Telephone Subscribers’ Base in India
for the month of September 2010
SERVICE PROVIDER

 COMPANY

 Wireline Wireless Total
Number Market Share % Number Market Share % Number Market Share %
Bharti Airtel 3216288 9.04 143292272 20.84 146508560 20.26
Reliance 1205928 3.39 117337370 17.06 118543298 16.39
Vodafone   0.00 115553042 16.80 115553042 15.98
BSNL 26215197 73.71 78321725 11.39 104536922 14.45
Tata 1234779 3.47 79071716 11.50 80306495 11.10
Idea   0.00 74213507 10.79 74213507 10.26
Aircel/ Dishnet   0.00 46515378 6.76 46515378 6.43
MTNL 3474542 9.77 5311254 0.77 8785796 1.21
Loop Telecom   0.00 2983899 0.43 2983899 0.41
HFCL Infotel 183042 0.51 1022944 0.15 1205986 0.17
Sistema 37092 0.10 6638470 0.97 6675562 0.92
Stel   0.00 1642272 0.24 1642272 0.23
Uninor   0.00 11267660 1.64 11267660 1.56
Videocon   0.00 4482272 0.65 4482272 0.62
Etisalat/ Allianz   0.00 56583 0.01 56583 0.01
Total 35566868 100 687710364 100 723277232 100
Tele Density: 3.00 57.99 60.99
Broadband = 10.29 million    
Source:    
TRAI Press Release  
dated 1st December 2010  P-1/3

HIGHLIGHTS

 

v     In Wireless (GSM + CDMA) segment, BSNL registered highest net addition of Subscribers in September’10 i.e. 2284627 (3%) in respect to August’10 figures. Even after loss of Wireline Subscribers numbering 237745, combined (wireless + wireline) growth comes to 2046882, which is 2nd only to Bharti Airtel by about 14K lines.

 

v     Amongst BSNL Circles, Kerala recorded highest Wireless Subscribers’ growth of 4.32 lac followed by Andhra Pradesh 2.38 lac in September 2010.

 

v     Not all Wireless Subscribers are active – out of 68.77 Cr Wireless Subscribers, only 48.29 Cr (about 70%) were active on the last day of the month i.e. 30.09.2010. This is a new input which had been apprehended for long time and has to be watched closely. A poorer picture in this respect has been shown by BSNL (59%) & MTNL (36%) vis-à-vis Airtel (89%), Vodafone (75%).

 

Analysed by:

Mihir Dasgupta

Kolkata, 05.12.2010 

    


Growth of Telephone Connections in India during 1 month from August 2010 to September 2010
Company Wireline Wireless Total (Combined)
Aug.’10 Sep.’10 Growth in 1 month Rate of Growth Aug.’10 Sep.’10 Growth in 1 month Rate of Growth Aug.’10 Sep.’10 Growth in 1 month Rate of Growth %-ge w.r.t. Total Growth
Bharti Airtel 3196287 3216288 20001 0.63 141251288 143292272 2040984 1.44 144447575 146508560 2060985 1.43 12.19
Reliance 1200754 1205928 5174 0.43 115325053 117337370 2012317 1.74 116525807 118543298 2017491 1.73 11.93
Vodafone     0   113774409 115553042 1778633 1.56 113774409 115553042 1778633 1.56 10.52
BSNL 26452942 26215197 -237745 -0.90 76037098 78321725 2284627 3.00 102490040 104536922 2046882 2.00 12.11
Tata 1223267 1234779 11512 0.94 76943342 79071716 2128374 2.77 78166609 80306495 2139886 2.74 12.66
Idea     0   72735921 74213507 1477586 2.03 72735921 74213507 1477586 2.03 8.74
Aircel     0   44906679 46515378 1608699 3.58 44906679 46515378 1608699 3.58 9.52
MTNL 3474389 3474542 153 0.00 5283038 5311254 28216 0.53 8757427 8785796 28369 0.32 0.17
Loop     0   2968111 2983899 15788 0.53 2968111 2983899 15788 0.53 0.09
HFCL 181599 183042 1443 0.79 947815 1022944 75129 7.93 1129414 1205986 76572 6.78 0.45
Sistema 36089 37092 1003 2.78 6110669 6638470 527801 8.64 6146758 6675562 528804 8.60 3.13
Stel     0   1519498 1642272 122774 8.08 1519498 1642272 122774 8.08 0.73
Uninor     0   9093962 11267660 2173698 23.90 9093962 11267660 2173698 23.90 12.86
Videocon     0   3664899 4482272 817373 22.30 3664899 4482272 817373 22.30 4.83
Etisalat     0   43709 56583 12874 29.45 43709 56583 12874 29.45 0.08
Total 35765327 35566868 -198459 -0.55 670605491 687710364 17104873 2.55 706370818 723277232 16906414 2.39 100.00
Tele Density: 3.02 3.00 -0.02 -0.66 56.61 57.99 1.38 2.44 59.63 60.99 1.36 2.28  
                           
Souce: TRAI
Analysed by: Mihir Dasgupta, dated 05.12.2010, Kolkata  		             

 

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Growth of Telephone Connections in India during 6 months from March  2010 to September 2010
Company Wireline Wireless Total (Combined)
Mar’10 Sep.’10 Growth in 6 months Rate of Growth Mar’10 Sep.’10 Growth in 6 months Rate of Growth Mar’10 Sep.’10 Growth in 6 months Rate of Growth %-ge w.r.t. Total Growth
Bharti Airtel 3066859 3216288 149429 4.87 127619314 143292272 15672958 12.28 130686173 146508560 15822387 12.11 15.51
Reliance 1177412 1205928 28516 2.42 102422145 117337370 14915225 14.56 103599557 118543298 14943741 14.42 14.65
Vodafone     0   100858358 115553042 14694684 14.57 100858358 115553042 14694684 14.57 14.41
BSNL 27830560 26215197 -1615363 -5.80 69450012 78321725 8871713 12.77 97280572 104536922 7256350 7.46 7.11
Tata 1162276 1234779 72503 6.24 65942255 79071716 13129461 19.91 67104531 80306495 13201964 19.67 12.94
Idea     0   63824688 74213507 10388819 16.28 63824688 74213507 10388819 16.28 10.19
Aircel     0   36861174 46515378 9654204 26.19 36861174 46515378 9654204 26.19 9.47
MTNL 3496754 3474542 -22212 -0.64 5094016 5311254 217238 4.26 8590770 8785796 195026 2.27 0.19
Loop     0   2844583 2983899 139316 4.90 2844583 2983899 139316 4.90 0.14
HFCL 173407 183042 9635 5.56 328318 1022944 694626 211.57 501725 1205986 704261 140.37 0.69
Sistema 49416 37092 -12324 -24.94 3775144 6638470 2863326 75.85 3824560 6675562 2851002 74.54 2.80
Stel     0   1006827 1642272 635445 63.11 1006827 1642272 635445 63.11 0.62
Uninor     0   4264036 11267660 7003624 164.25 4264036 11267660 7003624 164.25 6.87
Videocon     0   32178 4482272 4450094 13829.6 32178 4482272 4450094 13829.6 4.36
Etisalat     0   354 56583 56229 15883.9 354 56583 56229 15883.9 0.06
Total 36956684 35566868 -1389816 -3.76 584323402 687710364 103386962 17.69 621280086 723277232 101997146 16.42 100.00
Souce: TRAI
Analysed by: Mihir Dasgupta, dated 05.12.2010, Kolkata		 Tele Density: 52.74 60.99 8.25 15.64  

 

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