The Economic Times

India adds 5.5 million mobile users in August; Jio, Airtel drive bulk of gains: TRAI

Indias wireless subscriber base rose by 5.5 million in August to 1.29 billion, with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel accounting for more than 4.5 million additions, TRAI data showed. Urban subscriptions grew significantly faster than rural connections, while the overall telephone, broadband and wireline subscriber bases also expanded during the month.