Mobile phone subscribers continue to increase at a scorching pace in India even in the past 3 months when there is gloom everywhere.
India added 37.73 million mobile subscribers and 0.23 million fixed line subscribers in March 2009; taking the total mobile subscriber base to 391.76 by March 31, 2009 and 37.96 fixed line subscribers. Overall there are 429.72 million phone subscribers in India as of March 31, 2009
As of now (April 21, 2009) Indian mobile subscriber base would have crossed 400 million, but we have to wait till 20th May for the regulator TRAI to formally announce the exact numbers! The new government will have some cheerful news at least on one count, the day it is formed (around May 20, 2009)
Airtel continues to be No 1 at 93.9 million; Reliance follows at 72.7 million; Vodafone at 68.8 and BSNL at 52.1 follow; Idea at 38.9 and Tatas at 35.1 trail behind (interesting to see Tatas & Birlas NOT on the top in this segment)
(TRAI Press Release 38/2009 dated April 21, 2009)
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