Jio loses over 19 million mobile users in September: Trai data

Reliance Jio lost over 19 million wireless subscribers in September, dragging its gross user base down to 424.83 million, reflecting the massive clean-up of low-paying customers recently undertaken by the Mukesh Ambani-led telco in the fiscal second quarter.

By comparison, Airtel NSE 0.69 %’s added 0.27 million wireless customers, users taking its gross user base to 354.46 million while Vodafone Idea (Vi) lost another 1.07 million, lowering its user base to 269.99 million and reflecting its continuing struggles in the 4G operations front.