Subscribers data for Oct'08 by TRAI

According to the press release by TRAI, the following are the updated figures (as of 31-Oct-2008) regarding the mobile subscribers:

• 10.29 million telephone connections (10.42 wireless subscribers less 0.13 wireline subscribers) added in Oct' 08
• Teledensity reaches 31.50% mark
• Total number of telephone connections reaches 363.95 million (325.73 million wireless and 38.22 million wireline)
  
• The service provider-wise wireless subscriber details are as follows:
• Airtel: 80.2 million subscribers (increased by 2.7 million)
• Reliance: 57.8 million subscribers (increased by 1.8 million)
  
• Vodafone Essar: 56.7 million subscribers (increased by 2.1 million)
• BSNL: 44.6 million subscribers (increased by 0.7 million)
  
• Idea: 31.6 million subscribers (increased by 1.2 million)
• Tata Teleservices: 30.2 million subscribers (increased by 0.9 million)

Source: http://www.trai.gov.in/presspre.asp?id=611