30 January 2010

Subscribers data for Dec'09 byTRAI

According to the press release by TRAI, the following are the updated figures (as of 27-Jan-2010) regarding the mobile subscribers:

  • 18.98  million telephone connections (19.10 wireless subscribers less 0.12 wireline subscribers) added in Dec'09
  • Teledensity reaches 47.89% mark
  • Total number of telephone connections reaches 562.21 million (525.15 million wireless and 37.06 million wireline)
  • The service provider-wise wireless subscriber details are as follows:
  • Airtel: 118.9 million subscribers (increased by 2.9 million)
  • Reliance: 93.8 million subscribers (increased by 2.8 million)
  • Vodafone Essar: 91.4 million subscribers (increased by 2.8 million)
  • BSNL: 62.9 million subscribers (increased by 2.1 million)
  • Idea: 57.6 million subscribers (increased by 1.7 million)
  • Tata Teleservices: 57.3 million subscribers (increased by 3.3 million)
  • Aircel: 31.0 million subscribers (increased by 1.6 million)
Source: http://www.trai.gov.in