Vodafone Idea Loses 30 Million and More Subscribers in November: Trai Data

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has released the subscription data in the telecom industry for the month of November 2019. Like every time, the data for the subscribers and the total wired and wireless subscribers is a very crucial one for the industry and tells us how the companies are performing and what the trend is. This time also we have got to know some very interesting things about the telecom operators and one of the major news amidst all of this is the massive subscriber loss for Vodafone Idea which has happened in this period. Another major point which is highlighted in the Trai data is the fact that the overall wireless subscribers have also come down which points to the fact that a lot of consumers might be giving up on their dormant SIMs and might be shifting to a single SIM. Here are all the highlights from the Trai data.

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Vodafone Idea in Deep Trouble Over Subscriber Losses

When it comes to loss in subscribers, it is worth noting that in total, the industry lost 28.8 million subscribers. This was, however, the net loss, meaning that while some of the operators lost subscribers, others gained a few. Amongst the losing telecom companies was the Vodafone Idea. Vodafone Idea lost a massive 36.4 million subscribers in the November month. On the other hand, the rest of the three major telecom companies, BSNL, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio added subscribers. In the November month, Reliance Jio added 5.6 million subscribers, whereas Bharti Airtel and BSNL added 1.6 million and 0.34 million subscribers respectively.