Reliance Jio adds 2.94 mn subscribers, Bharti Airtel 0.5 mn: Trai

Overall, the country added 0.7 million new telecom subscribers in July, lower than the 2.22 million new subscribers in June

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio cemented its lead in the Indian telecom market as it gained 2.94 million mobile subscribers in July, data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on September 15 showed. The company had added 420,000 new subscribers in June.

Meanwhile, Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel added 0.5 million subscribers in July, the data showed. Meanwhile, Vodafone Idea lost 1.54 million subscribers in July. Meanwhile, the government-owned BSNL and MTNL lost 1,327,999 and 3,038 wireless customers, respectively.

Jio had the highest user base in the country, at 415.96 million as of July 31, followed by Airtel at