{"id":19184,"date":"2026-02-12T13:01:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T07:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=19184"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T07:31:29","slug":"19184","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=19184","title":{"rendered":"Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data as on 31st December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text-center event-heading-background\">\n<h2 id=\"Titleh2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Highlights of Telecom Subscription Data as on 31st December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"Subtitleh3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"PrDateTime\" class=\"ReleaseDateSubHeaddateTime text-center pt20\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Posted On: 10 FEB 2026 4:17PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pt20\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Particulars<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Wireless*<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Wireline<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>(Wireless+<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Wireline)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Broadband Subscribers\u00a0(Million)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>962.07<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>45.29<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1007.35<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Urban Telephone Subscribers\u00a0(Million)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>720.15<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>42.29<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>762.44<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Net Addition in December 2025 (Million)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>6.86<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.34<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>7.20<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Monthly Growth Rate<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.96%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.82%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.95%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Rural Telephone Subscribers\u00a0(Million)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>538.62<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>5.08<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>543.70<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0Net Addition in December 2025 (Million)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1.35<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>-0.03<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1.33<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0Monthly Growth Rate<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.25%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>-0.49%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.25%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Total Telephone Subscribers\u00a0(Million)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1258.77<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>47.37<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1306.14<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Net Addition in December 2025 (Million)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>8.21<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.32<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>8.53<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Monthly Growth Rate<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.66%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.68%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.66%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Share of Urban Subscribers<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>57.21%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>89.27%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>58.37%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Share of Rural Subscribers<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>42.79%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>10.73%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>41.63%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Overall Tele-density<sup>@\u00a0<\/sup>with M2M cellular mobile connections<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>88.41%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>3.33%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>91.74%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Urban Tele-density<sup>@<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>140.66%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>8.26%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>148.92%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Rural Tele-density<sup>@<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>59.07%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.56%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>59.63%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Tele-density<sup>@<\/sup>\u00a0without M2M cellular mobile connections<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0 80.74%<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3.33%<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 84.01%<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>In the month of December 2025, 16.12 million subscribers submitted their requests for Mobile Number Portability (MNP).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li value=\"5\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The number of active wireless (mobile) subscribers (on the date of peak VLR<sup>#<\/sup>) in December 2025 was 1162.97 million.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><sup>*\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>The wireless subscriber base comprises of wireless mobile telephone subscribers (including M2M cellular mobile connections), and FWA subscribers.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>* Till the month of November 2025, M\/s Bharti Airtel Limited did not include its M2M cellular subscriber base in its report on the wireless (mobile) subscriber base while the remaining operators were including their M2M cellular subscriber bases in their reports on the wireless (mobile) subscriber base. From the month of December 2025, M\/s Bharti Airtel Limited has also started including its M2M cellular subscriber base in its report on the wireless (mobile) subscriber base. As a result, there has been a significant increase in the wireless (mobile) subscriber base in the month of December 2025.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>@ In the reports published till the previous month, overall tele-density was computed by including M2M cellular mobile connections in the telephone subscriber base.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>@ Tele-density has been computed on the basis of the projection of population from the \u2018Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections for India and States 2011 \u2013 2036\u2019, published in July 2020.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong># VLR is acronym of Visitor Location Register. The dates of peak VLR for various Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) may be different in different service areas.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Information in this Press Release is based on the data provided by the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) to TRAI.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Broadband Subscribers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>As per the information received from 1479 operators for the month of December 2025, the total number of broadband subscribers increased from 1003.65 million at the end of November 2025 to 1007.35 million at the end of December 2025 with a monthly growth rate of 0.37%. Segment-wise number of broadband subscribers and their monthly growth rates are as below: &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Segment\u2013wise Broadband Subscribers and Monthly Growth Rate in the month of December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Segment<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Subscription<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Broadband Subscribers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>(in million)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Percentage Change<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>November 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Wired subscribers<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Fixed Wired Access<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>(DSL, FTTx, Ethernet\/LAN, Cable Modem, ILL)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>45.11<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>45.29<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.39%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Wireless Subscribers<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Fixed Wireless Access<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>(5G FWA, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max, Radio\/UBR, Satellite)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>14.06<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>14.77<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>5.04%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Mobile Wireless Access<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>(Handset\/Dongle-based-3G, 4G, 5G)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>944.48<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>947.30<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.30%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Total Broadband Subscribers<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1003.65<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1007.35<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.37%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Top five Broadband (Wired &amp; Wireless) Service providers as on 31<sup>st\u00a0<\/sup>December\u00a02025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>S.N.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Service Provider<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Subscriber base<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>(In million)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ol>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>514.35<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Bharti Airtel Ltd.<sup>*<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>314.26<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Vodafone Idea Ltd.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>128.47<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>33.03<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>2.37<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Market Share of Top Five Broadband (Wired &amp; Wireless) Service Providers<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>98.52%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>(*)\u00a0<em>The report is prepared based on the last available internet subscription data (November 2025) submitted by M\/s Bharti Airtel Ltd., as the internet subscription data for December 2025 was not submitted by the licensee, as prescribed.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The graphical representation of the service provider-wise market share of broadband services is given below: &#8211;<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Service Provider-wise Market Share of Broadband (Wired &amp; Wireless) Services as on 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"Picture_x0020_4\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image002J3HG.png\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Top Five Fixed Wired Access Broadband Service providers as on 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>S.N.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Service Provider<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Subscriber base<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>(In million)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ol>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>13.80<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Bharti Airtel Ltd.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>10.05<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>4.47<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>2.37<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Kerala Vision Broadband Ltd.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1.45<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Market Share of Top Five Fixed (Wired) Access Broadband Service Providers<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>70.96%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Top five Wireless (Fixed wireless &amp; mobile) Access Broadband Service\u00a0providers as on 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>S.N.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Service Provider<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Subscriber base<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>(In million)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ol>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>500.55<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Bharti Airtel Ltd.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>304.21<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Vodafone Idea Ltd.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>128.46<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>28.56<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>IBus Virtual Network Services Private Limited<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.12<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Market Share of Top Five Wireless\u00a0(Fixed wireless &amp; Mobile) Access Broadband Service providers<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>99.98%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Wireline Telephone Subscriber Base<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The number of wireline subscribers increased from 47.05 million at the end of November 2025 to 47.37 million at the end of December 2025. The net increase in the wireline subscriber base was 0.32 million with a monthly growth rate of 0.68%.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The overall wireline tele-density in India increased from 3.31% at the end of November 2025 to 3.33% at the end of December 2025. Urban and rural wireline tele-density were 8.26% and 0.56% respectively, as on 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0December 2025.\u00a0 The respective share of urban subscribers, and rural subscribers in total wireline subscribers were 89.27% and 10.73% respectively at the end of December 2025.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>PSU access service providers viz. BSNL, MTNL, and APSFL together held 19.70% of the wireline market share as on 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0December 2025. Detailed statistics of the wireline subscriber base are available at\u00a0Annexure-I.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Access Service Provider-wise Market Share of Wireline Subscribers as on 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"Picture_x0020_5\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image003GCWA.png\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The net addition\/ decline in the wireline subscriber base of various access service providers in the month of December 2025 is given below:<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Access Service Provider-wise Net Addition\/Decline in Wireline Subscribers during the month of December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"Picture_x0020_6\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image004YDCO.png\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Wireless Telephone (Mobile + FWA) Subscriber Base<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image005QCXE.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0The number of wireless (mobile + Fixed Wireless Access) subscribers increased from 1250.56 million at the end of November 2025 to 1258.77 million at the end of December 2025, thereby registering a monthly growth rate of 0.66%. Total wireless subscription in urban areas increased from 713.29 million on 30<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0November 2025\u00a0 to 720.15 million on\u00a0 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0December 2025. The subscription in rural areas also increased from 537.26 million to 538.62 million during the same period. The monthly growth rate of urban and rural wireless subscriptions was 0.96% and 0.25%, respectively.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image006FKAX.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0The wireless tele-density in India increased from 87.90% at the end of November 2025 to 88.41% at the end of December 2025. The urban wireless tele-density increased from 139.53% at the end of November 2025 to 140.66% at the end of December 2025. The rural wireless tele-density increased from 58.94% to 59.07% during the same period. The share of urban and rural wireless subscribers in the total number of wireless subscribers was 57.21% and 42.79%, respectively, at the end of December 2025.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Note:\u00a0In the calculation of Tele-density figures, M2M cellular mobile connections have also been considered.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0The details of wireless (mobile) subscribers and wireless (FWA) subscribers are given below:<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>(A)\u00a0<u>Wireless (mobile) subscriber Base<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><u><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image008POHH.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The number of wireless (mobile) subscribers increased from 1236.96 million at the end of November 2025 to 1244.20 million at the end of December 2025 thereby registering a monthly growth rate of 0.59%. Wireless (mobile) subscription in urban areas increased from 704.90 million at the end of November 2025 to 712.03 million at the end of December 2025 and wireless (mobile) subscription in rural areas also increased from 532.06 million to 532.17 million during the same period. The monthly growth rates of urban and rural wireless (mobile) subscription were 1.01% and 0.02% respectively.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image009SGC7.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0The wireless (mobile) tele-density in India increased from 86.94% at the end of November 2025 to 87.38% at the end of December 2025. The urban wireless (mobile) tele-density increased from 137.88% at the end of November 2025 to 139.08% at the end of December 2025 and rural wireless (mobile) tele-density decreased from 58.37% to 58.36% during the same period. The share of urban and rural wireless (mobile) subscribers in the total number of wireless (mobile) subscribers were 57.23% and 42.77% respectively, at the end of December 2025. The detailed statistics of wireless (mobile) subscriber base is available at\u00a0Annexure-II.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Note:\u00a0In the calculation of Tele-density figures, M2M cellular mobile connections have also been considered.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u2022 As on 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0December 2025, the private access service providers held 92.53% 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 7.47%.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The graphical representation of access service provider-wise market share and net additions in wireless (mobile) subscriber base are given below: &#8211;<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Access Service Provider-wise Market Shares in term of Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers as on 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"_x0000_i1034\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image010BC8V.png\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Net Addition\/ Decline in Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers of Access Service Providers in the month of December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"Picture_x0020_11\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image0112GPP.png\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Growth\u00a0in\u00a0Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Major Access Service Provider-wise Monthly Growth\/ Decline Rate of Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers in the month of December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"Picture_x0020_12\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image0122Z91.png\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Licensed Service Area (LSA)-wise Monthly Growth\/ Decline rate of\u00a0Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers in the month of December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"Picture_x0020_14\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image013OGDT.png\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Except West Bengal and UP (west), all other\u00a0LSA have shown growth in their wireless (Mobile) subscribers during the month of December 2025.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0(B) Wireless (FWA) subscriber Base<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>At present, fixed wireless access (FWA) based services are being provided under two categories viz.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>5G FWA i.e. FWA using 5G radio access technology; and<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>UBR FWA i.e. FWA using Unlicensed Band Radio (UBR) technology.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The number of wireless (5G FWA) subscribers increased from 10.41 million at the end of November 2025 to 10.99 million at the end of December 2025 with subscriptions in urban and rural areas as 5.58 million and 5.41 million respectively. The shares of urban and rural wireless (5G FWA) subscribers in total wireless (5G FWA) subscribers were 50.78% and 49.22% respectively, at the end of December 2025.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>LSA wise information on the wireless (5G FWA) subscriber base is available at\u00a0Annexure-V.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>UBR FWA subscription stood at 3.58 million at the end of December 2025 with subscriptions in urban and rural areas of 2.54 million and 1.03 million respectively. The shares of urban and rural wireless (UBR FWA) subscribers in total wireless (UBR FWA) subscribers were 71.09% and 28.91% respectively, at the end of December 2025.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>LSA wise information on the wireless (UBR FWA) subscriber base is available at\u00a0Annexure-VI.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>M2M cellular mobile connections<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Number of M2M cellular mobile connections increased from 103.48 million at the end of November 2025 to 109.19 million at the end of December 2025.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"Picture_x0020_16\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image014D0E9.png\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Bharti Airtel Limited has the highest number of M2M cellular mobile connections of 66.95 million with a market share of 61.31%, followed by Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, Vodafone Idea Limited and BSNL with market share of 18.06%, 16.99% and 3.64% respectively.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"4\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0Total Telephone Subscriber Base<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image01531XP.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The number of total telephone subscribers in India increased from 1297.61 million at the end of November 2025 to 1306.14 million at the end of December 2025, thereby showing a monthly growth rate of 0.66%. Urban telephone subscription increased from 755.24 million at the end of November 2025 to 762.44 million at the end of December 2025 and the rural telephone subscription also increased from 542.37 million to 543.70 million during the same period. The monthly growth rates of urban and rural telephone subscription were 0.95% and 0.25% respectively during the month of December 2025.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image016VR9U.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>The overall tele-density in India increased from 91.20% at the end of November 2025 to 91.74% at the end of December 2025. The urban tele-density increased from 147.43% at the end of November 2025 to 148.92% at the end of December 2025 and rural tele-density also increased from 59.50% to 59.63% during the same period. The share of urban and rural subscribers in total number of telephone subscribers at the end of December 2025 were 58.37% and 41.63% respectively.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Note:\u00a0In the calculation of Tele-density figures, M2M cellular mobile connections have also been considered.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Overall Tele-density (LSA Wise) \u2013 As on 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"Picture_x0020_19\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image017CLGR.png\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>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 December 2025. Delhi LSA has the maximum tele-density of 359.50% and the Bihar LSA has the minimum tele-density of 61.88% at the end of December 2025.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Notes: &#8211;<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Population data\/projections are available state wise only.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Tele-density figures are derived from the telephone subscriber data provided by the access service providers and the projection of population from the \u201cReport of the Technical Group on Population Projections for India and States 2011 \u2013 2036.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>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 &amp; Noida (in Uttar Pradesh) and Gurgaon &amp; Faridabad (in Haryana).<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Data\/information for West Bengal includes Kolkata, Maharashtra includes Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh includes UPE &amp; UPW service areas.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Data\/information for Andhra Pradesh includes Telengana, Madhya Pradesh includes Chhatishgarh, Bihar includes Jharkhand, Maharashtra includes Goa, Uttar Pradesh includes Uttarakhand, West Bengal includes Sikkim and North-East includes Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland &amp; Tripura States.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>In the calculation of Tele-density figures, M2M cellular mobile connections have also been considered.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"5\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Category-wise Growth in subscriber base<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Circle Category-wise Net Additions in Telephone Subscribers in the Month<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>of December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Circle<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Category<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Net additions in the month of December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Telephone Subscriber base as on 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Wireline segment<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Wireless* segment<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Wireline segment<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Wireless* segment<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Circle A<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>88,650<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>2,926,708<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>20,157,520<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>421,811,949<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Circle B<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>131,627<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>2,692,069<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>11,530,876<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>490,730,691<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Circle C<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>63,016<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>2,008,055<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>3,528,315<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>207,432,235<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Metro<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>34,706<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>585,549<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>12,151,480<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>138,794,472<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>All India<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>317,999<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>8,212,381<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>47,368,191<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1,258,769,347<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Circle Category-wise Monthly and Yearly Growth Rates in<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Telephone Subscribers in the Month of December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Circle Category<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Monthly growth rate (%) (November 2025 to December 2025)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Yearly growth rate (%) (December 2024 to December 2025)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Wireline Segment<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Wireless* Segment<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Wireline Segment<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Wireless* Segment<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Circle A<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.44%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.70%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>33.67%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>7.57%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Circle B<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1.15%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.55%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>3.25%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>4.67%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Circle C<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1.82%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.98%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>3.80%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>8.02%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Metro<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.29%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.42%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>26.29%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>8.64%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>All India<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.68%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.66%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>20.63%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>6.61%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>*\u00a0The wireless subscriber base comprises of wireless mobile telephone subscribers (including M2M cellular mobile connections), and FWA subscribers.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Note: Circle Category-Metro includes Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>As can be seen in the above tables, in the wireless segment, during the month of December 2025, 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.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0In the wireline segment, during the month of December 2025 on a monthly basis, all circles have registered a growth in their subscribers. On a yearly basis also, all circles have registered a growth in their wireline subscriber bases.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"WordSection2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0Active Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers (VLR Data)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"WordSection3\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Out of the total 1244.20 million wireless (mobile) subscribers, 1162.97 million wireless (mobile) subscribers were active on the date of peak VLR in the month of December 2025. The proportion of active wireless (mobile) subscribers was approximately 93.47% of the total wireless (mobile) subscriber base.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>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 December 2025 is available at\u00a0Annexure-III\u00a0and the methodology used for reporting VLR subscribers is available at\u00a0Annexure-IV.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Percentage of VLR Subscribers for the Top Four Access Service Providers in the month of December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"Picture_x0020_20\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image0196RNJ.png\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Bharti Airtel has the maximum proportion- 98.96% 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 December 2025. BSNL has the minimum proportion of VLR as 58.23% of its HLR during the same period.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"WordSection5\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Service Area wise percentage of VLR Subscribers in the month of December 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"Picture_x0020_7\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image020XKNK.png\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Mobile Number Portability (MNP)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"WordSection6\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>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.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>During the month of December 2025, about 16.12 million subscribers submitted their requests for MNP.\u00a0 Out of total requests, number of requests received from Zone-I &amp; Zone-II were about 9.02 million and 7.10 million respectively.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>In MNP Zone-I (Northern and Western India), the highest number of requests have been received in UP(East) LSA (2.30 million) followed by U.P.(West) LSA (1.56 million).<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>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 (1.45 million).<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Licensed Service Area Wise MNP Status (in million)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Zone-I<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Zone\u2013II<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Service Area<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Number of Porting Requests in<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>the month of<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Service Area<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Number of Porting Requests in<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>the month of<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>November-25<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>December-25<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>November-25<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>December-25<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.66<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.75<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Andhra Pradesh<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.68<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.69<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Gujarat<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1.00<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1.15<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Assam<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.12<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.13<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Haryana<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.41<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.46<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Bihar<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1.33<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1.45<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Himachal Pradesh<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.06<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.06<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Karnataka<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.61<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.63<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Jammu &amp; Kashmir<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.07<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.07<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Kerala<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.26<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.25<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Maharashtra<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1.06<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1.09<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Kolkata<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.19<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.19<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Mumbai<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.25<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.27<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Madhya Pradesh<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1.40<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1.52<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Punjab<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.35<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.40<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>North East<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.03<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.03<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Rajasthan<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.78<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.93<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Odisha<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.25<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.25<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>U.P.(East)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1.97<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>2.30<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Tamil Nadu<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.62<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>0.65<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>U.P.(West)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1.35<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1.56<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>West Bengal<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1.26<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1.29<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>7.94<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>9.02<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6.74<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7.10<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Total (Zone-I + Zone-II)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>14.69<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>16.12<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Contact details in case of any clarification: &#8211;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Shri Akhilesh Kumar Trivedi, Advisor (NSL-II),<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Telecom Regulatory Authority of India\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>World Trade Centre, Tower-F,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi \u2013 110029<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Ph: 011-20907758\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(Pushpendra Kumar Singh)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>E-mail:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/advmn@trai.gov.in%22\">advmn@trai.gov.in<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I\/C Pr. Advisor (NSL),\u00a0TRAI<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"WordSection7\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"WordSection8\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Note:\u00a0Peak VLR figures in some LSAs of some of the service providers are more than their HLR\u00a0 figures due to a large number of inroamers.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Annexure IV<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>VLR Subscribers in the Wireless Segment<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Home Location Register (HLR)\u00a0is 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).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Subscriber numbers\u00a0reported by the service providers is the difference between the numbers of IMSI registered in service provider\u2019s HLR and sum of other figures as given below: &#8211;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Total IMSI&#8217;s in HLR (A)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Less: (B = a + b + c + d + e)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>a.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Test\/Service Cards<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>b.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Employees<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>c.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Stock in hand\/in Distribution Channels (Active Card)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>d.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Subscriber Retention period expired<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>e.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Service suspended pending disconnection<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Subscribers Base (A-B)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Visitor Location Register\u00a0(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.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>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.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>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.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Fixed-Wireless (5G) Subscribers Base<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Annexure-V<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>5G-Fixed Wireless Subscribers\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>TSPs Name \u2192<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Bharti Airtel<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Reliance Jio<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Grand Total<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u2193Telecom Service Area<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Nov-25<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Dec-25<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Nov-25<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Dec-25<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Nov-25<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Dec-25<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Andhra Pradesh<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>257,548<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>283,374<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>649,908<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>675,280<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>907,456<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>958,654<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Assam<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>53,944<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>62,416<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>178,168<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>187,285<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>232,112<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>249,701<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Bihar<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>123,880<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>144,522<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>621,699<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>650,469<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>745,579<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>794,991<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>137,554<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>149,660<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>229,289<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>228,262<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>366,843<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>377,922<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Gujarat<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>155,969<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>172,601<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>422,040<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>431,728<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>578,009<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>604,329<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Haryana<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>74,090<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>80,353<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>216,664<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>222,578<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>290,754<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>302,931<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Himachal Pradesh<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>13,104<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>14,884<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>72,734<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>75,076<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>85,838<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>89,960<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Jammu &amp; Kashmir<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>46,975<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>54,000<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>167,716<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>173,291<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>214,691<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>227,291<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Karnataka<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>242,390<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>265,061<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>393,430<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>404,253<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>635,820<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>669,314<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Kerala<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>52,925<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>58,412<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>167,426<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>177,190<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>220,351<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>235,602<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Kolkata<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>80,459<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>86,228<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>159,893<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>160,300<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>240,352<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>246,528<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Madhya Pradesh<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>119,531<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>135,682<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>518,163<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>539,118<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>637,694<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>674,800<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Maharashtra<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>238,637<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>263,445<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>590,209<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>605,285<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>828,846<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>868,730<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Mumbai<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>92,678<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>99,997<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>102,937<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>105,315<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>195,615<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>205,312<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>North East<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>29,534<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>33,584<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>82,420<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>85,273<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>111,954<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>118,857<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Odisha<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>62,951<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>69,910<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>273,291<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>287,887<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>336,242<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>357,797<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Punjab<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>128,737<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>143,221<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>466,746<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>480,085<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>595,483<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>623,306<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Rajasthan<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>163,034<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>180,671<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>432,040<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>449,508<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>595,074<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>630,179<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Tamil Nadu<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>336,051<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>371,118<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>355,938<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>369,097<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>691,989<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>740,215<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Uttar Pradesh (East)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>157,801<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>179,662<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>638,577<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>663,985<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>796,378<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>843,647<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Uttar Pradesh (West)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>124,512<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>139,478<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>494,597<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>512,846<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>619,109<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>652,324<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>West Bengal<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>73,579<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>83,537<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>412,257<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>437,777<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>485,836<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>521,314<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>2,765,883<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>3,071,816<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>7,646,142<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>7,921,888<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>10,412,025<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>10,993,704<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Net Addition<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 305,933<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 275,746<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>581,679<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Monthly Growth %<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>11.06%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>3.61%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>5.59%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Annexure-VI<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Fixed-Wireless (UBR) Subscribers Base<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"Table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>UBR- Fixed Wireless Subscribers<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>TSPs Name \u2192<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Reliance Jio<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u2193Telecom Service Area<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Nov-25<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Dec-25<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Andhra Pradesh<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>253,677<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 288,198<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Assam<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>26,064<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 29,231<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Bihar<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>214,052<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 241,585<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>218,156<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 246,562<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Gujarat<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>221,105<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 246,568<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Haryana<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>145,809<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 161,976<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Himachal Pradesh<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>8,012<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9,280<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Jammu &amp; Kashmir<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>61,571<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 68,781<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Karnataka<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>191,937<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 217,951<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Kerala<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>8,290<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8,914<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Kolkata<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>136,949<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 156,494<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Madhya Pradesh<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>183,781<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 208,332<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Maharashtra<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>263,210<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 296,166<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Mumbai<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>47,006<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 51,717<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>North East<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>11,158<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12,357<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Odisha<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>41,164<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 46,465<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Punjab<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>192,084<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 212,875<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Rajasthan<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>227,735<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 254,119<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Tamil Nadu<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>138,298<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 153,714<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Uttar Pradesh (East)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>221,955<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 247,390<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Uttar Pradesh (West)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>277,550<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 311,756<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>West Bengal<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>97,700<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 108,975<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>3,187,263<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>3,579,406<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Net 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