Reliance Jio races ahead in June user gains; Airtel trails, Vi and BSNL lose ground

Reliance Jio gained well over twice the number of wireless subscribers than its nearest rival Bharti Airtel in June, while cash-strapped Vodafone Idea (Vi) and state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) continued to cede ground, showed data issued by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Tuesday.

Jio added 1.9 million net wireless subscribers in June, while Airtel gained 763,482 users, TRAI data showed. In the same period, Vi lost 217,816 users while BSNL’s subscriber base fell by 305,766.