BSNL pips Airtel in new mobile subscriber addition, Jio tops chart in Aug: Trai report
By
Binu Mathew
New Delhi: State-owned BSNL has pipped Bharti Airtel in terms of new mobile customer addition after nearly a year, and Reliance Jio continued to lead the chart in August, according to data published by telecom regulator Trai on Monday.
The number of total telephone subscribers in the country increased to 122.45 crore at the end of August from 122 crore in July.
The growth was driven by the new net customer addition of 35.19 lakh in the mobile segment.
