Jio adds 5.5 mn users in June; Vodafone Idea sheds 4.3 mn customers

Overall telephone subscribers in India rose from 1,198.5 million at the end of May 2021 to 1,202.57 million the following month, up 0.34%

Reliance Jio added 5.5 million subscribers to its network in June, followed by Bharti Airtel with 3.8 million users, while Vodafone Idea continued with its losing streak by shedding another 4.3 million customers in the reporting period, as per latest data by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

Overall telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,198.50 million at the end of May 2021 to 1,202.57 million at the end of June 2021, a monthly growth rate of 0.34 per cent.

According to the data, Urban telephone subscriptions increased from 661.18 million at the end of May 2021 to 666.10