Tariff hike by telcos results in exodus of wireless subscribers: Trai December report

MUMBAI : While the tariff hikes in December reaped better financial performance for the telecom operators, it has clearly demonstrated how price conscious subscribers are. For the first time since its 2016 launch Reliance Jio reported a net addition of 82,308 subscribers compared to its usual addition of 8 million subscribers every month. Bharti Airtel lost 11,050 subscribers while Vodafone Idea continued its subscriber churn with 3.6 million subscribers leaving the operator.

In November, wireless telecom subscriber base reduced by 28.8 million, according to data provided by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The loss was led by Vodafone Idea which lost 36.41 million subscribers during November.

In wireless segment, circles of all categories showed monthly decline rate in their subscribers during the month of December.