GSM players add 14.9 lakh users in July: COAI

The GSM subscriber base in the country grew marginally in July to 67.26 crore with players adding 14.9 lakh new users in the month, data released by industry body COAI said today.

The GSM subscriber base stood at 67.11 crore at the end of June this year.

Aircel led the growth with addition of 7.55 lakh new users to its network, taking its total subscriber base to 6.17 crore at the end of July.

Market leader Bharti Airtel added 4.76 lakh users to take its base to 19.13 crore at the end of the reported period. It has a market share of 28.45%.

Idea added 3 lakh new subscribers to its network to take its base to 12.52 crore at the end of July and it enjoys a market share of 18.62%.

Vodafone, however, lost 6.10 lakh users from its network which led its base shrinking to 15.44 crore. The company now has a market share of 22.96%.

Uninor added 4.63 lakh users and Videocon had 3.53 lakh new subscribers in July. The total user base of the operators stood at 3.27 crore and 27.71 lakh respectively.

State-run MTNL lost 2.44 lakh subscribers in July and its total base now stands at 40.90 lakh.