Jio retains lead over Airtel, Vodafone Idea in AGR for March quarter: Trai

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio maintained its lead over other telecom service providers in adjusted gross revenue (AGR) for the March 2019 quarter at about Rs 9,839 crore, according to data from Trai.

Vodafone Idea, the country’s largest telecom operator by subscriber base, recorded AGR of Rs 7,133.4 crore (1.25 per cent dip over December quarter), and Bharti Airtel Rs 5,920.2 crore (over eight per cent fall on a sequential basis) during the March quarter.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai) latest data showed that Jio’s adjusted gross revenue (AGR), or earnings from mobile phone services, rose 3.76 per cent sequentially to Rs 9,838.9 crore at the end of March 2019, as the company continued its comfortable lead over the two rivals.