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TRAI releases Telecom Subscription Data as on July 2026
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TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
New Delhi, 28th August 2026
(www.trai.gov.in)
Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data at the end of July 2026
Total
Particulars
Wireless*
Wireline
Total (Wireless+ Wireline)
Broadband Subscribers with M2M cellular mobile connections (Million)
1,046.34
48.14
1,094.48
Broadband Subscribers without M2M cellular mobile connections (Million)
957.58
48.14
1,005.72
Urban Telephone Subscribers(Million)
753.86
42.82
796.68
Net Addition in July 2026 (Million)
4.48
0.15
4.62
Monthly Growth Rate
0.60%
0.34%
0.58%
Rural Telephone Subscribers(Million)
552.40
5.19
557.59
Net Addition in July 2026 (Million)
1.54
0.04
1.58
Monthly Growth Rate
0.28%
0.76%
0.28%
Total Telephone Subscribers(Million)
1306.27
48.01
1354.28
Net Addition in July 2026 (Million)
6.02
0.19
6.20
Monthly Growth Rate
0.46%
0.39%
0.46%
Share of Urban Subscribers
57.71%
89.19%
58.83%
Share of Rural Subscribers
42.29%
10.81%
41.17%
Overall Tele-density@ with M2M cellular mobile connections
91.33%
3.36%
94.68%
Urban Tele-density@
145.84%
8.28%
154.12%
Rural Tele-density@
60.48%
0.57%
61.05%
Tele-density@without M2M cellular mobile connections
81.70%
3.36%
85.06%
❖ In the month of July 2026, 15.98 million subscribers submitted their
requests for Mobile Number Portability (MNP).
❖ The number of active wireless (mobile) subscribers (on the date of peak VLR#)
in July 2026 was 1204.01 million.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Note:
* The wireless subscriber base comprises of wireless mobile telephone subscribers (including M2M cellular mobile connections), and FWA
subscribers.
@ Tele-density has been computed on the basis of the projection of population from the ‘Report of the Technical Group on Population
Projections for India and States 2011 – 2036’, published in July 2020.
VLR is an acronym of Visitor Location Register. The dates of peak VLR for various Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) July be different in
different service areas.
• Information in this press release is based on the data provided by the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) to TRAI.
I. Broadband Subscribers
• As per the information received from 1562 operators for the month of July
2026, the total number of broadband subscribers increased from 1087.50
million at the end of June 2026 to 1094.48 million at the end of July 2026 with
a monthly growth rate of 0.64%. Segment-wise number of broadband
subscribers and their monthly growth rates are as below: -
Segment–wise Broadband Subscribers and Monthly Growth Rate in the
month of July 2026
Segment
Subscription
Broadband Subscribers (in million) June 2026
Broadband Subscribers (in million) July 2026
Percentage Change
Wired subscribers
Fixed Wired Access (DSL, FTTx, Ethernet/LAN, Cable Modem, ILL)
47.71
48.14
0.90%
Wireless Subscribers
Fixed Wireless Access (5G FWA, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max, Radio/UBR, Satellite)
18.36
18.84
2.60%
Wireless Subscribers
Mobile Wireless Access (Handset/Dongle/M2M- based-3G, 4G, 5G)
1021.43
1027.50
0.59%
Total Broadband Subscriptions
1087.50
1094.48
0.64%
Top five Broadband (Wired & Wireless) Service providers at the end of
July 2026
S.N. Service Provider Subscriber base
S.N.
Service Provider
Subscriber base (In million)
1.
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.
535.12
2.
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
384.23
3.
Vodafone Idea Ltd.
129.96
4.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
27.28
5.
Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.
2.47
Market Share of Top Five Broadband (Wired & Wireless) Service Providers
98.59%
• The graphical representation of the service provider-wise market share of
broadband services is given below: -
Service Provider-wise Market Share of Broadband
(Wired & Wireless) Services at the end of July 2026
Bharti Airtel Ltd., 35.11%
Vodafone Idea Ltd., 11.87%
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., 2.49%
Atria Convergence, 0.23%
Others, 1.41%
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd., 48.89%
Top Five Fixed Wired Access Broadband Service providers at the end of July
2026
Subscriber base
S.N.
Service Provider
Subscriber base (In million)
1.
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.
14.69
2.
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
11.28
3.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
4.53
4.
Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.
2.47
5.
Kerala Vision Broadband Ltd.
1.55
Market Share of Top Five Fixed (Wired) Access Broadband Service Providers
71.71%
Top five Wireless (Fixed wireless & mobile) Access Broadband Service
providers at the end of July 2026
Subscriber base
S.N.
Service Provider
Subscriber base (In million)
1.
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.
520.44
2.
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
372.94
3.
Vodafone Idea Ltd.
129.95
4.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
22.74
5.
IBus Virtual Network Services Private Limited
0.12
Market Share of Top Five Wireless (Fixed wireless & Mobile) Access Broadband Service providers
99.99%
II. Wireline Telephone Subscriber Base
• The number of wireline subscribers increased from 47.82 million at the end of
June 2026 to 48.01 million at the end of July 2026. The net increase in the
wireline subscriber base was 0.19 million with a monthly growth rate of
0.39%.
• The overall wireline tele-density in India increased from 3.35% at the end of
June 2026 to 3.36% at the of July 2026. Urban and rural wireline tele-density
were 8.28% and 0.57% respectively, at the end of July 2026. The respective
share of urban subscribers, and rural subscribers in total wireline subscribers
were 89.19% and 10.81% respectively at the end of July 2026.
• PSU access service providers viz. BSNL, MTNL, and APSFL together held
16.28% of the wireline market share at the end of July 2026. Detailed
statistics of the wireline subscriber base are available at Annexure-I.
Access Service Provider-wise Market Share of Wireline Subscribers at the
end of July 2026
Vodafone Idea
MTNL 1.58%
2.26%
APSFL 0.17%
Reliance Com.
0.16%
STPL 0.12%
Quadrant
0.68%
Reliance Jio
32.89%
BSNL
13.85%
Bharti Airtel
25.32%
Pvt : 83.72% PSUs : 16.28%
• The net addition/ decline in the wireline subscriber base of various access
service providers in the month of July 2026 is given below:
Access Service Provider-wise Net Addition/Decline in Wireline
Subscribers during the month of July 2026
Reliance Jio
165,786
Bharti Airtel
163,425
BSNL
10,630
STPL
33
Tata Tele.
-363
Quadrant
-747
Reliance Com.
-2,970
Vodafone Idea
-23,206
MTNL
-34,901
AFSF
-92,635
III. Wireless Telephone (Mobile + FWA) Subscriber Base
• The number of wireless (mobile +
Fixed Wireless Access) subscribers
increased from 1300.25 million at the end
of June 2026 to 1306.27 million at the
end of July 2026, thereby registering a
monthly growth rate of 0.46%. Total
wireless subscription in urban areas
increased from 749.39 million in June
2026 to 753.86 million in July 2026. The
subscription in rural areas also increased
from 550.86 million to 552.40 million
during the same period. The monthly
growth rate of urban and rural wireless
subscriptions was 0.60% and 0.28%,
respectively.
Wireless Tele-density (%)
160
145.17
145.84
140
120
100
90.96
91.33
80
60.32
60.48
60
40
20
0
JUN-26
JUL-26
Overall Urban Rural
Wireless Subscribers (in million)
1,300.25 1,306.27
1400
1200
749.39 753.86
800
550.86 552.40
600
400
200
0
JUN-26 JUL-26
Total Urban Rural
• The wireless tele-density in India
increased from 90.96% at the end of June
2026 to 91.33% at the end of July 2026.
The urban wireless tele-density increased
from 145.17% at the end of June 2026 to
145.84% at the end of July 2026. The rural
wireless tele-density increased from
60.32% to 60.48% during the same period.
The share of urban and rural wireless
subscribers in the total number of wireless
subscribers was 57.71% and 42.29%
respectively, at the end of July 2026.
• The details of wireless (mobile) subscribers and wireless (FWA) subscribers
are given below:
(A) Wireless (mobile) subscriber Base
• The number of wireless (mobile)
subscribers increased from 1282.38
million at the end of June 2026 to
1287.92 million at the end of July 2026
thereby registering a monthly growth
rate of 0.43%. Wireless (mobile)
subscription in urban areas increased
from 739.43 million at the end of June
2026 to 743.65 million at the end of July
2026 and wireless (mobile) subscription
in rural areas also increased from
542.95 million to 544.27 million during
the same period. The monthly growth
rates of urban and rural wireless
(mobile) subscription were 0.57% and
0.24% respectively.
Total Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers (in Million)
1,282.38 1,287.92
1200
1000
800
739.43 743.65
600 542.95 544.27
400
200
0
JUN-26 JUL-26
Total Urban Rural
Wireless (Mobile) Tele-density (%)
160
143.24
143.86
140
120
100
89.71
90.04
80
59.46
59.59
60
40
20
0
JUN-26
JUL-26
Overall Urban Rural
• The wireless (mobile) tele-density in
India increased from 89.71% at the end
of June 2026 to 90.04% at the end of
July 2026. The urban wireless (mobile)
tele-density decreased from 143.24% at
the end of June 2026 to 143.86% at the
end of July 2026 and rural wireless
(mobile) tele-density increased from
59.46% to 59.59% during the same
period. The share of urban and rural
wireless (mobile) subscribers in the
total number of wireless (mobile)
subscribers were 57.74% and 42.26%
respectively, at the end of July 2026.
The detailed statistics of wireless
(mobile) subscriber base is available at
Annexure-II.
Note: In the calculation of Tele-density figures, M2M cellular mobile connections have also been considered.
• At the end of July 2026, the private access service providers held 92.75% of
the market share in terms of wireless (mobile) subscribers, whereas PSU access
service providers viz. BSNL and MTNL together held a market share of 7.25%.
• The graphical representation of access service provider-wise market share and
net additions in wireless (mobile) subscriber base are given below: -
Access Service Provider-wise Market Shares in term of Wireless (Mobile)
Subscribers at the end of July 2026
Vodafone Idea,
15.46%
BSNL, 7.23% MTNL, 0.01%
Reliance Com.,
0.00001%
Bharti Airtel,
38.01%
Reliance Jio,
39.29%
Pvt : 92.75%
PSU:
7.25%
Net Addition/ Decline in Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers of Access Service
Providers in the month of July 2026
Net Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers Addition = 5,538,296
2,688,348
2,446,727
240,114
168,874
-23
Reliance Com.
-5,744
MTNL
Growth in Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers
Major Access Service Provider-wise Monthly Growth/ Decline Rate of
Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers in the month of July 2026
2%
Growth in Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers
1%
0.55%
Bharti Airtel
0.49%
Reliance Jio
0.18%
BSNL
0.12%
Vodafone
Idea
-1%
Licensed Service Area (LSA)-wise Monthly Growth/ Decline rate of
Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers in the month of July 2026
1.84%
J & K
Odisha
1.07%
Gujarat
0.72%
Rajasthan
0.64%
Karnataka
0.62%
Himachal Pradesh
0.55%
Haryana
0.49%
Assam
0.48%
Andhra Pradesh
0.47%
Bihar
0.44%
Madhya Pradesh
0.43%
Kerala
0.39%
U.P.(W)
0.39%
Maharashtra
0.37%
Mumbai
0.31%
Tamil Nadu
0.31%
North East
0.28%
Punjab
0.25%
U.P.(E)
0.22%
Delhi
0.17%
West Bengal
0.16%
Kolkata
-0.07%
• All LSAs except Kolkata have shown growth in their wireless (Mobile)
subscribers during the month of July 2026.
(B) Wireless (FWA) subscriber Base
• At present, fixed wireless access (FWA) based services are being provided
under two categories viz.
a) 5G FWA i.e. FWA using 5G radio access technology; and
b) UBR FWA i.e. FWA using Unlicensed Band Radio (UBR) technology.
• The number of wireless (5G FWA) subscribers increased from 12.94 million
at the end of June 2026 to 13.21 million at the end of July 2026 with
subscriptions in urban and rural areas as 6.56 million and 6.64 million
respectively. The shares of urban and rural wireless (5G FWA) subscribers
in total wireless (5G FWA) subscribers were 49.69% and 50.31%
respectively, at the end of July 2026.
• LSA wise information on the wireless (5G FWA) subscriber base is available
at Annexure-V.
• The number of total wireless FWA subscribers using UBR technology (UBR
FWA) stood at 5.14 million at the end of July 2026 with subscriptions in
urban and rural areas of 3.65 million and 1.49 million respectively. The
shares of urban and rural wireless (UBR FWA) subscribers in total wireless
(UBR FWA) subscribers were 71.07% and 28.93% respectively, at the end
of July 2026.
• LSA wise information on the wireless (UBR FWA) subscriber base is
available at Annexure-VI.
IV. M2M cellular mobile connections
• The Number of M2M cellular mobile connections increased from 134.73
million at the end of June 2026 to 137.70 million at the end of July 2026.
M2M Cellular Mobile Connections (in million)
90.00
84.45
80.00
70.00
60.00
50.00
40.00
30.00
26.56
21.92
20.00
10.00
4.77
0.00
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.
Vodafone Idea Ltd.
BSNL
• Bharti Airtel Limited has the highest number of M2M cellular mobile
connections of 84.45 million with a market share of 61.33%, followed by
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, Vodafone Idea Limited and BSNL with
market share of 19.29%, 15.92% and 3.46% respectively.
V. Total Telephone Subscriber Base
• The number of total telephone
subscribers in India increased from
1348.08 million at the end of June
2026 to 1354.28 million at the end of
July 2026, thereby showing a monthly
growth rate of 0.46%. Urban
telephone subscription increased
from 792.06 million at the end of June
2026 to 796.68 million at the end of
July 2026 and the rural telephone
subscription also increased from
556.01 million to 557.59 million
during the same period. The monthly
growth rates of urban and rural
telephone subscription were 0.58%
and 0.28% respectively during the
month of July 2026.
TOTAL TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS (IN MILLION)
1,348.08 1,354.28
1200
1000
792.06 796.68
800
556.01 557.59
600
400
200
0
Jun-26 Jul-26
Total Subscribers Urban Rural
153.43
154.12
94.31
94.68
60.89
61.05
Jun-26
Jul-26
Overall Urban Rural
• The overall tele-density in India
increased from 94.31% at the end of
June 2026 to 94.68% at the end of July
2026. The urban tele-density increased
from 153.43% at the end of June 2026 to
154.12% at the end of July 2026 and
rural tele-density also increased from
60.89% to 61.05% during the same
period. The share of urban and rural
subscribers in total number of telephone
subscribers at the end of July 2026 were
58.83% and 41.17% respectively.
• A summary of total telephone subscriber base at the end of July 2026 is as
below:
Telephone subscriber base at the end of July 2026 (in million)
S. No.
Type of telephone connection
No. of subscribers
Total
1.
Wireless
Consumer SIM
1,150.22
1,306.27
2.
Wireless
M2M SIM
137.70
1,306.27
3.
Wireless
FWA
18.35
1,306.27
4.
Wireline
48.01
5.
Total
1,354.28
• The following table provides a summary information on wireless (mobile)
telephone subscriber base at the end of July 2026:
Wireless (mobile) subscriber base at the end of July 2026 (in million)
S. No.
Item
No. of subscribers
1.
Total number of Wireless connections including M2M mobile connections *
(mobile) cellular
1,287.92
2.
Number of Wireless (mobile) connections excluding M2M cellular connections
mobile
1,150.22
Wireless (mobile) connections = Consumer SIM + M2M SIM
Overall Tele-density (LSA Wise) – At the end of July 2026
Overall Tele-density (%)
Total (All India) 94.68
Bihar 64.19
Uttar Pradesh 72.19
Madhya Pradesh 74.64
Assam 83.00
West Bengal 83.89
Rajasthan 85.21
Odisha 85.43
North East 86.14
Haryana 91.49
Gujarat 101.28
Andhra Pradesh 102.94
J & K 106.22
Tamil Nadu 108.57
Maharashtra 117.94
Punjab 118.47
Kerala 123.53
Himachal Pradesh 129.25
Karnataka 132.49
Delhi 368.33
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325 350 375 400
• As may be seen in the above chart, nine LSAs have less tele-density than
the all-India average tele-density at the end of July 2026. Delhi LSA has the
maximum tele-density of 368.33%, and the Bihar LSA has the minimum
tele-density of 64.19% at the end of July 2026.
Notes: -
Population data/projections are available state wise only.
Tele-density figures are derived from the telephone subscriber data provided by the access service
providers and the projection of population from the “Report of the Technical Group on Population
Projections for India and States 2011 – 2036 published in July 2020.
Telephone subscriber data for Delhi, includes, apart from the data for the State of Delhi, wireless
subscriber data for the areas served by the local exchanges of Ghaziabad & Noida (in Uttar Pradesh)
and Gurgaon & Faridabad (in Haryana).
Data/information for West Bengal includes Kolkata, Maharashtra includes Mumbai and Uttar
Pradesh includes UPE & UPW service areas.
Data/information for Andhra Pradesh includes Telangana, Madhya Pradesh includes Chhattisgarh,
Bihar includes Jharkhand, Maharashtra includes Goa, Uttar Pradesh includes Uttarakhand, West
Bengal includes Sikkim and North-East includes Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland & Tripura States.
In the calculation of Tele-density figures, M2M cellular mobile connections have also been included.
VI. Category-wise Growth in subscriber base
Circle Category-wise Net Additions in Telephone Subscribers in the Month
of July 2026
Circle Category
Net additions in the month of July 2026 Wireline segment
Net additions in the month of July 2026 Wireless* segment
Telephone Subscriber base at the end of July 2026 Wireline segment
Telephone Subscriber base at the end of July 2026 Wireless* segment
Circle A
174,805
2,261,918
20,255,876
438,330,188
Circle B
-24,268
2,018,002
11,980,477
507,246,520
Circle C
75,605
1,453,562
3,888,195
217,746,302
Metro
-41,090
281,954
11,885,267
142,944,107
All India
185,052
6,015,436
48,009,815
1,306,267,117
Circle Category-wise Monthly and Yearly Growth Rates in
Telephone Subscribers in the Month of July 2026
Circle Category
Monthly growth rate (%) (June 2026 to July 2026) Wireline Segment
Monthly growth rate (%) (June 2026 to July 2026) Wireless* Segment
Yearly growth rate (%) (July 2025 to July 2026) Wireline Segment
Yearly growth rate (%) (July 2025 to July 2026) Wireless* Segment
Circle A
0.87%
0.52%
-0.76%
7.82%
Circle B
-0.20%
0.40%
1.59%
5.72%
Circle C
1.98%
0.67%
12.80%
9.09%
Metro
-0.34%
0.20%
-4.63%
6.16%
All India
0.39%
0.46%
-0.22%
7.02%
The wireless subscriber base comprises of wireless mobile telephone subscribers (including M2M cellular mobile connections), and FWA
subscribers.
Note: Circle Category-Metro includes Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.
• In the wireline segment, during the month of July 2026, on a monthly
basis, circles except ‘Circle B’ and ‘Metro’ Category, have registered a
growth in the subscribers. On a yearly basis, circles except ‘Metro’ and
‘Circle A’, have registered a growth in their wireline subscriber bases.
• As can be seen in the above tables, in the wireless segment, during the
month of July 2026, on a monthly basis, all circles have registered a
growth in their subscriber bases. On a yearly basis also, all the circles
have registered a growth in their wireless subscriber bases.
VII. Active Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers (VLR Data)
• Out of the total 1287.92 million wireless (mobile) subscribers, 1204.01 million
wireless (mobile) subscribers were active on the date of peak VLR in the month
of July 2026. The proportion of active wireless (mobile) subscribers was
approximately 93.48% of the total wireless (mobile) subscriber base.
• The detailed statistics on the proportion of active wireless (mobile) subscribers
(also referred to as VLR subscribers) on the date of peak VLR in the month of
July 2026 is available at Annexure-III and the methodology used for reporting
VLR subscribers is available at Annexure-IV.
Percentage of VLR Subscribers for the Top Four Access Service
Providers in the month of July 2026
No. of Subscribers (in Millions)
99.12%
489.49
485.19
98.82%
506.03
500.08
83.97%
55.02%
199.06
167.15
93.18
51.27
Bharti Airtel
Reliance Jio
Vodafone Idea
BSNL
Total wireless (mobile) subscribers
VLR Subscribers
% VLR Subscribers
• Bharti Airtel has the maximum proportion (99.12%) of its active wireless
(mobile) subscribers (VLR) as against its total wireless (mobile) subscribers
(HLR) on the date of peak VLR in the month of July 2026.
Service Area wise percentage of VLR subscribers in the month of July 2026
No. of Subscribers (in million)
104.54 103.93
Kerala 42.92
North East 13.44
Punjab 35.70
Gujarat 73.22
U.P.(W) 67.19
West Bengal 58.75
Odisha 39.01
Andhra Pradesh 88.72
Kolkata 23.08
Assam 29.78
Rajasthan 68.98
U.P.(E) 111.87
J & K 14.27
Madhya Pradesh 87.09
Karnataka 84.37
Tamil Nadu 81.21
Bihar 108.92 90.69
HP 9.47
Haryana 27.19
Delhi 77.59
Mumbai 40.65
% VLR Subscribers
Total wireless (mobile) subscribers
VLR subscribers
% VLR subscribers
VIII. Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
• MNP was implemented in Haryana Licensed Service Area (LSA) with effect from
25.11.2010 and across the rest of the country with effect from 20.01.2011.
Initially, it was available only within the same LSA. Inter-LSA MNP was
introduced nationwide with effect from 03.07.2015, enabling wireless
subscribers to retain their mobile numbers when they relocate from one LSA to
another.
• During the month of July 2026, about 15.98 million subscribers submitted
their requests for MNP. Out of the total requests, number of requests received
from Zone-I & Zone-II were about 8.89 million and 7.09 million respectively.
• In MNP Zone-I (Northern and Western India), the highest number of requests
have been received in UP (East) LSA (2.29 million) followed by UP (West) LSA
(1.55 million).
• In MNP Zone-II (Southern and Eastern India), the highest number of requests
have been received in Madhya Pradesh LSA (1.52 million) followed by Bihar
LSA (1.47 million).
Licensed Service Area Wise MNP Status
Zone-I
Zone–II
Service Area
Number of Porting Requests in the month of
Service Area
Number of Porting Requests in the month of
Service Area
June-26
July-26
Service Area
June-26
July-26
Delhi
617,376
711,530
Andhra Pradesh
611,982
661,963
Gujarat
953,936
1,073,227
Assam
147,847
149,874
Haryana
430,328
452,025
Bihar
1,362,525
1,466,991
Himachal Pradesh
55,716
59,841
Karnataka
600,570
643,775
Jammu & Kashmir
88,616
94,339
Kerala
261,071
269,056
Maharashtr a
958,819
1,085,090
Kolkata
182,736
196,463
Mumbai
239,911
282,132
Madhya Pradesh
1,402,729
1,524,933
Punjab
356,345
401,022
North East
46,327
47,939
Rajasthan
802,885
885,751
Odisha
246,106
252,883
U.P.(East)
2,102,816
2,294,656
Tamil Nadu
545,050
562,239
U.P.(West)
1,460,910
1,547,662
West Bengal
1,305,288
1,315,864
Total
8,067,658
8,887,275
Total
6,712,231
7,091,980
Total (Zone-I + Zone-II)
14,779,889
15,979,255
Contact details in case of any clarification: -
Shri Akhilesh Kumar Trivedi, Advisor (NSL-II),
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
World Trade Centre, Tower-F,
Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi – 110029
Ph: 011-20907758
E-mail: advmn@trai.gov.in
Digitally signed by
Arun Agarwal
Date: 28-08-2026
(Arun Agrawal)
Pr. Advisor (NSL), TRAI
Wireline Subscriber Base Annexure-I
Service Area
BSNL
MTNL Jul-26
Bharti Airtel
Reliance Com.
Tata Tele.
Quadrant
Vodafone Idea
Reliance Jio
STPL Jun-26 Jul-26
APSFL
Total Net
Jun-26
Jul-26
Jun-26
MTNL Jul-26
Jun-26
Jul-26
Jun-26
Jul-26
Jun-26
Jul-26
Jun-26
Jul-26
Jun-26
Jul-26
Jun-26
Jul-26
STPL Jun-26 Jul-26
Jun-26
Jul-26
Jun-26
Jul-26
Addition
Andhra Pradesh
466,385
466,379
1,068,433
1,082,228
10,761
10,507
1,036,528
1,030,603
69,225
71,085
2,103,721
2,129,924
176,057
83,422
4,931,110
4,874,148
-56,962
Assam
92,596
92,485
92,054
94,821
0
0
1,740
1,740
253,437
255,150
439,827
444,196
4,369
Bihar
150,971
151,617
463,662
471,087
9
9
79,762
81,744
6,029
8,029
792,576
799,184
1,493,009
1,511,670
18,661
Delhi
0
0
489,077
476,630
2,537,099
2,551,311
10,389
9,616
953,164
965,640
72,404
73,452
1,177,797
1,185,027
5,239,930
5,261,676
21,746
Gujarat
449,750
444,508
386,256
392,156
1,307
1,308
806,638
807,793
119,954
118,613
900,328
936,143
2,664,233
2,700,521
36,288
Haryana
374,484
377,876
262,630
267,928
0
0
153,305
151,822
380
260
181,674
182,846
972,473
980,732
8,259
Himachal Pradesh
99,370
99,973
31,773
32,554
0
0
3,735
3,635
60
60
81,254
81,571
216,192
217,793
1,601
J & K
52,201
57,784
166,197
167,596
0
0
30
30
281,207
282,238
499,635
507,648
8,013
Karnataka
462,224
463,000
1,393,877
1,400,267
9,367
8,186
2,701,312
2,704,484
189,055
190,862
1,275,657
1,305,416
6,031,492
6,072,215
40,723
Kerala
961,859
965,262
161,615
164,662
1,984
1,948
85,911
86,960
4,977
5,307
421,330
423,045
1,637,676
1,647,184
9,508
Kolkata
224,865
224,726
229,036
229,784
1,395
1,395
370,004
367,615
11,936
13,072
684,090
691,805
1,521,326
1,528,397
7,071
Madhya Pradesh
452,470
309,913
674,854
685,505
6
6
111,997
130,287
38,027
36,747
1,188,439
1,200,715
2,465,793
2,363,173
-102,620
Maharashtra
473,663
607,597
746,834
758,190
5,347
5,199
1,014,850
1,004,128
21,205
21,642
349,447
351,529
2,611,346
2,748,285
136,939
Mumbai
1,761
4,904
629,420
606,966
653,198
652,656
26,586
26,264
2,581,560
2,561,303
192,102
157,652
1,080,474
1,085,449
5,165,101
5,095,194
-69,907
North East
60,220
59,690
35,585
68,606
0
0
330
330
253,104
254,799
349,239
383,425
34,186
Odisha
160,369
161,236
124,504
127,650
6
4
146,961
150,052
3,470
3,446
379,378
381,075
814,688
823,463
8,775
1,083,596 -34,901 24
Rajasthan
289,058
289,362
1,083,596 -34,901 24
412,183
420,399
2,684
2,593
80,653
77,753
8,435
8,055
620,525
625,852
1,413,538
1,424,014
10,476
Tamil Nadu
793,547
794,437
1,083,596 -34,901 24
1,187,559
1,199,354
7,187
7,024
767,214
767,169
27,905
31,285
1,059,478
1,061,438
3,842,890
3,860,707
17,817
U.P.(E)
144,253
144,035
1,083,596 -34,901 24
421,250
427,501
54
54
48,963
48,763
12,552
12,560
782,940
788,016
1,410,012
1,420,929
10,917
U.P.(W)
206,043
206,685
1,083,596 -34,901 24
351,444
358,201
7
7
26,946
31,166
2,935
5,285
897,100
902,826
1,484,475
1,504,170
19,695
West Bengal
175,696
177,781
1,083,596 -34,901 24
113,625
116,032
13
13
7,487
7,487
150
150
384,488 15,625,342 15,791,128
681,459
688,481
7,022
Total
6,637,405
6,648,035
1,118,497
1,083,596 -34,901 24
11,990,437
12,153,862
78,444
75,474
11,031,669
11,031,306
324,820
324,073
783,861
760,655
384,488 15,625,342 15,791,128
58,231
58,264
176,057
83,422
47,824,763
48,009,815
185,052
Net Addition
10,630
1,083,596 -34,901 24
163,425
-2,970
-363
-747
-23,206
165,786
33
-92,635
185,052
Rural Subscribers
2,154,691
2,170,674
24
1,083,596 -34,901 24
156,483
161,218
270
210
1,470,370
1,491,436
165,923
165,651
0
0
1,078,756
1,135,646
0
0
123,240
64,235
5,149,757
5,189,094
39,337
Wireless (Mobile) Subscriber Base
Bharti Airtel
Vodafone Idea
Reliance Jio
Total
Net Addition
Jul-26 Jun-26
Reliance Com. Jul-26
BSNL
MTNL Jun-26
Jun-26
Jul-26
Net Addition
Andhra Pradesh
39,412,884
39,732,416 0
0
8,729,360
8,715,411
7,577,013
7,614,955
32,580,104
32,652,535
88,299,361
88,715,317
415,956
Assam
15,052,205
15,143,012 0
0
1,514,448
1,519,974
2,907,824
2,901,384
10,164,079
10,216,861
29,638,556
29,781,231
142,675
Bihar
49,856,273
50,040,817 0
0
7,444,371
7,480,977
5,532,703
5,518,948
45,608,581
45,882,993
108,441,928
108,923,735
481,807
Delhi
40,134,446
40,228,926
3
16,460,728
16,543,979
124,727
122,756
20,740,302
20,697,557
77,460,205
77,593,221
133,016
Gujarat
15,838,587
2 15,946,351
2
20,007,766
20,116,264
3,301,492
3,304,433
33,553,455
33,856,293
72,701,301
73,223,343
522,042
Haryana
7,938,962
1 7,964,101
0
6,199,167
6,201,808
4,649,224
4,717,784
8,270,811
8,308,319
27,058,164
27,192,012
133,848
Himachal Pradesh
3,625,894
0 3,637,211
394,020
393,086
1,800,820
3,603,233
3,639,396
9,470,513
51,783
J & K
7,021,123
0
0
270,058
1,795,583
5,848,439
6,063,404
9,418,730
14,267,444
258,212
Karnataka
44,658,497
7,070,320 0
0
281,761
7,751,977
857,909
863,662
26,780,725
14,009,232
84,372,300
522,806
Kerala
9,785,939
45,088,864 53
4
7,683,472
12,807,413
4,746,383
4,750,730
26,761,089
83,849,494
167,546
Kolkata
6,044,270
9,841,122 3
3
12,792,244
8,981,297
9,025,390
11,193,819
11,246,920
42,753,302
42,920,848
Madhya Pradesh
18,612,142
6,062,654 0
0
4,533,842
4,508,421
1,421,235
1,420,158
11,098,252
11,089,259
23,097,599
23,080,492
-17,107
Maharashtra
33,739,307
18,696,294 0
0
12,401,509
12,391,285
5,128,546
5,127,474
50,568,363
50,872,131
86,710,560
87,087,184
376,624
Mumbai
16,336,019
34,081,957 0
0
20,640,388
20,696,362
5,288,701
5,293,675
44,483,815
44,467,148
104,152,211
104,539,142
386,931
North East
6,809,337
16,447,086 43
62
10,700,639
10,725,580
41,750
37,977
13,446,132
13,441,467
40,524,583
40,652,172
127,589
6,839,355 0
0
596,025
591,840
1,291,691
1,293,699
4,702,354
4,711,654
13,399,407
13,436,548
37,141
Odisha
13,384,173
13,464,578 0
0
1,544,134
1,553,801
5,496,126
5,491,419
18,177,455
18,504,489
38,601,888
39,014,287
412,399
Punjab
14,146,751 26,324,143
14,198,899 5
6
5,591,155
5,572,993
4,105,142
4,104,294
11,769,733
11,825,488
35,612,786
35,701,680
88,894
Rajasthan
33,648,424
26,440,461 34
34
8,167,562
8,172,241
5,789,648
5,847,630
28,257,109
28,519,571
68,538,496
68,979,937
441,441
Tamil Nadu
41,710,382
33,848,814 0
2
14,165,098
14,196,843
7,875,683
7,850,699
25,263,846
25,309,000
80,953,051
81,205,358
252,307
U.P.(E)
23,343,743
41,789,816 0
0
16,581,204
16,599,835
8,452,682
8,451,922
44,822,268
44,972,938
111,566,536
111,814,511
247,975
U.P.(W)
19,376,456
23,498,533 0
0
12,230,557
12,156,122
5,177,442
5,179,350
26,183,935
26,360,551
66,935,677
67,194,556
258,879
West Bengal
486,799,957
19,426,718 1
3
10,163,648
10,096,942
2,632,670
2,619,442
26,486,442
26,611,644
58,659,217
58,754,749
95,532
Total
489,488,305
142 119
198,823,098
199,063,212
93,008,994
93,177,868
166,477
160,733
503,583,616
506,030,343
1,282,382,284
1,287,920,580
5,538,296
Net Addition
200,712,899
2,688,348
-23 0 0
240,114
168,874
-5,744
2,446,727
5,538,296
Proportion of VLR on the date of Peak VLR as against HLR in the month of JuLY-26 (%) Annexure-III
LSA
Bharti
BSNL
Vodafone Idea
MTNL
Reliance Com.
Reliance Jio
Overall (for all service providers together)
Andhra Pradesh
96.33
59.03
95.73
-
96.87
93.27
Assam
100.56
22.42
85.72
-
102.18
92.75
Bihar
91.24
29.93
86.17
-
98.14
90.69
Delhi
94.58
50.29
235.21
100.00
99.97
86.79
Gujarat
104.83
43.82
88.02
0.00
102.30
96.29
Haryana
105.00
20.84
91.49
-
105.54
87.48
Himachal Pradesh
95.23
46.44
96.37
-
101.06
88.24
J & K
100.29
55.76
78.74
-
88.76
92.29
Karnataka
96.83
72.51
67.75
100.00
93.09
91.60
Kerala
99.25
116.00
94.35
-
93.84
99.89
Kolkata
93.97
80.16
85.54
-
97.56
93.20
Madhya Pradesh
96.01
40.38
86.88
-
96.84
91.92
Maharashtra
107.72
86.46
92.22
-
108.55
103.93
Mumbai
94.52
70.76
103.24
100.00
87.93
86.08
North East
101.84
44.62
96.46
-
107.80
98.18
Odisha
102.19
40.65
84.34
-
103.81
93.58
Punjab
113.66
32.40
90.96
100.00
103.93
97.55
Rajasthan
99.71
35.42
89.88
100.00
98.51
92.60
Tamil Nadu
95.67
85.96
79.59
-
94.64
91.60
U.P. (E)
103.32
28.92
84.70
-
97.34
92.53
U.P. (W )
109.75
32.08
92.26
-
96.70
95.48
W est Bengal
94.89
74.71
91.74
100.00
98.73
95.19
Total
99.12
55.02
83.97
204.03
100.00
98.82
93.48
Note: Peak VLR figures in some LSAs of some of the service providers are more than their HLR figures due to a large number of inroamers.
Annexure IV
VLR Subscribers in the Wireless Segment
Home Location Register (HLR) is a central database that contains details of
each mobile phone subscriber that is authorized to use the GSM core network.
The HLRs store details of every SIM card issued by the service provider. Each
SIM has a unique identifier called an International Mobile Subscriber Identity
(IMSI), which is the primary key to each HLR record. The HLR data is stored for
as long as a subscriber remains with the service provider. HLR also manages
the mobility of subscribers by means of updating their position in administrative
areas. It sends the subscriber data to a Visitor Location Register (VLR).
Subscriber numbers reported by the service providers is the difference between
the numbers of IMSI registered in service provider’s HLR and sum of other
figures as given below: -
1
Total IMSI's in HLR (A)
2
Less: (B = a + b + c + d + e)
a.
Test/Service Cards
b.
Employees
c.
Stock in hand/in Distribution Channels (Active Card)
d.
Subscriber Retention period expired
e.
Service suspended pending disconnection
3
Subscribers Base (A-B)
Visitor Location Register (VLR) is a temporary database of the subscribers who have roamed into the particular area, which it serves. Each base station in the network is served by exactly one VLR; hence a subscriber cannot be present in more than one VLR at a time. If subscriber is in active stage i.e. he is able to send/receive calls/SMSs he is available both in HLR and VLR. However, it may be possible that the subscriber is registered in HLR but not in VLR due to the reason that he is either switched- off or moved out of coverage area, not reachable etc. In such circumstances he will be available in HLR but not in VLR. This causes difference between subscriber number reported by the service providers based on HLR and numbers available in VLR. The VLR subscriber data calculated here is based on active subscribers in VLR on the date of peak subscriber number in VLR of the particular month for which the data is being collected. This data is to be taken from the switches having the
purge time of not more than 72 hours.
Annexure-V Fixed-Wireless (5G) Subscribers Base 5G-Fixed Wireless Subscribers
Annexure-V Fixed-Wireless (5G) Subscribers Base 5G-Fixed Wireless Subscribers
TSPs Name →
Bharti Airtel
Reliance Jio
Grand Total
↓Telecom Service Area
June-26
July-26
June-26
July-26
June-26
July-26
Andhra Pradesh
324,445
333,021
775,442
786,100
1,099,887
1,119,121
Assam
85,680
89,341
216,591
218,388
302,271
307,729
Bihar
193,847
199,231
777,571
798,105
971,418
997,336
Delhi
187,636
193,820
233,321
233,403
420,957
427,223
Gujarat
218,780
226,806
475,294
480,782
694,074
707,588
Haryana
102,198
105,098
260,753
266,321
362,951
371,419
Himachal Pradesh
20,349
21,070
85,796
86,522
106,145
107,592
Jammu & Kashmir
66,455
66,562
193,324
196,410
259,779
262,972
Karnataka
316,326
326,885
453,885
460,167
770,211
787,052
Kerala
74,537
77,809
205,725
204,831
280,262
282,640
Kolkata
107,031
110,617
171,263
171,708
278,294
282,325
Madhya
Pradesh
175,926
183,409
635,943
650,076
811,869
833,485
Maharashtr a
330,434
343,947
673,953
680,747
1,004,387
1,024,694
Mumbai
123,026
128,694
114,639
115,150
237,665
243,844
North East
43,012
44,426
99,795
100,587
142,807
145,013
Odisha
89,216
91,827
347,966
352,685
437,182
444,512
Punjab
183,530
187,970
537,224
544,922
720,754
732,892
Rajasthan
226,669
232,142
521,982
533,406
748,651
765,548
Tamil Nadu
434,888
445,364
420,195
425,290
855,083
870,654
Uttar Pradesh (East)
241,375
247,146
777,971
799,079
1,019,346
1,046,225
Uttar Pradesh (West)
175,136
180,559
600,625
615,191
775,761
795,750
West Bengal
100,539
102,242
535,099
550,356
635,638
652,598
TOTAL
3,821,035
3,937,986
9,114,357
9,270,226
12,935,392
13,208,212
Net Addition
116,951
155,869
272,820
Monthly Growth %
3.06%
1.71%
2.11%
Fixed-Wireless (UBR) Subscribers Base
Annexure-VI
UBR- Fixed Wireless Subscribers
TSPs Name → Reliance Jio
↓Telecom Service Area
June-26
July-26
Andhra Pradesh
418,347
440,877
Assam
42,476
44,995
Bihar
334,020
346,692
Delhi
345,925
356,996
Gujarat
337,881
350,953
Haryana
208,955
215,850
Himachal Pradesh
13,530
14,312
Jammu & Kashmir
86,034
88,353
Karnataka
310,129
324,070
Kerala
12,435
13,397
Kolkata
226,496
235,106
Madhya Pradesh
299,253
314,800
Maharashtra
405,662
421,463
Mumbai
70,429
72,728
North East
19,130
20,254
Odisha
68,207
72,784
Punjab
288,303
298,876
Rajasthan
339,291
354,668
Tamil Nadu
217,191
228,256
Uttar Pradesh (East)
327,224
339,124
Uttar Pradesh (West)
416,733
431,108
West Bengal
146,354
152,663
TOTAL
4,934,005
5,138,325
Net Addition Monthly Growth %
204,320 4.14%