India’s telecom subscriber base surpasses 1.2 billion mark again in April

The total number of wireless subscribers increased from 1,165.49 million at the end of March to 1,166.96 million at the end of April, registering a monthly growth rate of 0.13 percent. Reliance Jio led the growth in the wireless segment by adding 2.68 million net new subscribers, taking its total customer base to 472.42 million.

According to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI’s) latest monthly data, while Bharti Airtel added 7.52 lakh customers, thereby its subscriber base growing to 267.57 million in April, there was a huge loss of 1.23 million subscribers by State-owned operator BSNL and 7.35 lakh customers by Vodafone-Idea that mitigated the growth pace of the wireless segment.