GSM mobile operators add 64.9 lakh subscribers in Dec: COAI

GSM mobile operators added 64.9 lakh subscribers in December to take the overall base to 75.56 crore, industry body COAI said today.
The GSM subscriber base stood at 74.91 crore at the end of November, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said.
Bharti Airtel added 25.10 lakh subscribers in the reported period to take its overall base to 24.32 crore with a market share of 32.20 per cent.
Vodafone added 16.50 lakh users and its base increased to 19.36 crore with 25.62 per cent market share whereas Idea Cellular added 12.48 lakh subscribers to take its overall base to 17.19 crore with 22.75 per cent market share.

Aircel added 6.14 lakh subscribers and its base increased to 8.56 crore whereas Telenor added 12.79 lakh users to take its base to 5.07 crore during the reported period. The market share for the two companies stood at 11.33 per cent and 6.71 per cent, respectively.
Videocon, however, lost 8.15 lakh subscribers and its base has been reduced to 69.58 lakh. State-run MTNL added 5,194 subscribers to take its base to 35.27 lakh.
COAI did not report the GSM numbers of BSNL, Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices.