Voda Idea, Airtel lose over 4 mn users in June; Jio and BSNL gain: Trai
Telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea continued to lose subscribers - 4.1 million combined - during June, while rival Reliance Jio added over 82.6 lakh users, according to data released by Trai.
In absolute terms, Vodafone Idea continued to lead the total subscriber tally at 38.34 crore, followed by Jio with 33.12 crore and Bharti Airtel with 32.03 crore. Vodafone Idea shed 4.14 million subscribers, and Bharti Airtel 29,883 customers during June, while the Jio continued to add customers at a breakneck speed.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) data showed that Jio gained 8.26 million customers in June, higher than 8.18 million additions it had notched in May.