Reliance Jio and BSNL are the Only Telcos to Add New Subscribers in July 2019: Trai Data

Reliance Jio added a whopping 8.5 million new subscribers in July 2019, according to the data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). Besides Reliance Jio, government-owned BSNL is the only telco to add new subscribers as other top telcos- Airtel and Vodafone Idea lost close to six million subscribers combinedly. The Trai data also reveals that Vodafone Idea Limited is still the leading telecom operator in the country with a market share of 32.53%. Reliance Jio is said to have a market share of 29.08%, more than that of Airtel’s 28.12% share. At the end of July 2019, Jio officially confirmed a subscriber base number of 331.3 million, followed by Vodafone Idea whose subscriber base was reduced to 320 million at the end of July 2019. Going by the numbers revealed by the telecom operators, Reliance Jio should be the latest telco by subscriber base, however, the Trai data shows Vodafone Idea still has more market share.

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Reliance Jio Added 8.5 Million New Users in July 2019

According to the Telecom Subscription Data as on July 31, 2019 press release by Trai, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has added a whopping 8.5 million news users on board. Jio already confirmed its subscriber base as 331.3 million at the end of July 2019. Reliance Jio’s aggressive push towards JioPhone and JioPhone 2 is helping the telco add more users compared to incumbents like Airtel and Vodafone Idea. BSNL added a mere 290,639 subscribers in July, which took its overall market share to 9.98%. BSNL and MTNL combinedly have a market share of 10.27%, whereas private telcos have a share of 89.73%.