New Delhi: Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, India’s largest telecom operator, has lost nearly 1.65 crore subscribers over the past four months.

Reliance Jio lost 37.6 lakh mobile subscribers in October 2024, 79 lakh in September 2024, 40 lakh in August 2024, and over 7.58 lakh in July 2024.

According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) data, India’s second-largest telecom company, Airtel, gained nearly 24 lakh subscribers in October after losing more than 14.3 lakh subscribers in September.

Airtel lost 24 lakh subscribers in August 2024 and 16 lakh subscribers in July 2024. Vodafone Idea lost more than 19 lakh mobile subscribers in October, compared to a decline of 15.5 lakh in September.

The decline in the private telecom player’s subscriber base can be attributed to the tariff hike the companies implemented in mid-2024, which took effect in July.

Meanwhile, state-owned telecom company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) continued to gain subscribers. BSNL added five lakh customers in October.

BSNL added over 68 lakh subscribers in the last four months.

According to the October data, Reliance Jio has 47.48 crore subscribers, Bharti Airtel has 28.7 crore subscribers, Vodafone Idea has 12.5 crore subscribers, and BSNL has 3.6 crore subscribers.

In terms of overall market share, Reliance Jio topped with 39.99 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel with 33.50 percent.

Vodafone Idea and BSNL hold 18.30 per cent and 8.05 percent market share, respectively.

Total wireless subscribers stood at 1,150.42 million at the end of October, thereby registering a marginal monthly decline rate of 0.29 percent.

Wireline subscribers increased from 36.93 million at the end of September to 37.79 million at the end of October.

As of October 31, the private access service providers held a 91.78 percent market share of the wireless subscribers, whereas BSNL and MTNL had a market share of only 8.22 percent.

 

 

 

 

 

–IANS