Telecom industry lost over 5.6 million wireless users in May: Trai

Reliance Jio bucks trend, adds 3.65 million users during the month, taking overall number to 392.7 million

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday said that the industry lost over 5.6 million wireless subscribers in May amid the nationwide lockdown.

The overall telecom subscriber base for wireless connections stood flat at 1.14 billion in May, compared to 1.14 billion crore in April.

Even as there was an overall decline in the subscriber base, Reliance Jio continued adding subscribers to its base, with over 3.65 million user additions during the month, taking its total tally to 392.7 million users.

Both Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea continued to lose subscribers. Airtel lost over 4.74 million subscribers and