Vodafone loses 43 lakh users; Airtel trails Jio

CHENNAI: Subscriber data for the month of June shows that struggling Vodafone Idea has continued to haemorrhage users at a very high rate, losing a net 42.8 lakh wireless users during the month. In May, both Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel had seen massive net subscriber losses at 42.81 lakh and 46.13 lakh subscribers respectively, while Reliance Jio gained net of 35.54 lakh subscribers.

In June, however, unlike Vodafone Idea, Airtel returned to the positive zone by adding 38.1 lakh users, while Jio widened its lead with a net addition of 54.6 lakh subscribers. TRAI’s subscriber data shows that Vodafone Idea’s net loss of Rs 7,319.1 crore in the quarter ended June 30 (Q1FY22) was largely driven by the large losses in the subscriber base and the consequent impact on the company’s revenue.