Vodafone Idea Lost Over 8 Million Subscribers in September: Trai

Telecom subscriber base grew marginally by 0.2% to 1191 million with only Reliance Jio adding new customers, according to the data released by sector regulator Trai for September 2018. “The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,189.08 million at the end of August 2018 to 1,191.40 million at the end of September 2018, thereby showing a monthly growth rate of 0.2%,” the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India report said. Mobile or wireless subscriber base in the country increased by 0.21% to 1169 million in September from 1166.9 million. During the month, Vodafone Idea Limited has lost over eight million subscribers which is a huge loss for the newly formed telco.

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Reliance Jio was the only telecom operator that gained mobile subscribers while all other operators showed a decline in their customer base. Mukesh Ambani-led firm added over 13 million mobile subscribers taking its total customer base to 252 Million. As Jio reported back in October this year, the telco’s subscriber base has surpassed 250 million in just 19 months after opening the service to the public.

Vodafone Idea was biggest loser in September. The company lost over eight million mobile customers. Vodafone and Idea subscribers numbers for September month were reported separately. On the flip side, Bharti Airtel lost 2.3 million mobile customers, Tata Teleservices one million, BSNL 5.36 lakh, followed by Reliance Communications 16,349 and MTNL 9435, as reported by PTI.