Voda Idea loses gains, Jio strengthens lead over Airtel in subscriber additions

CHENNAI: With its survival dependent on securing urgently needed capital, telecom service provider Vodafone Idea has lost in April the gains that it had made to its mobile user base during the previous two months.

According to subscription data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Vodafone Idea lost a net 1.81 million mobile subscribers in April, compared to a net gain of 652,625 and 1.09 million users recorded during February and March respectively.