Vodafone Idea lost 3.5 mn subscribers in Feb; Jio added 6.3 mn users: Trai

Vodafone Idea lost 3.47 million mobile subscribers in February, even as Reliance Jio continued to be on a roll adding 6.26 million users, according to latest data released by sector regulator Trai.

Jio continued to lead the total wireless subscriber tally by a wide margin with a base of 382.8 million mobile users during the month. Bharti Airtel added 920,000 users during February, and its total mobile subscriber base stood at 3290 million.

Even state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) garnered 439,000 subscribers during February.

In terms of subscriber market share for wireless services, Reliance Jio held 32.9 per cent, with