As per the TRAI Press Release dated 25th January 2011, BSNL has provided 29,90163 connections in the wire less sector while it has lost 2,65,242 landline (wire line) connections in the same month. Hence the total growth in October stands at 27,24,921 connections. During the same period Airtel added 31,10986 connections, Reliance 30,16,654 and Vodafone 31,24,948 connections. The total connections and market share of the first five telcos are as follows:
1. Airtel 15,26,36,406 19.96%
2. Reliance 12,35,79,526 16.16%
3. Vodafone 12,11,63,116 15.84%
4. BSNL 10,95,09,779 14.32%
5. TATA 8,38,55,304 10.96%
The Teledensity has increased to 64.34% Broadband Connections 10.71 million