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 Bharti Airtel at 28.35 per cent and Vodafone Idea at 28 per cent share as on February 29, 2020.