 "Mobile user base grows to 975.40 million in November, says COAI")
The number of mobile subscribers has grown to 975.40 million in November, industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said.
According to the data shared by the COAI, Bharti Airtel added 4.34 million subscribers in November, followed by Idea Cellular with 3.19 million and Vodafone’s 2.70 million. Aircel and Telenor, though, continue to lose subscribers.
The numbers of Reliance Jio is not known, as the company did not share its numbers with the COAI. According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Jio had 145.96 million subscribers at the end of October.
The overall number of 975.40 million also includes the figures of Reliance Jio and MTNL by the end of October 2017, COAI added.
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