Himanshu Singh 19 Report post Posted October 11, 2007 NEW DELHI: India added 5.60 million new subscribers in the GSM mobile telephony segment in September as against 5.95 million in August, according to data released by an industry body Wednesday. Bharti Airtel, the country's largest mobile service operator, added 2.06 million new users, taking up its total number of subscribers to 48.87 million as on Sep 30 and reaching a market share of 31.88 percent, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said in a release. Vodafone-Essar, formerly Hutch-Essar, was placed second with 1.54 million new users, compared to 1.67 million in August, taking its total subscriber base to 35.65 million and thereby achieving a market share of 23.26 percent. State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) also witnessed a lesser growth as it added 598,804 new users, much lower than 725,392 in the previous month. However, it retained the third position and reported a market share of 19.77 percent and a total subscriber base of 30.30 million. The Birla Group's Idea Cellular reported 800,904 new additions in September compared to 866,629 in August, and reported a total number of users at 1.86 million and a market share of 12.18 percent. The Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Communications, primarily a CDMA player, reported a total subscriber base of 4.34 million users with a 2.84 percent market share. It, however, did not announce its monthly additions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
