Jio adds 3.5 million customers in July, Voda Idea loses 3.7 million: Trai

Reliance Jio continued to expand its subscriber base, adding another 3.55 million users in July, the same month in which Vodafone Idea (Vi) lost 3.72 million users, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (Trai’s) latest data.

Bharti Airtel added a net 3.26 million wireless subscribers during the month.

The number of telephone subscribers in the country rose from 1,160.5 million at the end of June to 1,164 million at the end of July — reflecting a monthly growth rate of 0.3 per cent.

Urban telephone subscription rose from 636.83 million at the end of June to 638.46 million at the end