08 May 2009

Subscribers data for March'09 by TRAI

According to the press release by TRAI, the following are the updated figures (as of 21-Apr-2009) regarding the mobile subscribers:

  • 15.87 million telephone connections (15.64 wireless subscribers and 0.23 wireline subscribers) added in March'09
  • Teledensity reaches 36.98% mark
  • Total number of telephone connections reaches 429.72 million (391.76 million wireless and 37.96 million wireline)
  • The service provider-wise wireless subscriber details are as follows:
  • Airtel: 93.9 million subscribers (increased by 2.8 million)
  • Reliance: 72.7 million subscribers (increased by 3.1 million)
  • Vodafone Essar: 68.8 million subscribers (increased by 2.9 million)
  • BSNL: 52.1 million subscribers (increased by 2.9 million)
  • Idea: 38.9 million subscribers (increased by 1.4 million)
  • Tata Teleservices: 35.1 million subscribers (increased by 1.2 million)
Source: http://www.trai.gov.in