Reliance Jio adds 4.4 mn users, Vodafone Idea down by 4.8 mn in June

Vodafone Idea has lost more than 30% of user base since 2018 merger

Reliance Jio continued to race ahead in subscriber addition, while Vodafone Idea (Vi) lost a significant user base in June, the latest data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) shows. 

While Jio added 4.4 million, Vi slipped by 4.8 million subscribers. Bharti Airtel’s drop was lower at 1.1 million users.

In June, 5.83 million subscribers submitted their request for mobile number portability.

The country’s overall wireless subscriber base shrunk by 0.28 per cent to 1.14 billion at the end of June, recording a decline in both urban and rural areas. The share of urban and rural mobile subscribers was pegged at