

574,184

3.97

A Circle 

Maharashtra

BPL Cellular

683,651

708,799

25,148

3.68

Maharashtra

Idea

1,631,574

1,693,966

62,392

3.82

Maharashtra

Bharti Cellular

1,211,226

1,235,589

24,363

2.01

Maharashtra

BSNL

1,056,053

1,056,053

0

0

Total

4,582,504

4,694,407

111,903

2.44

Gujarat

Fascel

2,012,797

2,174,113

161,316

8.01

Gujarat

Idea

914,163

965,773

51,610

5.65

Gujarat

Bharti Cellular

791,524

830,306

38,782

4.9

Gujarat

BSNL

827,750

827,750

0

0

Total

4,546,234

4,797,942

251,708

5.54

Andhra Pradesh

Idea

850,858

882,131

31,273

3.68

Andhra Pradesh

Bharti Cellular

1,534,879

1,732,271

197,392

12.86

Andhra Pradesh

Hutchison Essar

756,395

800,145

43,750

5.78

Andhra Pradesh

BSNL

1,053,728

1,118,355

64,627

6.13

Total

4,195,860

4,532,902

337,042

8.03

Karnataka

Bharti Cellular

2,001,350

2,003,825

2,475

0.12

Karnataka

Spice Communications

366,263

398,711

32,448

8.86

Karnataka

Hutchison Essar

964,612

1,013,723

49,111

5.09

Karnataka

BSNL

1,112,005

1,194,488

82,483

7.42

Total

4,444,230

4,610,747

166,517

3.75

Tamil Nadu

BPL Cellular

467,216

483,406

16,190

3.47

Tamil Nadu

Aircel Limited

1,602,380

1,637,342

34,962

2.18

Tamil Nadu

BSNL

1,339,658

1,405,839

66,181

4.94

Tamil Nadu

Bharti Cellular

698,659

814,558

115,899

16.59

Total

4,107,913

4,341,145

233,232

5.68

A Circle 

21,876,741

22,977,143

1,100,402

5.03

B Circle 

Kerala

Idea Mobile

Communications

768,101

783,096

14,995

1.95

Kerala

BPL Cellular

431,102

443,120

12,018

2.79

Kerala

Bharti Cellular

529,444

571,328

41,884

7.91

Kerala

BSNL

1,425,438

1,518,117

92,679

6.5

Total

3,154,085

3,315,661

161,576

5.12

Punjab

Spice Communications

1,351,215

1,421,560

70,345

5.21

Punjab

Bharti Cellular

1,542,103

1,637,866

95,763

6.21

Punjab

BSNL

383,020

371,299

-11,721

-3.06

Punjab

Hutchison Essar

605,837

634,342

28,505

4.71

Total

3,882,175

4,065,067

182,892

4.71

Haryana

Idea Mobile

Communications

273,456

291,179

17,723

6.48

Haryana

Aircel Digilink

344,998

372,456

27,458

7.96

Haryana

Bharti Cellular

384,948

396,666

11,718

3.04

Haryana

BSNL

482,490

481,805

-685

-0.14

Total

1,485,892

1,542,106

56,214

3.78

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Idea Mobile

Communications

813,111

858,609

45,498

5.6

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Bharti Cellular

519,132

525,770

6,638

1.28

Uttar Pradesh (West)

BSNL

892,797

914,086

21,289

2.38

Uttar Pradesh (West)

Hutchison Essar

501,369

561,391

60,022

11.97

Total

2,726,409

2,859,856

133,447

4.89

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Aircel Digilink

1,209,445

1,289,843

80,398

6.65

Uttar Pradesh (East)

BSNL

1,581,512

1,588,530

7,018

0.44

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Bharti Cellular

543,207

553,730

10,523

1.94

Uttar Pradesh (East)

Escorts

Telecommunications

–

148

–

–

Total

3,334,164

3,432,251

98,087

2.94

Rajasthan

Aircel Digilink

527,136

559,914

32,778

6.22

Rajasthan

Hexacom

918,233

1,020,315

102,082

11.12

Rajasthan

BSNL

953,830

1,018,085

64,255

6.74

Rajasthan

Escorts

Telecommunications

–

121

–

–

Total

2,399,199

2,598,435

199,236

8.3

Madhya Pradesh

Idea

649,095

681,128

32,033

4.94

Madhya Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

500,159

513,292

13,133

2.63

Madhya Pradesh

Bharti Cellular

403,769

436,231

32,462

8.04

Madhya Pradesh

BSNL

387,966

389,821

1,855

0.48

Total

1,940,989

2,020,472

79,483

4.09

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Reliance Telecom

227,410

239,388

11,978

5.27

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

BSNL

583,060

655,055

71,995

12.35

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Bharti Cellular

291,642

299,662

8,020

2.75

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Hutchison Telecom

417,158

462,205

45,047

10.8

West Bengal and

Andaman &

Nicobar Islands

Dishnet Wireless

7,522

14,390

6,868

91.31

Total

1,526,792

1,670,700

143,908

9.43

B Circle 

20,449,705

21,504,548

1,054,843

5.16

C Circle 

Himachal Pradesh

Bharti Cellular

332,965

343,460

10,495

3.15

Himachal Pradesh

Reliance Telecom

62,030

62,578

548

0.88

Himachal Pradesh

BSNL

210,166

212,796

2,630

1.25

Himachal Pradesh

Escorts

Telecommunications

–

21

–

–

Total

605,161

618,855

13,694

2.26

Bihar

Reliance Telecom

502,281

503,642

1,361

0.27

Bihar

BSNL

782,889

869,675

86,786

11.09

Bihar

Bharti Cellular

665,241

743,333

78,092

11.74

Total

1,950,411

2,116,650

166,239

8.52

Orissa

Reliance Telecom

179,906

189,821

9,915

5.51

Orissa

BSNL

476,399

524,522

48,123

10.1

Orissa

Bharti Cellular

364,527

402,053

37,526

10.29

Orissa

Dishnet Wireless

19,469

21,700

2,231

11.46

Total

1,040,301

1,138,096

97,795

9.4

Assam

Reliance Telecom

185,053

192,056

7,003

3.78

Assam

BSNL

308,346

336,824

28,478

9.24

Assam

Bharti Cellular

129,156

144,466

15,310

11.85

Assam

Dishnet Wireless

34,992

47,667

12,675

36.22

Total

657,547

721,013

63,466

9.65

North East

Reliance Telecom

53,818

69,091

15,273

28.38

North East

Bharti Cellular

22,999

28,360

5,361

23.31

North East

BSNL

176,853

191,074

14,221

8.04

North East

Dishnet Wireless

36,427

49,364

12,937

35.51

Total

290,097

337,889

47,792

16.47

Jammu & Kashmir

BSNL

426,384

461,294

34,910

8.19

Jammu & Kashmir

Bharti Cellular

240,893

251,092

10,199

4.23

Jammu & Kashmir

Dishnet Wireless

2,445

8,337

5,892

240.98

Total

669,722

720,723

51,001

7.62

C Circle 

5,213,239

5,653,226

439,987

8.44

All India

62,019,134

65,188,550

3,169,416

5.11

Andhra Pradesh

14,974

–

–

14,974

Chennai

182,058

–

–

182,058

Delhi

404,351

–

–

404,351

Gujarat

3,847

–

–

3,847

Haryana

21,730

–

–

21,730

Karnataka

211,882

–

–

211,882

Kerala

7,816

–

–

7,816

Kolkata

4,124

–

–

4,124

Madhya Pradesh

265,099

23,122

–

288,221

Maharashtra

2,259

–

–

2,259

Mumbai

14,014

–

–

14,014

Punjab

24,962

–

–

24,962

Tamil Nadu

100,045

–

–

100,045

Uttar Pradesh (East)

7,212

–

–

7,212

Uttar Pradesh (West)

2,751

–

–

2,751

Total

1,267,124

23,122

–

1,290,246

Reliance Infocomm

Andhra Pradesh

13,334

187,490

1,447,323

1,648,147

Bihar

180

35,972

540,954

577,106

Chennai

11,209

56,275

502,075

569,559

Delhi

25,530

273,224

1,487,258

1,786,012

Haryana

336

70,715

240,832

311,883

Himachal Pradesh

1

3,850

14,849

18,700

Karnataka

27,273

159,439

920,620

1,107,332

Kerala

6,847

300,412

662,714

969,973

Kolkata

19,068

127,065

695,147

841,280

Madhya Pradesh

5,767

77,334

784,293

867,394

Maharashtra

18,558

258,712

1,062,243

1,339,513

Mumbai

25,378

244,044

1,359,335

1,628,757

Orissa

431

45,402

194,411

240,244

Punjab

9,474

146,601

540,100

696,175

Rajasthan

654

118,225

688,050

806,929

Tamil Nadu

7,823

128,624

760,492

896,939

Uttar Pradesh (East)

7,161

137,599

969,370

1,114,130

Uttar Pradesh (West)

287

156,755

648,094

805,136

West Bengal

36

36,826

314,082

350,944

Gujarat

40,099

195,097

790,738

1,025,934

Total

219,446

2,759,661

14,622,980

17,602,087

HFCL Infotel

Punjab

200,710

50,255

62,768

313,733

Total

200,710

50,255

62,768

313,733

Shyam Telelink

Rajasthan

140,455

28,744

27,227

196,426

Total

140,455

28,744

27,227

196,426

Tata Teleservices

Andhra Pradesh

111,124

408,879

492,722

1,012,725

Bihar

60

45,923

97,750

143,733

Chennai

6,430

167,634

86,011

260,075

Delhi

15,105

530,820

646,247

1,192,172

Gujarat

26,618

370,471

213,903

610,992

Haryana

–

30,261

188,729

218,990

Himachal Pradesh

–

3,957

20,273

24,230

Karnataka

29,843

351,578

313,252

694,673

Kerala

–

133,588

138,059

271,647

Kolkata

120

182,354

250,755

433,229

Madhya Pradesh

–

86,682

121,444

208,126

Orissa

–

18,884

50,640

69,524

Punjab

–

102,955

205,295

308,250

Rajasthan

–

52,474

197,671

250,145

Tamil Nadu

558

208,009

119,321

327,888

Uttar Pradesh (East)

–

42,219

186,898

229,117

Uttar Pradesh (West)

–

48,062

219,958

268,020

West Bengal

–

30,796

92,440

123,236

Maharashtra

38,827

413,587

353,298

805,712

Mumbai

187,484

397,765

379,730

964,979

Total

416,169

3,626,898

4,374,396

8,417,463

Grand total

2,243,904

6,488,680

19,087,371

27,819,955